![]() ![]() In The Bachelor‘s sophomore season, Aaron got down on one knee and gave the franchise its first on-air proposal. Aaron and Helene: 2 months (Season 2, 2002).Matt and Shayne: 2 months (Season 12, 2008)Įven Matt Grant’s British accent couldn’t guarantee a lasting relationship: He and Shayne Lamas - yes, the daughter of TV star Lorenzo Lamas - confirmed their split to People magazine just a couple of months post-finale.(Lorenzo swiftly moved on to date runner-up Sadie, but that didn’t last, either.) A Bachelor rep confirmed they split before reaching the two-month mark. The Bachelor landed an Italian prince to star in its ninth season, but Lorenzo and his chosen lady Jennifer didn’t live happily ever after. Lorenzo and Jennifer: 1 month (Season 9, 2006).They went their separate ways after little more than a month together. Goofy fan favorite Bob Guiney handed Estella a “promise ring” rather than an engagement ring in their finale, but that promise was broken pretty quickly. Bob and Estella: 1 month (Season 4, 2003).Maybe the “Jesse”/”Jessica” thing was too confusing? Jesse and Jessica: 22 days (Season 5, 2004)įormer NFL quarterback (and current Bachelor host!) Jesse Palmer fumbled his relationship with Jessica less than a month after their season wrapped up.They announced their split a whopping eight days after the finale aired. But their love, sadly, didn’t survive long. Travis and Sarah: 8 days (Season 8, 2006)ĮR doc (and future co-host of The Doctors) Travis Stork at least made it past the finale with his relationship to Sarah intact.He tried to rekindle things with runner-up Madison, but that didn’t stick, either - and a later relationship with contestant Kelley fizzled after a few months, too. The Bachelor has had a rough go of it lately: For the second time in three years, a proposal went bust before the finale aired when airline pilot Peter split with his pick Hannah Ann. Peter and Hannah Ann: 0 days (Season 24, 2020).Like Jason, he also took up with his runner-up Lauren - and we have an update on them coming up, too. He proposed to her in the finale, but then ended their engagement via an agonizing, real-time dumping that millions watched on After the Final Rose. Race car driver Arie’s romance with his initial pick Becca didn’t even make it a single lap around the track. Arie and Becca: 0 days (Season 22, 2018).If you’re a member of Bachelor Nation, you’re familiar with this saga: Jason picked Melissa and proposed to her, but in a true shocker, he then dumped her on After the Final Rose in favor of runner-up Molly. Jason and Melissa: 0 days (Season 13, 2009).But Brad did return later for a second chance at love… Brad and… no one: 0 days (Season 11, 2007)īrad Womack will forever live in Bachelor infamy for this one: The rugged Southerner rejected both of his final two ladies, DeAnna and Jenni, and ended the season alone - an unprecedented move that still hasn’t been duplicated.Read on to see which couples didn’t make it out of the starting gate… and which, against all odds, are still going strong. ![]() And for Bachelor in Paradise, click here.) For a rundown of The Bachelorette‘s relationships, click here. ( Note: We’re just looking at The Bachelor here, not The Bachelorette or any of the various spinoffs. As you’ll see, many more relationships fizzled out before they even left the After the Final Rose taping than actually made it down the aisle - and it turns out you have a better chance at true love if you’re the runner-up rather than the winner. (Good luck, guys!)Īs this Bachelor season draws to a close, we’re taking a stroll down a rose petal-strewn memory lane with a list of all the Bachelor relationships, in order of how long they lasted together after the season finale aired, from shortest to longest. According to our calculations, whether Clayton picks Gabby or Rachel (or Susie) to receive his final rose this Tuesday (ABC, 8/7c), he and his chosen lady have a four percent chance of getting married and staying together for the long haul. With 25 seasons in the books, though, The Bachelor has a shockingly low success rate. But as we all know by now, those roses tend to wilt in a hurry.įor two decades now, ABC’s reality franchise has sold us a swoony fairy-tale idea of romance, with a dashing bachelor choosing one woman from among dozens with the intention of marrying her. It’s time once again for The Bachelor to hand out his final rose. ![]()
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