No. 15: Ben and Lauren
Maybe it was the title of their Freeform spinoff series—Ben & Lauren: Happily Ever After?—that cursed them, but fans were shocked when the couple, who got engaged at the end of season 20, announced they were ending their year-long engagement in May 2017. In fact, it was the most Googled celebrity break-up that year.
"We feel fortunate for the time we had together, and will remain friends with much love and respect for one another," a joint statement at the time read. "We wish nothing but the best for each other, and ask for your support and understanding at this time."
Still arguably one of the most popular Bachelors of all-time, Ben took the breakup especially hard, struggling to move on and breaking down during The Bachelor Winter Games. "To be honest, I'm still emotionally dealing with the loss of that relationship," he said on the show, which aired in January 2018, adding the public's interest in the split was something he struggled with.
"When something so real to you then seems so small to everybody else—and not just friends and family, millions of people—it breaks you every day, and that's what sucks, because as much as I've moved on—and I have—it still hurts, even though we're months past it."
Since then, Ben has entered his first serious relationship, officially proposing to girlfriend, Jessica Clarke, in March 2020. Lauren, meanwhile, married country singer Chris Lane in October 2019.
No. 14: Ali and Roberto
While the couple seemed so solid that ABC was planning on televising their wedding, Ali and Roberto, who got engaged at the end of The Bachelorette's sixth season, announced their breakup after 18 months together.
"It's not necessarily a bad thing if a couple decides to go different ways. It could be the best thing for them," she said on Love Buzz in 2017. "[About] The Bachelor and Bachelorette, people are always like, 'Oh, your relationship from The Bachelor didn't work out—it was a failed relationship.' And I said, 'Actually, I think it was the most successful relationship of my life because I learned so much about myself.'"
She added, "We actually ended up splitting ways because we weren't right for each other. You're not right for someone, and you split ways—isn't that a success? Yeah, I believe it is. What the real failure is, and the real sad thing, would be to stay with someone you're not meant for, you're not right for, and be miserable."
No. 13: Colton and Cassie
Less than two years after the ex football player found love with Cassie on Season 23, the pair announced their decision to amicably split in May 2020.
"It's been a crazy few months to say the least, Cass and I have been doing a lot of self-reflecting," he shared on Instagram. "Sometimes people are just meant to be friends - and that's okay. We both have grown immensely and been through so much together - so this isn't the end of our story, it's the start of a whole new chapter for us."
No. 12: Becca and Garrett
Two years after Becca and Garrett fell in love on season 14 of The Bachelorette, a source told E! News the couple split.
"They are trying to keep it low-key because they are still working things out," the insider said, "but the relationship is definitely done."
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No. 11: Arie and Lauren (still together)
And they lived happily ever after...after enduring one epic scandal and infamous on-camera breakup.
After proposing to Becca Kufrin at the end of his season, a conflicted Arie realized he had made a mistake and was in love with his runner-up. So he did what anyone else would do: He blindsided Becca, breaking up with her in a raw, unedited scene before asking Lauren for another chance, proposing during the After the Final Rose special.
"I have made some bad decisions, but the best decision was running back to you. I can't imagine a life without you. You have shown me a love that is patient, a love that is kind, and I truly believe you are my soul mate," Arie told Lauren during his televised proposal. "I'm ready to face this life with you and all that comes with it. Good and bad. I love you so much."
But the drama was all worth it, as the couple officially became Mr. and Mrs. Luyendyk in January 2019 and welcomed their first child, a daughter named Alessi, in May 2019.
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No. 10: Rachel and Bryan (still together)
In August 2019, Rachel and Bryan made their love official, getting married in a lavish destination wedding in Mexico.
"My journey with Bryan has been surreal, in the sense that I never, coming onto the show, thought I would meet a Bryan," the Dallas attorney-turned-host previously told E! News. "When I met him I just thought 'Oh, he's cute.' We had this banter. But then just hearing, 'Oh, I'm 37 and I have a career,' and I'm like, 'Wait, no, guys like you aren't supposed to come on this season.' So, it's just been a really beautiful surprise."
The couple currently lives in Miami and both host their own successful podcasts, in addition to Rachel's ESPN Radio gig and correspondent work and Bryan's career as a chiropractor.
No. 9: Kaitlyn and Shawn
Oof, this one still stings.
After three years together, the beloved Bachelor Nation pair confirmed they were ending their engagement in November 2018, with the former Bachelorette later explaining "there were some important fundamental values that weren't lining up."
"I want to reiterate to people, what you saw on social media was real and what we had was real love," Kaitlyn said on her Off the Vine podcast. "But when it comes to roadblocks, and those fundamental values and getting through thing together, I just don't think we were on the same page—and it's painful to admit that. But you need that foundation and you need that partnership if it's going to last forever."
Kaitlyn has since moved on, finding love within the franchise with Jason Tartick, one of Becca Kufrin's final three suitors.
Soon after the news of their new romance was made public, an emotional Shawn broke his silence on Ben Higgins and Ashley Iaconetti's Almost Famous: In Depth podcast, breaking down several times during the interview.
"Not only were we engaged, but it's like, man, I lost my best friend, too," the Booth Camp gym founder said. "It just feels like everything is just completely gone, like that Kaitlyn and Shawn gone."
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No. 8: JoJo and Jordan (still together)
Though they got engaged at the end of her season back in the summer of 2016, the couple is in no rush to walk down the aisle. But that doesn't mean they aren't happy.
They admitted their first year together was "hard," especially dealing with the intense scrutiny on their relationship and his family drama post-show, with Jordan telling E! News, "You meet each other in a very different environment and then you get to reality and you're merging your lives together. There was a lot of work that was involved in getting to know each other."
