Which Couples From 'The Bachelor' Are Still Together? (2024)

With nearly 300 episodes, more than a dozen spinoffs, and a global viewership peaking at 13.93 million per episode, The Bachelor is easily one of TV’s most successful reality dating shows. With each season brimming with tantalizing drama and head-spinning twists, the show rarely fails to capture viewer interest.

But popular appeal aside, the show seldom delivers on its premise; the pursuit of true love. Astoundingly, many of the couples who’ve found love on the show have called it quits; some right after the final rose.

However, a select few couples have managed to go the distance, proving that love found on reality TV can stand the test of time. In this article, we'll spotlight all The Bachelor couples still thriving in 2024, ranking them by the number of years they've been together.

7 Jason Mesnick And Molly Malaney

The Bachelor: Season 13

Leading the pack are Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney, who first crossed paths on Season 13 of The Bachelor. Jason initially gave his final rose to Melissa Rycroft, only to change his mind about a month after the season finale.

Despite appearances to the contrary, Mesnick and Rycroft had already called it quits in private before the explosive After the Final Rose special, where Jason shocked everyone by dumping Melissa on live TV and begging Molly to take him back.

Mesnick said of his decision in an interview with US Weekly:

“Melissa is a great girl, but there wasn’t any chemistry. So I broke up with her after Christmas, about a month after we wrapped. Obviously, I didn’t want it all on TV, but I had to take the chance if it meant getting [Molly] back. I’d rather have picked up the phone, trust me!”

Despite their rocky beginning, Jason and Molly were still going strong as of June 2024, making them the longest-running Bachelor couple ever. They tied the knot in February 2010 and welcomed their daughter Riley Anne three years later. The two also share custody of Jason’s 19-year-old son, Tyler, from his previous marriage to Hilary Buckholz.

6 Ann Lueders And Jesse Csincsak

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Closely behind are Ann Lueders and Jesse Csincsak, an unconventional Bachelor couple whose love story didn’t begin on the show. Ann, a contestant from Season 13 of The Bachelor, and Jesse, the winner of Season 4 of The Bachelorette, met on a Bachelor Nation reunion cruise to Mexico in 2010 and instantly clicked.

Jesse said of his first encounter with Ann in an interview with Hollywood 411:

“After getting off ABC’s the Bachelorette and becoming single again I quickly realized that there were a lot of women who had gone on the show who were also single and could understand what I was going through. So I started to reach out to past contestants from the show and began to invite them to the reunions I hosted twice a year around the US and Ann just happened to come on the first cruise I hosted to Mexico and the rest is history.”

The two tied the knot in August 2010 and have since welcomed three kids: Brian Carter, 8, Charlotte Jean, 10, and Noah Theodore, 13.

5 Sean Lowe And Catherine Giudici

The Bachelor: Season 17

Catherine Giudici’s selection as Sean Lowe’s final pick on Season 17 of The Bachelor stunned many, especially amid rumors that Lowe had proposed to runner-up Lindsay Yenter long before the finale. Despite their dramatic beginnings, Sean and Catherine are still going strong more than a decade later.

Lowe said of their relationship in a May 2024 interview with E! News:

"The Bachelor is great at making you feel all of these emotions, and you're riding high on love, and you're gonna have these feelings for the rest of your life. But once you get into the real world, some days you don't feel all the love that you had when you got down on one knee. And so for us, it's just about committing. And part of that is trying to be the best partner you can for your spouse."

The pair tied the knot just a year after the final rose and have since welcomed three children: Samuel Thomas, 7, Isaiah Hendrix, 6, and Mia Mejia, 5.

4 Arie Luyendyk Jr. And Lauren Burnham

The Bachelor: Season 22

Season 17 Bachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr. shocked everyone when he reversed his proposal to Becca Kufrin and began dating runner-up Lauren Burnham just two days after the finale. Despite the initial turbulence, Arie and Lauren's relationship has stood the test of time, and was still going strong as of June 2024.

Arie and Lauren got engaged on Season 22's After the Final Rose special and tied the knot on January 12, 2019. Since then, they've welcomed three adorable additions to their family: daughter Alessi Ren, 5, and twins Lux Jacob and Senna James, 3.

3 Matt James And Rachael Kirkconnell

The Bachelor: Season 25

Bachelor fans were left reeling when Season 25's Matt James called it quits with Michelle Young and sparked up a romance with Rachael Kirkconnell, all without a proposal in sight.

The drama escalated after the finale when controversial photos of Kirkconnell attending an antebellum plantation-themed college party surfaced online, causing what seemed like an irreparable fracture between the two.

However, the duo managed to patch things up and were still going strong as of June 2024. Kirkconnell said of her relationship with James in a 2023 interview with US Weekly:

“Matt really is just my best friend. I think at the end of the day, it’s just really fun to live the life that we live together. I don’t think anything that we do would be nearly as fun if I weren’t with him. I love our dynamic, I think that we make each other better people. We bring out the better version of ourselves. I think we have a lot to teach each other.”

2 Zach Shallcross And Kaity Biggar

The Bachelor: Season 27

Zach Shallcross and Kaity Biggar have been making significant strides since getting engaged on Season 27 of The Bachelor. Despite their relationship being only a year old, the couple has already taken the bold step of moving in together in Austin, Texas. The two are also actively planning their nuptials and are set to tie the knot in October 2025.

However, unlike many Bachelor Nation alumni who tend to bask in the spotlight after the show, Zach and Kaity have chosen to keep a low profile and stay out of the limelight. Kaity said of their post-show plans in an April 2023 interview with Bachelor Insider:

“I’m going back to my nursing contract at the end of the month, and I’m looking forward to that. I love the hospital I work at and the people are incredible. Like Zach said, we’re not really trying to be in the limelight; we’re just honestly trying to be normal.”

1 Joey Graziadei And Kelsey Anderson

The Bachelor: Season 28

Joey Graziadei and Kelsey Anderson are still riding high after their emotional engagement on Season 28 of The Bachelor. The two have yet to walk down the aisle, but are set to begin planning their nuptials sometime in 2025.

Kelsey said of their wedding plans in a March 2024 interview with Entertainment Tonight:

"Maybe in like a year we'll start planning [a wedding]. I think that we're just trying to take it slow. No stress. We just want to bask in this time right now."

Though they’re yet to exchange vows, the two have been making major strides as a couple; one of the biggest being their planned relocation to New York.

"I think I was down because I saw how much she was excited for it and I think it's a perfect place," Joey told Entertainment Tonight of their relocation plans. "We've built such a strong foundation. We have such a great thing that we have now, but it's now time to have fun. What better place to do it than New York?"

The Bachelor

TV-14

Reality

Competition

Release Date

March 25, 2002

Seasons

28

Creator(s)

Mike Fleiss

Cast

Jesse Palmer , Chris Harrison , Emmanuel Acho

Franchise(s)

The Bachelor