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The roses have yet to wither for these pairings.
As anyone who tunes in to The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, or Bachelor in Paradise knows, not every relationship is built to last. Whether it’s the comedown after getting swept up in the whirlwind of filming or the newfound pressure of living in the spotlight, things sometimes simply don’t work out. For those reasons, it can almost come as a surprise when a couple stays together after the final rose is handed out.
So, which Bachelor Nation couples have defied the odds and remain together today? Ahead, find the full list of pairs who have stuck it out for the long haul.
Trista and Ryan Sutter
Of course the first marriage in the Bachelor franchise spawned from season 1 of The Bachelorette — because as we all know, women are much more decisive and steadfast when it comes to matters of the heart. (Don’t @ me.) For Trista Rehn, a former Miami Heat dancer turned pediatric physical therapist, getting dumped by Alex Michel on the inaugural season of The Bachelor turned out to be a blessing. Creator Mike Fleiss chose her to anchor the very first season of The Bachelorette, where she met her true love, a firefighter named Ryan Sutter. They married on TV in 2003 and have two children, Maxwell and Blakesley, who had a hilarious cameo on the season 23 premiere of The Bachelor in 2019.
Jason and Molly Mesnick
The heart wants what it wants, rose lovers — even if it means breaking up with your fiancée on live television so you can get back together with the woman you dumped in the finale. Which is exactly what Jason Mesnick, the first single-dad Bachelor, did on that fateful season 13 “After the Final Rose” episode back in 2009. Having dispatched former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Melissa Rycroft in an excruciatingly awkward fashion, Jason made his pitch to Molly Malaney: “I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you.” One year later they were married (on TV, of course), and today they live and work together in Washington state with their two children, Tyler (from Jason’s first marriage) and Riley.
Ann Lueders and Jesse Csincsak
Bachelor Nation is an incestuous ecosystem, and plenty of people who were dumped on the show find love with fellow contestants off camera. Professional snowboarder Jesse Csincsak, whose engagement to season 4 Bachelorette DeAnna Pappas didn’t last, met flight attendant Ann Lueders (from Jason Mesnick’s Bachelor season) in 2010, and they were married less than a month later. The duo now live in Arizona with their three children.
Holly Durst and Blake Julian
Children’s book author Holly Durst didn’t make it too far on season 12 of The Bachelor, but she found love with Bachelorette season 5 contestant Michael Stagliano. Their engagement didn’t last, but they managed to win Bachelor Pad season 2 as a couple. Unfortunately for Michael, Holly surprised him and the finale audience by announcing that she and fellow season 2 contestant Blake Julian were engaged. (Michael was, in a word, “blindsided.”) Holly and Blake married in 2012 and live in South Carolina with their two children.
Peyton and Chris Lambton
She was dumped by Andy Baldwin in season 10 of The Bachelor; he made it all the way to the final two before getting the boot in season 6 of The Bachelorette. Then Chris Lambton, a landscaper, and Peyton Wright, a sorority recruiter, met through Bachelor Nation pals in 2010 — and the rest is happily-ever-after history. They wed in 2012 and made their way into the home-improvement universe, appearing on HGTV. Today, they live on Cape Cod with their two children.
Sean Lowe and Catherine Lowe
Sean Lowe was a born-again virgin. Catherine Giudici was a no-nonsense graphic designer. They got a bit of a slow start on The Bachelor (Catherine didn’t get a one-on-one date until episode 6!), but that only made the foundation of their relationship even more stable. They got married (also on TV, of course!) in 2014, and today live in Texas with their three children: Samuel, Isaiah, and Mia. Along with the Sutters, the Lowes currently reign as one of Bachelor Nation’s most revered couples, and Sean is regularly called in to provide guidance for new Bachelors — most recently in season 27 for Zach Shallcross.
Desiree Hartsock and Chris Siegfried
I’ve gotta be honest, rose lovers — this one still baffles us. Anyone who watched Desiree Hartsock’s sudden, tearful breakup with Brooks Forester during Fantasy Suites week in season 9 of The Bachelorette assumed that he was the one she wanted to marry. Des said it herself after Brooks left: “Honestly, for me, it’s over.” And yet...in the finale, she professed her love for mortgage broker Chris Siegfried and accepted his proposal. They were wed in 2015 (not on TV, if you can believe it) and today they live in Seattle with their three sons, Asher, Zander, and Noah. Sing it with us now, rose lovers: Right reasons / Right reasons / They stayed together through all the four seasons!
JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers
And the award for longest engagement EVER goes to JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers, who got engaged way back in 2016 but didn’t tie the actual knot until 2022 (thanks a lot, COVID-19!). They kept busy during that loooong wait, hosting two DIY-themed shows (Engaged With JoJo and Jordan and Cash Pad) and The Big D, a dating show that got canceled by TBS before it even premiered (and was subsequently picked up by USA Network). In December 2025, JoJo gave birth to their first child, a daughter.
Jade and Tanner Tolbert
They met cute on the beach in week one and stayed together for all of season 2. Jade Roper, a former model and cosmetics developer, and Tanner Tolbert, an auto finance manager, had a lavish TV wedding in 2016, becoming the first Bachelor in Paradise marriage. Since then, the duo has been living that influencer-parent life (they have three kids, one of whom Jade delivered in her own closet!), though in 2020 they made headlines for their involvement in a DraftKings betting scandal.
Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk
The fourth season of Bachelor in Paradise was derailed after a producer raised concerns about an alleged sexual encounter between two very inebriated contestants. Production was shut down temporarily while Warner Bros., the studio that produces the Bachelor franchise, investigated the incident — and during that shutdown, season 4 contestants Raven, a boutique owner, and Adam, a real estate agent, hit it off at a bar in Dallas. The two continued their romance once back on the beach and got engaged two years after their season concluded. They married in 2021 and have two children.
Lauren Luyendyk and Arie Luyendyk
It was a big surprise when producers chose Arie Luyendyk Jr. — a guy who hadn’t been on TV for five whole years — as the Bachelor for season 22 in 2018. But the bigger surprise came in the finale, when the race car driver pulled a Mesnick and dumped his fiancée, Becca Kufrin, for the runner-up, Lauren Burnham. Once again, however, this last-minute switch worked out swimmingly: Arie and Lauren got engaged on “After the Final Rose” and then married in 2019. Today, they have four children: Alessi, twins Lux and Senna, and Livvy.
Astrid Wendt and Kevin Wendt
They had a rough time on the beach in Mexico, but Kevin, a Canadian firefighter, and Astrid Loch, a former plastic surgery office manager from Nick Viall’s season of The Bachelor, mended fences on the live season 5 finale of Bachelor in Paradise. The two got engaged in 2019, had their first child in 2021, and made it official in 2022. Now living in Canada, Astrid and Kevin welcomed their second baby in 2023.
Jared Haibon and Ashley Haibon
The road to true love did not run smoothly for these two Bachelor Nation staples. They met on Paradise season 2, but Jared Haibon ultimately broke things off, which made Ashley Iaconetti cry. A lot. Both returned in season 3, and while Jared began dating Caila Quinn, freelance journalist Ashley stayed laser-focused on restaurant manager Jared. That season, too, ended with no happily-ever-after for either.
But time heals all Paradise wounds, apparently: In 2018, three years after first meeting on the beaches in Mexico, Ashley and Jared announced that they were dating. They married in 2019 and welcomed a son, Dawson, in 2022. Today, Ashley hosts a podcast with former Bachelor Ben Higgins, and Jared owns a coffeehouse in Rhode Island, where they live. She is also now a main cast member on The Real Housewives of Rhode Island. In July 2024, the couple welcomed their second child, a son.
Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt
“Grocery Joe” got the boot on night one of The Bachelorette season 14, but viewers were so smitten that producers cast him on Bachelor in Paradise season 5. He and Kendall Long, a taxidermy enthusiast, broke up on the beach and got back together later — only to break up for good in 2020. Undaunted, Joe agreed to head to Paradise once again in 2021, where he immediately clicked with petite Canadian publicist Serena Pitt. This time, Joe left the beach engaged, and he and Serena had a no-frills wedding in New York in 2022. The couple moved to Toronto in May 2025.
Hannah Godwin and Dylan Barbour
Pageant queen and model Hannah Godwin danced with the devil on Paradise — meaning she briefly dated toxic contestant Blake Horstmann — but she later came to her senses and committed to nice-guy tech entrepreneur Dylan Barbour. They left Mexico engaged and have been enjoying their lives as young, gorgeous people. Hannah runs a lifestyle brand, and Dylan works as a tech entrepreneur and investor. They were married in a lavish ceremony in Condécourt, France, in 2023.
