Over 249 episodes and 24 seasons, 635 women have competed for the love of America’s most eligible Bachelors. Though a few found their happily-ever-afters, most relationships never really got off the ground. Before the Season 24 finale, check out which relationships have withstood the test of time.
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Jen
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Mary
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Tessa
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Shayne
Lamas
Courtney
Robertson
Vienna
Girardi
Emily
Maynard
Catherine
Giudici
Whitney
Bischoff
Lauren
Bushnell
Vanessa
Grimaldi
Becca
Kufrin
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Molly Malaney
Lauren Burnham
A proposal probably means the relationship bond is strong, right? Wrong. Twice, Bachelors have proposed on the finale, recorded months before it airs, only to use the live “After the Final Rose” special to dump their fiancée and reconnect with the runner-up. In 2009, Bachelor Jason Mesnick pulled this move on winner Melissa Rycroft, and in 2018, Arie Luyendyk did the same to Becca Kufrin. Don’t feel too bad for them, though—Melissa went on to win Dancing with the Stars, and Becca became The Bachelorette.
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A proposal probably means the relationship bond is strong, right? Wrong. Twice, Bachelors have proposed on the finale, recorded months before it airs, only to use the live “After the Final Rose” special to dump their fiancées and reconnect with the runner-up. In 2009, Jason Mesnick pulled this move on winner Melissa Rycroft, and in 2018, Arie Luyendyk did the same to Becca Kufrin. But save your tears—Melissa went on to win Dancing with the Stars, and Becca became The Bachelorette.
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Helene
Eksterowicz
A proposal probably means the relationship bond is strong, right? Wrong. Twice, Bachelors have proposed on the finale, recorded months before it airs, only to use the live “After the Final Rose” special to dump their fiancée and reconnect with the runner-up. In 2009, Bachelor Jason Mesnick pulled this move on winner Melissa Rycroft, and in 2018, Arie Luyendyk did the same to Becca Kufrin. Don’t feel too bad for them, though—Melissa went on to win Dancing with the Stars, and Becca became The Bachelorette.
Mary
Delgado
Season 6
Season 13
Season 21
Season 10
Season 19
Season 20
Season 15
Season 2
Season 13
Season 22
Season 14
Season 3
Season 16
Season 17
Season 12
Season 22
Jen
Schefft
Melissa
Rycroft
Courtney
Robertson
Catherine
Giudici
Whitney
Bischoff
Lauren
Bushnell
Vanessa
Grimaldi
Becca
Kufrin
Molly Malaney
Emily
Maynard
Vienna
Girardi
Shayne
Lamas
Lauren Burnham
Tessa
Horst
These relationships are serious… or they’re just stuck in neutral. Season 6’s Byron and Mary were engaged for five years, but never had their wedding and broke up in 2009. Season 20’s Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell even had their own spin off show: Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After? They lasted a little over a year and eventually called it quits in 2017. Surprisingly, both second-place finishers, Molly Malaney and Lauren Burnham, eventually got engaged to Jason and Arie, respectively.
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Helene
Eksterowicz
A proposal probably means the relationship bond is strong, right? Wrong. Twice, Bachelors have proposed on the finale, recorded months before it airs, only to use the live “After the Final Rose” special to dump their fiancée and reconnect with the runner-up. In 2009, Bachelor Jason Mesnick pulled this move on winner Melissa Rycroft, and in 2018, Arie Luyendyk did the same to Becca Kufrin. Don’t feel too bad for them, though—Melissa went on to win Dancing with the Stars, and Becca became The Bachelorette.
Mary
Delgado
Season 6
Season 13
Season 21
Season 10
Season 19
Season 20
Season 15
Season 2
Season 13
Season 22
Season 14
Season 3
Season 16
Season 17
Season 12
Season 22
Jen
Schefft
Melissa
Rycroft
Courtney
Robertson
Catherine
Giudici
Whitney
Bischoff
Lauren
Bushnell
Vanessa
Grimaldi
Becca
Kufrin
Molly Malaney
Emily
Maynard
Vienna
Girardi
Shayne
Lamas
Lauren Burnham
Tessa
Horst
While marriages are what the show’s all about, it’s not very good at actually producing marriages. In 23 complete seasons, only one Bachelor married the woman he chose at the season finale. Season 17’s Sean Lowe married Catherine Giudici in 2014, and they’ve been together ever since. Additionally, while their breakup methods might have been blindsiding and overly dramatic, both Arie and Jason found love on the show with Lauren and Molly.
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Unfamiliar with the show? Here’s how it goes. Each season, about 30 single women put their lives on hold and relocate to Los Angeles to vie for the heart of The Bachelor. Over the season, there are group dates, one-on-ones, cocktail parties, and whirlwind trips to help the Bachelor winnow the field and hopefully find “the one.” Over 24 seasons, 635 contestants have pulled up to the Bachelor Mansion in limos, subjecting themselves to public scrutiny and instant celebrity to meet their supposed Prince Charming.
