- Couples have been trying to find love on “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” for years.
- But most of the couples aren’t together anymore.
- “Bachelor” runner-up (and first “Bachelorette” ever) Trista Rehn chose firefighter Ryan Sutter as her final pick on season one of “The Bachelorette” – and they’re still going strong.
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It’s hard to believe, but “The Bachelor” and its spin-off “The Bachelorette” have been airing since the early aughts. In total, there have been more than 30 seasons of gorgeous singles trying to find love on ABC.
But shocker: The majority of its stars aren’t with the winner they fell in love with over the course of a short few months.
Here’s a list of the alums whose unions are still going strong.
Anjelica Oswald contributed to a previous version of this article.
"Bachelor" runner-up (and first "Bachelorette" ever) Trista Rehn chose firefighter Ryan Sutter as her final pick on season one of "The Bachelorette."
According to Rehn, Simon Cowell told her they wouldn't last more than two weeks.
Rehn and Sutter are still together and perhaps the most successful of any "Bachelor" or "Bachelorette" couples in history.
The pair got married on an ABC special broadcast on December 6, 2003. They now have two children and Rehn said that one of the keys to their successful marriage is forgiveness.
Dance instructor Ashley Hebert and construction manager J.P. Rosenbaum from "The Bachelorette" season seven are married.
They got engaged on the finale in 2011 and were married in a televised ceremony on ABC in 2012.
The couple has two children together, a boy and a girl.
Their children are named Fordham and Essex. The couple also appeared on "Marriage Boot Camp" in 2017.
In December 2019, Rosenbaum revealed that he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare neurological disorder characterized by a person's immune system mistakenly attacking part of the peripheral nervous system.
Hebert Rosenbaum went on to share a photo of the family on Instagram, writing: "Cherish all that you have every, single day. Thank you to everyone for prayers, helping with the kids and offering all your love and support. We are blessed to have amazing family and friends. Love you all and grateful to have so much good in our lives."
Entrepreneur Sean Lowe, who starred on season 17 of "The Bachelor," proposed to graphic designer Catherine Giudici.
The two married a year later in 2014.
Lowe released a memoir, "For All the Right Reasons," and has appeared on a bunch of reality shows, including "Dancing With the Stars" and "Celebrity Wife Swap."
They're still going strong and have a son named Samuel. In May 2018, the couple welcomed their second child named Isaiah. Their third child, a daughter named Mia, was born in December 2019.
"I think I have learned better patience when it comes to our marriage and that rage is kind of a waste of time," Giudici told "E! News." "I've been slower to anger when I remember how much Sean loves me and better at explaining how I feel."
Bridal stylist Desiree Hartsock and banker Chris Siegfried from season nine of "The Bachelorette" season are married.
After getting engaged on the finale in 2013, the two got married in 2015.
The couple welcomed a second child in early 2019.
Hartsock also launched her own bridal dress line. They became parents with the birth of Asher in October 2016 and welcomed a son named Zander in January 2019.
Real estate developer JoJo Fletcher and former pro football player Jordan Rodgers from season 12 of "The Bachelorette" are still a couple.
They got engaged in the 2016 "Bachelorette" finale.
The pair haven't tied the knot yet, and it's not a high priority for them right now.
"Life is so unpredictable and we'll take it one day at a time," Fletcher told Us Weekly in regards to wedding planning. "We'll get there when we get there."
The couple also opened up about their relationship struggles during a web series called "Engaged With JoJo and Jordan."
In a surprising twist, Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo got engaged on the season 13 finale of "The Bachelorette" after she broke up with front runner Peter Kraus.
"Bachelorette" fans were upset.
The pair tied the knot in August 2019.
The couple said "I Do" in Mexico and decided to forgo televising their special day for fans. In an interview with People, Lindsay said "We don't need TV. We don't need to get paid. We don't buy a network, we're doing this because this is what we want to do. I think it has more meaning."
Arie Luyendyk Jr. didn't initially pick Lauren Burnham on season 22 of "The Bachelor," but they're now together.
Arie originally picked Becca Kufrin, who was the most recent Bachelorette, but then dumped her on the show and chose his runner-up, Lauren Burnham. They announced their engagement on the "After the Final Rose" event.
They welcomed their first child, daughter Alessi Ren, in May 2019.
The couple is still active on social media and documents their adventures together. In September 2019, they got married for a second time during a ceremony that took place at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Becca Kufrin chose Garrett Yrigoyen on the season 14 finale of "The Bachelorette."
Becca accepted Garrett's proposal during the season finale.
Yrigoyen and Kufrin are still engaged, but in no rush to get married.
The two appeared together on the "After the Final Rose" ceremony and said they're happy. They also discussed Garrett's controversial social media presence, after he liked meme posts that mocked genders, races, and social issues.
"We literally have zero wedding plans right now," Kufrin told Rachel Lindsay during the "Bachelor Happy Hour" podcast in December 2019.
"The Bachelor" star Colton Underwood famously jumped a fence and proclaimed his love for Cassie Randolph on season 23.
They didn't get engaged by the show's conclusion, but Randolph accepted his rose.
They're still together and have discussed getting engaged.
"It's been tough adjusting to this new normal," Randolph told "Extra." "We'll figure out if it slows down or not we're just trying to and manage our time with each and our families. We have a lot going on."