Becca Kufrin and Thomas Jacobs
After being Mesnicked by Arie in season 22 of The Bachelor, Becca Kufrin did not give up on love. She and Thomas Jacobs, a real estate broker who got the boot from Katie Thurston in season 17 of The Bachelorette, wound up together in Mexico during season 7 of Paradise. Though they broke up during the show, Becca and Thomas rekindled their flame off-camera and ultimately got engaged in May 2022. (And she proposed to him!) The couple welcomed their first child, a boy, in September 2023, and married the following month. Their second child, another boy, was born in April 2026.
Caelynn Miller-Keyes and Dean Unglert
You know it’s true love if she’s willing to live in your van. Dean Unglert dumped Caelynn Miller-Keyes on the beach in Paradise season 6 because their “lifestyles” weren’t “compatible.” A few weeks later, he returned and asked the former Miss North Carolina USA to leave Paradise with him — which she did, inexplicably. After traveling around the country in Dean’s van, the two got engaged in 2022 and were married in 2023. Like so many Bachelor Nation alums, Dean and Caelynn currently host a podcast (along with fellow Paradise success story Jared Haibon).
Kenny Braasch and Mari Pepin
Mari Pepin arrived for season 7 of Paradise hoping to meet boy band manager Kenny Braasch, and she wasn’t even put off by the fact that he showed up “naked.” They hit a rough patch (during which Mari destroyed a perfectly good birthday cake) but later reunited and had a grotesque taco date. They tied the knot in Puerto Rico in 2023.
Abigail Heringer and Noah Erb
Bachelor in Paradise fans were heartbroken when this season 7 couple broke up at the prom party. But once they left the beach, adorable client financial manager Abigail Heringer and super-chill traveling nurse Noah Erb got back together off camera. In March 2022, she relocated to Los Angeles to be near Noah, and in July 2023, they purchased a home in Tulsa. The couple got engaged in August 2023 and married in a Great Gatsby-themed wedding in October 2024.
Brayden Bowers and Christina Mandrell
His obnoxious antics made him public enemy No. 1 during Charity’s season of The Bachelorette, and he also failed to find love on season 9 of Bachelor in Paradise. She irritated everyone by talking nonstop about her one-on-one date with Zach during season 27 of The Bachelor — and got sent home the next week. By the grace of the reality TV gods, these two somehow found each other off camera — but don’t worry, they got engaged on live TV during Gerry and Theresa’s Golden Wedding in January 2024. A year later, Brayden and Christina revealed that they eloped — and they have the video to prove it.
Zach Shallcross and Kaity Biggar
Even though the season 27 Bachelor completely screwed things up with ER nurse Kaity Biggar during Fantasy Suite week, she still said yes to his proposal in the March 2023 finale. They subsequently moved in together in Austin, and in June 2025 revealed that they’d gotten married at an “intimate” ceremony.
Olivia Miller and Mike Renner
She was (apparently) on Zach’s season of The Bachelor. He was (apparently) on Becca’s season of The Bachelorette. Don’t worry, they know you don’t recognize them: When Olivia made their relationship Instagram-official in the summer of 2023, she captioned the pics “The most irrelevant bachelor nation couple.” A little more than a year later, Olivia and Mike got engaged in Nashville. They tied the knot in Kentucky on May 31, 2025.
Dotun Olubeko and Charity Lawson
There wasn’t a dry eye in Bachelor Nation when Charity Lawson, the 27-year-old child-and-family therapist from Georgia, accepted a proposal from Dotun Olubeko, the 30-year-old integrative-medicine specialist from Brooklyn. In 2023, the couple temporarily relocated to Los Angeles while Charity competed on Dancing With the Stars. “Luckily I can work remotely with everything I do,” Dotun told Entertainment Weekly at the time. The duo currently live together in New York City and are taking their time with wedding planning.
Kelsey Anderson and Joey Graziadei
Kelsey Anderson, a project manager from New Orleans, greeted Joey Graziadei with a cute little voodoo doll on the season 28 premiere of The Bachelor — but these two didn’t need any help falling for each other. After getting engaged in Tulum, Mexico — during what truly was an “unprecedented” finale — Joey and Kelsey now live together in Los Angeles, with Joey proposing a second time in May.
Spencer Conley and Jess Edwards
These no-drama llamas fell in love on season 10 of Bachelor in Paradise and left $190,000 richer — and happily engaged. Though it seemed a little hasty to some of us watching at home, Jess and Spencer assured us that they gave the decision to get a lot of thought. “The night before the final day, Jess had the opportunity to talk to both of her parents about the potential of an engagement. And the following day, I talked to both of her parents, and I talked to my mom. There were good conversations there,” Spencer told EW after the finale.
