It’s no secret to fans of the series that not all contestants on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette have pure intentions when they enter the competition. (This season, Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia keep an eye out for your own Jed Wyatts.) Drama, tears, and feuds are great for the audience, but they don’t do anything to help you locate “The One.”
In the real world, things don’t always work out for couples who met on reality TV (I’m still sad about what happened to Tayshia Adams and Zac Clark and Michelle Young and Nate Olukoya). How successful has the Bachelor series been at pairing people off?
A total of 15 couples have survived after 26 seasons of The Bachelor and 18 seasons of The Bachelorette. Fun fact: the eliminated contestants have a lot of success on their second, third, fourth, and even fifth chances to find love on Bachelor in Paradise.
Those who got the last rose and managed to stay together defied all odds. At the end of its 25th season, The Bachelor had resulted in ten marriages, two engagements, two couples who were dating happily, one pair who had no idea what was going on, and a whole bunch of cute babies.
I’m curious to know if any of your preferred candidates actually made it. Get the scoop on which of your favorite TV couples from “The Bachelor Nation” actually stuck together in real life.
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Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter ( Bachelorette Couples 2003)
The marriage between the first Bachelorette and her husband has stood the test of time. In 2003, the couple was married on television. After hearing the officiant say to Ryan Sutter, “Will you kindly kiss your bride?” Trista Sutter famously leaped into her husband’s arms.
Maxwell, 15, and Blakesley, 13, are the current offspring of the Sutters. In 2021, Ryan Sutter was diagnosed with Lyme disease, and the couple finally discussed it last month. ‘For so long, all I could do was worry about getting through the day,’ he told the press.
But now things are looking up, and I finally feel like my old self again. That’s great news, by the way. People’s Trista Sutter said, “Ryan is our everyday hero, so to watch him feel like crap, that just weighs on you.”
After finding effective medication, Ryan Sutter claimed he is “feeling great” and has even resumed his family’s hiking trips. Sunday saw Trista Sutter posting an Instagram snapshot of herself and her husband Brett at a wedding and reception with pals.
Desiree Hartsock and Chris Siegfried (Bachelorette Couples)
One of Desiree Hartsock Siegfried’s frontrunners, Brooks Forester, broke up with her during fantasy suite week, making for a rocky finish to her season. She got over her broken heart and said yes to Chris Siegfried’s marriage proposal.
There was a lot of chemistry between Chris and Desiree Siegfried during her season, but some viewers thought she was already engaged or married. All the doubters have been proven incorrect; Desiree and Chris’s romance is still going strong over ten years after it began. They recently celebrated their seventh wedding anniversary and have two sons, Asher, 6, and Zander, 3.
Desiree Siegfried made a cameo appearance on “The Bachelorette” last year, during Katie Thurston’s season, to encourage Thurston to go with her gut. Desiree Siegfried remarked to Thurston over FaceTime in an outtake from the series finale that was posted to Instagram: “You want a man who is going to stay there for you no matter what.”
You also don’t want someone who gives up easily when things get challenging. Desiree Siegfried complimented her husband’s self-assurance in their marriage during their talk, noting that he had supported her during her “Bachelorette” experience. Desiree Siegfried has also provided relationship guidance to her Instagram followers.
She advised in the caption of an Instagram photo to “speak something nice to your significant other and your children today.” As the saying goes, “a small compliment can make all the difference in edifying the ones you love and creating harmony in the household.”
Only nine out of the 43 couples from #TheBachelor and #TheBachelorette‘s many seasons are still together today. Can you guess them all? https://t.co/5sDE8goEFf
— JustJared.com (@JustJared) March 8, 2022
Kenny Braasch & Mari Pepin ( Bachelorette Couples Season 7)
During season 7 of The Bachelorette, boy-band manager Braasch and former Miss Maryland Pepin were instantly attracted to each other, but their relationship was threatened when Demi Burnett arrived on the beach with her sights set on Braasch.
After Pepin expressed an interest in being able to date other people on the beach if the opportunity presented itself, and after Braasch briefly pursued things with Burnett, it appeared like Pepin and Braasch were breaking up.
Pepin didn’t really appreciate how much she cared for Braasch until he started dating Burnett and won Burnett’s rose at the second rose ceremony. Pepin expressed her regret to Braasch and declared her love for him exclusively.
Soon after, Braasch proposed to Pepin, and the two are now engaged and preparing to start their life together in Chicago. They have decided to tie the knot in Puerto Rico, where a lot of Pepin’s relatives are located.
Noah Erb & Abigail Heringer ( Bachelorette Couples Season 7)
Even though it appeared that Erb and Heringer were over after the ‘80s-themed Paradise Prom, the traveling nurse and financial manager stated following the season 7 finale of Bachelor in Paradise that they were back together.
Fans of Matt James’ season of The Bachelor loved Heringer because she was honest about being deaf, but he was known for his youth and conflict with Bennett Jordan on Clare and Tayshia’s season of The Bachelorette.
Despite being selected “most likely to live happily ever after” by their co-stars in Paradise, the pair has stated they do not wish to have a public wedding and would rather keep their love private, except for sharing happy updates with their fans on social media.
Arie Luyendyk and Lauren Burhnam (Bachelorette Couples 2012)
After making an appearance on Emily Maynard’s season of “The Bachelorette” in 2012, Arie Luyendyk Jr. returned to lead one of the most chaotic seasons of “The Bachelor” in 2018. Luyendyk ended his season by proposing to fan favorite Becca Kufrin and by breaking up with Lauren Burnham.
A few weeks later, he said he had second thoughts and still had feelings for Burnham. Luyendyk stopped his connection with Kufrin during one of their covert encounters while the season was still broadcasting. The moment that Kufrin took off her engagement ring and broke up with her was caught on camera.
A second chance was extended to Luyendyk by Burnham at the “After the Final Rose.” This season’s Bachelorette is Kufrin. They tied the married in the year of our Lord 2019. Alessia, their eldest, is three years old, and she and her twin sister Senna are just one year old.
A photo of their Maui house was posted online by Luyendyk on July 12. Burnham and her three kids are shown here playing and blowing bubbles. According to the caption, “It’s the small things,” said Luyendyk.