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Vienna Girardi
A proposal probably means the relationship bond is strong, right? Wrong. Twice, Bachelors have proposed on the finale, recorded months before it airs, only to use the live “After the Final Rose” special to dump their fiancée and reconnect with the runner-up. In 2009, Bachelor Jason Mesnick pulled this move on winner Melissa Rycroft, and in 2018, Arie Luyendyk did the same to Becca Kufrin. Don’t feel too bad for them, though—Melissa went on to win Dancing with the Stars, and Becca became The Bachelorette.
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Schefft
Jessica Bowlin
Estella Gardinier
Sarah Stone
Helene Eksterowicz
Mary Delgado
Jennifer Wilson
NOBODY
WON
Emily Maynard
Tessa Horst
Sarah Brice
Shayne
Lamas
Courtney Robertson
Melissa Rycroft
These are the lucky ladies who received the show’s “Final Rose” on the season finale. In recent seasons, Bachelors have used the finale to propose, but it’s not required. In fact, nine of 23 seasons have ended without one. And Season 11 ended without any winner at all, as Brad Womack rejected every one of the 25 contestants.
Catherine Giudici
Nikki Ferrell
Whitney Bischoff
Lauren Bushnell
Season 20
Season 19
Season 18
Season 17
Vanessa Grimaldi
Becca Kufrin
Cassie Randolph
Season 21
Season 22
Season 23
MARRIED
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Catherine Giudici
If you were wondering whether a reality TV program filmed over a two-month period was good for finding a partner in marriage, you should have your answer now. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible—there’s love out there for everyone, and sometimes, it’s just about where you look.
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Sean Lowe
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Helene
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A proposal probably means the relationship bond is strong, right? Wrong. Twice, Bachelors have proposed on the finale, recorded months before it airs, only to use the live “After the Final Rose” special to dump their fiancée and reconnect with the runner-up. In 2009, Bachelor Jason Mesnick pulled this move on winner Melissa Rycroft, and in 2018, Arie Luyendyk did the same to Becca Kufrin. Don’t feel too bad for them, though—Melissa went on to win Dancing with the Stars, and Becca became The Bachelorette.
Mary
Delgado
Season 6
Season 13
Season 21
Season 10
Season 19
Season 20
Season 15
Season 2
Season 13
Season 22
Season 14
Season 3
Season 16
Season 17
Season 12
Season 22
Jen
Schefft
Melissa
Rycroft
Courtney
Robertson
Catherine
Giudici
Whitney
Bischoff
Lauren
Bushnell
Vanessa
Grimaldi
Becca
Kufrin
Molly Malaney
Emily
Maynard
Vienna
Girardi
Shayne
Lamas
Lauren Burnham
Tessa
Horst
While marriages are what the show’s all about, it’s not very good at actually producing marriages. In 23 complete seasons, only one Bachelor married the woman he chose at the season finale. Season 17’s Sean Lowe married Catherine Giudici in 2014, and they’ve been together ever since. Additionally, while their breakup methods might have been blindsiding and overly dramatic, both Arie and Jason found love on the show with Lauren and Molly.
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Married
Helene
Eksterowicz
A proposal probably means the relationship bond is strong, right? Wrong. Twice, Bachelors have proposed on the finale, recorded months before it airs, only to use the live “After the Final Rose” special to dump their fiancée and reconnect with the runner-up. In 2009, Bachelor Jason Mesnick pulled this move on winner Melissa Rycroft, and in 2018, Arie Luyendyk did the same to Becca Kufrin. Don’t feel too bad for them, though—Melissa went on to win Dancing with the Stars, and Becca became The Bachelorette.
Mary
Delgado
Season 6
Season 13
Season 21
Season 10
Season 19
Season 20
Season 15
Season 2
Season 13
Season 22
Season 14
Season 3
Season 16
Season 17
Season 12
Season 22
Jen
Schefft
Melissa
Rycroft
Courtney
Robertson
Catherine
Giudici
Whitney
Bischoff
Lauren
Bushnell
Vanessa
Grimaldi
Becca
Kufrin
Molly Malaney
Emily
Maynard
Vienna
Girardi
Shayne
Lamas
Lauren Burnham
Tessa
Horst
While marriages are what the show’s all about, it’s not very good at actually producing marriages. In 23 complete seasons, only one Bachelor married the woman he chose at the season finale. Season 17’s Sean Lowe married Catherine Giudici in 2014, and they’ve been together ever since. Additionally, while their breakup methods might have been blindsiding and overly dramatic, both Arie and Jason found love on the show with Lauren and Molly.
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