Alexe Godin and Andrew Spencer
Never mind the relationship therapist who told these two that she “didn’t really feel the chemistry” between them — a few hours later, they declared their love for each other. Alexe and Andrew chose “love” during the Paradise finale and left with a $125,000 prize, which they said they would use to pay off Alexe’s student loans.
Kim Buike and Faith Martin
For season 10, Bachelor in Paradise welcomed contestants from Golden Bachelor and Golden Bachelorette — and while sparks flew for some of the seniors, only one Golden couple emerged at the end. Though Faith Martin, 63, and Kim Buike, 70, were sent home in week 7, the couple have continued their romance offscreen.
Jeremy Simon and Bailey Brown
Their Paradise “journey” was bumpy — thanks to Jeremy’s initial obsession with Susie, which Bailey learned about much later — but the two made it to the finals and are still together. In September 2025, the couple reflected on their Paradise adventures via Instagram, writing: “Life’s not about perfection, and our journey certainly wasn’t, but it’s all part of what has brought us here. We’ve grown so much over these past few months — both as individuals and as a couple — and we wouldn’t change a thing.” At the Bachelor in Paradise reunion, Jeremy said he and Bailey would be moving in together.
Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple
From their first one-on-one at Disneyland to their Last Chance Date™ in Bora Bora, it was clear that Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos and Kansas-based insurance executive Chock Chapple only had eyes for each other. Now the two are excited to enjoy a long engagement as they build a life between her home on the East Coast and his in the Midwest. “I think for this first year at least, we’re going to go back and forth between Kansas and Maryland, getting to know each other’s friends and family,” Joan told EW after the finale.
Chris Conran and Alana Milne
Though landscape design salesman Chris Conran was forming a “connection” with BIP season 7 contestant Jessenia, he dropped the social media marketer like a hot potato once Alana Milne arrived in episode 7. Like Brendan and Pieper before them, Chris and Alana became such Paradise outcasts that they were forced to leave the show — but they stayed together. In March 2024, the couple announced their engagement and married in July 2025. They welcomed their first child, Vivienne Rose, in June 2026.
Jordan Chapman and Corinne Jones
These two gorgeous people — she was on Matt’s season of The Bachelor, he was on Tayshia’s season of The Bachelorette — have been dating since 2021 and announced their engagement in 2024 and plan to marry in October 2026. Did we mention that they’re gorgeous?
Anna Redman and Chris Bukowski
Corporate sales dude Chris Bukowski appeared on five (yes, five!) different seasons of Bachelor spinoffs (The Bachelorette, Bachelor Pad, and Bachelor in Paradise), but he still never managed to find love. As we’ve mentioned before, Bachelor Nation is an incestuous group, and he and Anna Redman, a copywriter who appeared on season 25 of The Bachelor, made their relationship Instagram official in 2022, and got engaged in January 2026.
Brendan Morais and Serene Russell
When we last saw Brendan, he was fleeing the beaches of Bachelor in Paradise after it was revealed that he and Pieper James were already dating each other when they arrived. And when we last saw Serene, she was leaving Paradise with her fiancé, Brandon Jones. But both of those onscreen romances imploded. Cut to March 2025, when Brendan and Serene went Instagram official on their love story. Welp, let’s hope Mr. Morais has done some learning and growing since his last Bachelor Nation relationship, because Serene is a queen who deserves the best.
Tessa Tookes and Joey Kirchner
Tessa Tookes was an early boot in season 26 of The Bachelor. Joey Kirchner got engaged on the first season of Bachelor in Paradise Canada only to call it off with his fiancée. Joey returned for the next season of Bachelor in Paradise Canada, where he ultimately found love with Tessa. They got engaged on the show and tied the knot in 2024. They remain the only Bachelor in Paradise Canada couple to stay together.
Sam McKinney and Alli Jo Hinkes
The Bachelorette season 21 alum Sam McKinney and The Bachelor season 29’s Alli Jo Hinkes never interacted on season 10 of Bachelor in Paradise. But, when Alli Jo DMed Sam after filming was over, the sparks flew, leading to them hard-launching their relationship in the summer of 2025.
Tara Durr and John Presser
Tara Durr and John Presser were unlucky in love when they were both eliminated during the first week of their seasons, season 9 of The Bachelor and season 5 of The Bachelorette, respectively. Love blossomed between them after they connected on a private Bachelor Facebook page, and they eventually announced their engagement in 2010 and married later that year. Durr and Presser have two children together, a son and a daughter.
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