All the Failed Romances of ‘The Bachelor’ and ‘The Bachelorette’ (with a Few Exceptions)

Thank you, ABC, for a combined 45 seasons of breakups, makeups and hookups courtesy of our favorite dating franchise: The Bachelor/The Bachelorette. While the show typically ends with an engagement, it sometimes results in heartbreak—like former Bachelorette Rachel Recchia, who recently called it quits with Tino Franco.

In honor of Rachel and Gabby Windey’s season of The Bachelorette, we decided to take a look back at all of the Bachelor Nation relationships and rank them based on how long they lasted—with a few noteworthy exceptions.

1. The Bachelor Season 11: Brad Womack and...

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Length: 0 Days. Womack chose neither of his final ladies...ruining the entire show. Not cool, Brad.

2. The Bachelor Season 24: Peter Weber and Madison Prewett

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Length: Dated for three days

3. The Bachelor Season 13: Jason Mesnick and Melissa Rycroft

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Length: Engaged for three weeks

4. The Bachelor Season 10: Andrew Baldwin and Tessa Horst

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Length: Engaged for four weeks

5. The Bachelorette Season 19: Rachel Recchia and Tino Franco

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Length: Engaged for four weeks

6. The Bachelor Season 2: Aaron Buerge and Helene Eksterowicz

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Length: Engaged for five weeks

7. The Bachelor Season 8: Travis Lane Stork and Sarah Stone

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Length: Dated for five weeks

8. The Bachelor Season 22: Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Becca Kufrin

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Length: Engaged for a month and a half

9. The Bachelor Season 4: Bob Guiney and Estella Gardinier

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Length: Dated for seven weeks

10. The Bachelor Season 19: Chris Soules and Whitney Bischoff

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Length: Engaged for two months

11. The Bachelorette Season 3: Jerry Ferris and Jennifer Schefft

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Length: Dated for two months

12. The Bachelorette Season 15: Hannah Brown and Jed Wyatt

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Length: Engaged for two months

13.The Bachelorette Season 17: Katie Thurston and Blake Moynes

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Length: Engaged for two months

14. The Bachelor Season 5: Jesse Palmer and Jessica Bowlin

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Length: Dated for three months

15. The Bachelorette Season 8: Emily Maynard and Jef Holm

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Length: Engaged for three months

16. The Bachelor Season 12: Matt Grant and Shayne Lamas

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Length: Engaged for three months

17. The Bachelor Season 24: Peter Weber and Hannah Ann

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Length: Engaged for three months

18. The Bachelor Season 15: Brad Womack and Emily Maynard

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Length: Engaged for four months

Womack (not a typo) came back in season 15 and was engaged for four (inconsecutive) months. Small victories!

19. The Bachelor Season 14: Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi

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Length: Engaged for four months

20. The Bachelor Season 9: Lorenzo Borghese and Jennifer Wilson

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Length: Dated for five months

21. The Bachelor Season 21: Nick Viall and Vanessa Grimaldi

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Length: Engaged for five months

22. The Bachelorette Season 4: Deanna Pappas and Jesse Csincsak

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Length: Engaged for five months

23. The Bachelorette Season 10: Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray

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Length: Engaged for six months

24. The Bachelorette Season 16: Clare Crawley and Dale Moss

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Length for: Engaged for one (inconsecutive) year

25. The Bachelor Season 1: Alex Michel and Amanda Marsh

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Length: Dated for seven months

26. The Bachelor Season 3: Andrew Firestone and Jen Schefft

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Length: Dated for seven months

27. The Bachelor Season 16: Ben Flajnik and Courtney Robertson

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Length: Engaged for eight (inconsecutive) months

28. The Bachelor Season 18: Juan Pablo Galavis and Nikki Ferrell

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Length: Dated for nine months

29. The Bachelorette Season 2: Meredith Phillips and Ian Mckee

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Length: Engaged for one year

30. The Bachelorette Season 5: Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski

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Length: Engaged for one year

31. The Bachelor Season 23: Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph

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Length: Dated for one year

32. The Bachelorette Season 16: Tayshia Adams and Zac Clark

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Length: Engaged for one year

33. The Bachelorette Season 18: Michelle Young and Nayte Olukoya

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Length: Engaged for one year

34. The Bachelor Season 20: Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell

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Length: Engaged for one year, two months

35. The Bachelorette Season 6: Ali Fedotowsky and Roberto Martinez

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Length: Engaged for one year, three months

36. The Bachelorette Season 14: Becca Kufrin and Garrett Yrigoyen

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Length: Engaged for two years

37. The Bachelorette Season 11: Kaitlyn Bristowe and Shawn Booth

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Length: Engaged for three years

38. The Bachelor Season 7: Charlie O'connell and Sarah Brice

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Length: Dated for four (inconsecutive) years

39. The Bachelor Season 6: Byron Velvick and Mary Delgado

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Length: Engaged for five years

40. The Bachelorette Season 7: Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum

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Length: Married for 9 years

Couples Still Together

1. The Bachelorette Season 19: Gabby Windey and Erich Schwer

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Together since: 2022

He popped the question during The Bachelorette finale.

2. The Bachelor Season 26: Clayton Echard and Susie Evans

ABC/Craig Sjodin

Together since: 2022

They’re currently in a long-distance relationship.

3. The Bachelor Season 25: Matt James and Rachel Kirkconnell

ABC/Craig Sjodin

Together since: 2021

After parting ways during the After the Final Rose special, the couple rekindled their relationship a few months later. “I’m not pursuing any relationships right now outside of that. I said I was going to focus on my relationship with her and that means focusing on it,” James told People.

4. The Bachelor Season 22: Arie Luyendyk Jr and Lauren Burnham

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Together since: 2018

They are parents to a daughter named Alessi (3) and 1-year-old twins: Senna and Lux.

5. The Bachelorette Season 13: Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo

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Together since: 2017

They exchanged vows in 2019.

6. The Bachelorette Season 12: Jojo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers

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Together since: 2016

After postponing their wedding due to COVID-19, they finally tied the knot in May 2022.

7. The Bachelorette Season 9: Desiree Hartsock and Chris Siegfried

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Together since: 2013

They have two sons, Asher (5) and Zander (3).

8. The Bachelor Season 17: Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici

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Together since: 2013

They have two sons, Samuel (6) and Isaiah (4), and a daughter named Mia (2).

9. The Bachelorette Season 1: Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter

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Together since: 2003

All hail Trista and Ryan! Rehn and Sutter are the ultimate Bachelor couple and have two kids, Maxwell (15) and Blakesley (13), to prove it.

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