After getting through their initial struggles, JoJo said, "I think the reason why our engagement is long is because we're enjoying this really great place that we're in and loving life together."
The couple lives together in Dallas and recently had their own house-flipping show on CNBC. In August 2019, Jordan re-proposed to JoJo and the two are planning a summer 2020 wedding.
No. 7: Byron and Mary
The franchise's oldest Bachelor at 45, Byron got engaged at the end of his journey in 2004, but the couple made their way back into the headlines in 2007 when Mary was arrested for allegedly assaulting her fiancee the night after they filmed an appearance for a Bachelor special.
Despite that incident, the couple remained together for two more years.
In 2016, Mary revealed to ABC Action News that she struggled with depression. "There was a big pressure to have a successful relationship for the sake of TV and the show," the former NFL cheerleader, who was also arrested for DUI, said.
No. 6: Charlie and Sarah
The actor (and Jerry O'Connell's little brother) and his fiance actually dated for five years after falling in love on the show though he didn't propose.
"I think it was a mutual break-up," he said of their 2010 split. "The thing is that we dated for five years...and were just arguing over the same things and stuff like that. And then eventually you've got to go your separate ways."
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No. 5: Desiree and Chris (still together)
Brooks who?
Despite a pretty dramatic ending to her time on The Bachelorette, Desiree found true love with Chris, with the couple exchanging vows in a 2015 ceremony after an almost two-year engagement (with ABC ultimately choosing not to do a special).
"I feel our relationship started very naturally, and to be honest, we are each other's best friends," Des once told Ryan Seacrest of their relationship. "I truly believe, regardless of the show, or if we met at a coffee shop, we'd still be together."
In January 2019, Desiree and Chris welcomed their second son, Zander, who joins big brother Asher, 3.
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No. 4: Sean and Catherine (still together)
Leave it to one of (if not the most) beloved Bachelors of all-time to be the only Bachelor to actually marry the woman he offered his final rose to!
In January 2019, Sean and Catherine celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary, with the reality star sharing a snap from his 2014 televised wedding.
"Five years with my best friend today!" Sean wrote alongside a photo of himself taking off Catherine's garter at their nuptials. "I'm a blessed man." Catherine also shared a photo, writing, "Five years of laughing with this husband of mine."
Since swapping vows, the couple have welcomed of two boys: Samuel (3) and Isaiah (almost 2). And in December 2019, a baby girl named Mia made the Lowe family a part of five.
So how have they managed to avoid the Bachelor "curse"?
"We love being a normal family, doing our normal day jobs at home," he told E! News. "We get to do some really fun and exciting stuff like this, but we just like being a normal family. We love our lives in Dallas and so, it's easy for us."
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No. 3: Ashley and J.P. (still together)
In 2011, fans watched as J.P. proposed to Ashley at the end of her season of The Bachelorette, and less than two years later, the couple exchanged vows in Pasadena, Calif., with ABC televising their nuptials in December 2012.
After welcoming two children, five years of marriage and a stint on Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars, J.P. and Ashley renewed their vows in Aruba in 2018.
"Renewed and it feels so good!" Ashley wrote on Instagram, with J.P. taking to Twitter to write, "Thanks to our vow renewal, we are good for at least another 5 years!"
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No. 2: Jason and Molly (still together)
Talk about beating the odds.
Though Jason initially (and infamously) chose another woman to give his final rose and an engagement ring to at the end of their season in 2009, he just couldn't stop thinking about Molly immediately after. And risked becoming the most hated man in America when he broke up with Melissa Rycroft during his After the Final Rose special to ask Molly for a second chance. It wasn't easy, but it paid off (and also became one of the most "monumental" moments in The Bachelor's and reality TV's history).
Jason and Molly married on February 27, 2010, landing their own wedding special, which drew 17 million viewers. In 2013, the couple along with Ty, Jason's son from his first marriage, welcomed a daughter, Riley, with the family residing in Seattle, where Jason works in real estate and Molly hosts a morning radio show.
After nine years of marriage, Jason and Molly are better than ever, surviving one of the franchise's biggest scandals. "We have a really good balance and hang on life right now," Molly recently told E! News. "Honestly, I think we're in the best place we've ever been in our lives."
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No. 1: Trista and Ryan (still together)
After meeting during filming of the inaugural season of The Bachelorette in 2002, the Sutters have become one of the franchise's most beloved couples ever and the ultimate sign of proof that the process can work.
The season ended with Ryan, a quiet but romantic firefighter, proposing to Trista, telling her, "I see a white dress, and I see it with you. You stepped out of my dreams and into my world."
ABC then chronicled their journey to the altar in a three-episode special series called Trista & Ryan's Wedding in 2003, and the move paid off: 26 million people tuned in.
The couple officially exchanged vows on December 6, 2003, and have welcomed two children, Maxwell Alston Sutter, born in 2007, and Blakesley Grace Sutte, born in 2009.
The family of four lives in Vail, Colorado, and Trista and Ryan recently celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary. So what's the secret? "I think forgiveness is a big one because no one's perfect," she told Good Morning America in 2017. "Neither of us are perfect." And yes, Ryan still has the final rose Trista offered him way back in 2002, with Trista telling GMA they keep it "in the closet upstairs."
In 2017, Trista suffered a terrifying seizure while on a family vacation, with the scary experience bringing the couple even closer together. "My knight in shining armor," the "godmother" of the franchise captioned a selfie of the couple she posted just one week after her seizure.