Chris Harrison Blogs ‘The Bachelorette’ Finale
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Warning: This blog contains spoilers from the season finale of The Bachelorette.
Well, Bachelor Nation, it’s been an amazing season! The love that JoJo has been looking for has been found in Jordan, and they are happily engaged, as they have been since that day in Thailand.
It’s been a true whirlwind, as you have seen. JoJo did what she promised herself she wouldn’t do and fell in love with two men. While this, of course, made her final week in Thailand even more difficult, it also makes her final decision even more clear.
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JoJo’s family, this time around, was tremendously supportive. Of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but more than anything, her family trusted JoJo to make the right decision and to ask herself all the right questions in her search for everlasting love. The family visits are always so important. Half of it is to get the family’s blessing, but the other half is just to see how the bachelor or bachelorette feels sharing the love of a new suitor with their most-loved ones. Oftentimes, those are turning points, and I think how JoJo felt watching Jordan interact with her family was a big moment for her.
Robby is an incredible guy. He is loving and supportive and sweet and caring. There is no question that JoJo loved him, but it just wasn’t the kind of love she saw lasting forever. It’s hard to really put words to it, as you can see, but it’s just a gut feeling that sometimes you have to go with, and that gut feeling is what sent Robby home alone. We wish him the best and know that when the time is right, he’ll find the woman that he’s meant to be with forever.
When Robby left, JoJo was a mess of tears. She wasn’t sure there was any way she was going to be able to move on, but as soon as Jordan walked down those stairs, all those fears melted away. She knew she had found the man she wanted to spend the rest of her life with, and as soon as he got down on one knee, it was clear that these two had something special. They’ve kept this relationship a secret for several months, but now it’s time to take their love out in public and scream it from the rooftops. Jordan and JoJo, on behalf of Bachelor Nation, we wish you the best, and we hope you’re the next to join the ranks of happily married Bachelor couples!
I quickly want to thank two people who have been a part of the Bachelor family for a long time: Sarah-Jane Fuchs and Peter J. Scalettar have each been a huge part of making your favorite shows as great as they are. They are moving on to other endeavors, and I wish them the best of luck and know they will find further happiness and success. I’ve been lucky to work with them, but even luckier to call them both my friend.
The Bachelorette may be over, but many of JoJo’s exes, including Chad, are still looking for love. And they will do that starting tomorrow night on Bachelor in Paradise. Get ready for the most dramatic show in Bachelor history, starting tomorrow and continuing every Monday and Tuesday for the next six weeks!
For everyone who has been a part of this one, we thank you for watching and letting us continue to do what we love to do!
You’re the best, Bachelor Nation! See you tomorrow!
Bachelor in Paradise premieres Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
