Reality TV romance sometimes has a notoriously short shelf life, but a handful of Bachelor Nation pairs have defied the percentages.
From the franchise’s earliest seasons through more moderen installments, several couples turned their televised proposals into lasting marriages which have even crossed the last decade milestone.
Here’s a have a look at the Bachelor couples who’ve made it to 10 years of marriage — or more:
Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter
The unique Bachelorette and her firefighter beau remain the franchise’s gold standard for lasting love. After Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter got engaged on the 2003 finale, they tied the knot one 12 months later in a TV special.
Greater than 20 years later, they share two children, Max and Blakesley, and credit honesty for keeping their romance strong.
“I made a decision getting in that I needed to offer myself wholeheartedly to the experience to ensure that it to work,” Trista exclusively told Us Weekly in 2020. “I still consider that for anybody who’s the lead, if an individual just isn’t willing to be vulnerable and willing to precise themselves and be truly themselves without fear of criticism or skepticism or whatever, I don’t think it’ll work out.”
Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney
Few Bachelor love stories were as chaotic as Jason Mesnick and Molly Maleney’s ended up being. After being rejected by DeAnna Pappas on season 4 of The Bachelorette in 2008, Jason was named the season 13 lead. He initially proposed to Melissa Rycroft, then famously modified his mind through the “After the Final Rose” taping in March 2009 to pursue runner-up Molly.
“Melissa is an excellent girl, but there wasn’t any chemistry,” Jason told Us on the time. “So I broke up along with her after Christmas, a couple of month after we wrapped. Obviously, I didn’t want all of it on TV, but I needed to take the prospect if it meant getting [Molly] back. I’d reasonably have picked up the phone, trust me!”
He proposed to Molly in October 2009. The couple wed in 2010 before welcoming daughter Riley. (Jason can also be father of son Ty from a pre-Bachelor relationship.)
Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici
Sean Lowe — once branded the “Virgin Bachelor” during his 2013 season after revealing he was a born-again virgin saving himself for marriage — found his match in contestant Catherine Giudici. The 2 wed in 2014, occurring to welcome sons Samuel and Isaiah, in addition to daughter Mia.
Sean and Catherine marked their tenth wedding anniversary in 2024.
“It looks like I’ve reached a milestone,” Lowe exclusively told Us in May 2024. “Ten years, especially meeting within the crazy way that we met, I believe that’s value celebrating.”
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Holly Durst and Blake Julian
The Bachelor Pad season 2 winners got married in 2012 and faced an extended road to parenthood. After a possible endometriosis diagnosis, unsuccessful IVF and IUI treatments and two pregnancy losses with a surrogate, Holly and Blake adopted baby Poppy in September 2019 through an open adoption.
“She’s just so perfect,” Holly told Us exclusively in October 2019. “She’s so healthy and sweet, and it’s just been the best thing that’s ever happened to us.”
The couple connected with Poppy’s birth mother through Instagram after being on a South Carolina agency waitlist since November 2018. Holly and Blake welcomed baby No. 2, son Knox, in 2023.
Desiree Hartsock and Chris Siegfried
Desiree Hartsock competed on Sean Lowe’s Bachelor season in 2013 before becoming the ninth Bachelorette later that 12 months. After Brooks Forester quit the show during fantasy suite week, Desiree realized that Chris Siegfried had her heart all along. Chris proposed through the August 2013 finale.
“You might have been by my side from the very starting … I thanks day-after-day for never giving up,” Desiree told Chris through the final rose ceremony. “And also you mean absolutely the world to me. I really like you. I really like you a lot.”
The couple, who share sons Asher, Zander and Noah, wed in January 2015, marking a full decade of marriage in 2025.
Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert
Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert met on season 2 of Bachelor in Paradise in 2015 after appearing on Chris Soules’ Bachelor and Kaitlyn Bristowe’s Bachelorette seasons, respectively. Tanner proposed through the September 2015 finale, and they married in a televised ceremony that aired in January 2016.
“I spent more time with Tanner in two days than I did with Chris Soules in seven weeks, ?” Jade exclusively told Us in April 2021.
The Kansas City-based couple share daughter Emerson and sons Brooks and Reed. Jade later revealed in 2023 that she suffered a miscarriage and named their stillborn son Beau.
This story was compiled with the assistance of AI tools and edited by journalists.