Brad & Emily

WOW... all the spoilers were wrong. It wasn't Chantal after all. He picked Emily! I'm not surprised, I mean you could tell the entire season he was obsessed with her (telling her his in love with her, pulling her aside 3 times on a group date, giving her a special picnic during the cocktail hour, telling her she's getting a rose, etc. etc.) he was CLEARLY obsessed. I just didn't see it from her, and in the "After the Final Rose" episode it was obvious she's not as in love with him as he is with her.


She was probably the hottest bachelorette to ever grace this show so it was clear the show was over as soon as she stepped out of the limo! I just thought she might not be into him and go home! And I still don't think I'm that far off since they have already broken up once. And yes it would be incredibly difficult to watch your man on dates with other women (it'd be like watching your bf/fiancee/husband's past relationships - no one wants to see that!)



I liked how they brought on the three couples that have made it... 3? That's telling you something right there. There's been 15 bachelors and 7 bachelorettes (Ashley H is our 7th bachelorette).  So you're telling me out of 21 couples only 3 have made it? That's not very good odds!

Season	Premiered	Bachelor	Profile	Winner	Runner(s)-Up	Proposal	Aftermath
1	March 25, 2002	Alex Michel	Management consultant	Amanda Marsh	Trista Rehn	No	Michel did not propose to Marsh, but instead they took a chance at a relationship. Marsh and Michel broke up after several months, and runner-up Trista Rehn was featured on the first season of The Bachelorette.
2	September 25, 2002	Aaron Buerge	Vice President of a chain of family-owned banks	Helene Eksterowicz	Brooke Smith	Yes	They broke up after several months.[2] Buerge became engaged to Angye McIntosh and married in 2009.[3] Finalist Gwen Gioia became a contestant on the first season of Bachelor Pad.
3	March 24, 2003	Andrew Firestone	Sales manager of Firestone Family estates	Jen Schefft	Kristen Baschbucher	Yes	Schefft and Firestone broke up after several months but remained friends.[4] He is now married to actress Ivana Bozilovic.[5] Schefft was featured on the third season of The Bachelorette.
4	September 24, 2003	Bob Guiney	Creator of a mortgage company and former suitor on The Bachelorette	Estella Gardinier	Kelly Jo Kuharski	No	Guiney did not propose to Gardinier but she accepted a promise ring indicating that they would still date. They broke up shortly after the show aired.[6] Guiney later married soap opera star Rebecca Budig, but they split after five years of marriage.[7] Meredith Phillips, who came fourth, was featured on the second season of The Bachelorette.
5	April 7, 2004	Jesse Palmer	Canadian American college football player	Jessica Bowlin	Tara Huckeby[8]	No	Palmer did not propose to Bowlin. They continued to date but broke up several months later.[9]
6	September 22, 2004	Byron Velvick	Pro bass fisherman and divorced father	Mary Delgado	Tanya Michel	Yes	Velvick and Delgado split after five years.[10]
7	March 28, 2005	Charlie O'Connell	Actor	Sarah Brice	Krisily Kennedy	No	O'Connell chose Sarah Brice to be the winner but he did not propose to her. Instead they took a chance at a relationship. They broke up in September 2007,[11] but got back together in 2008.[12] However, they called it quits again in 2010.[13] Runner-up Kennedy became a contestant on the first season of Bachelor Pad.
8 [Note 1]	January 9, 2006	Travis Lane Stork	Medical doctor	Sarah Stone	Moana Dixon	No	Stork did not propose to Stone. They decided to take a chance at just a relationship. They broke up shortly after the show aired.[14] Stork is now featured on The Doctors.
9 [Note 2]	October 3, 2006	Prince Lorenzo Borghese	Cosmetics entrepreneur	Jennifer Wilson	Sadie Murray	No	Borghese did not propose to Wilson. They took a chance at a relationship, and they broke up in January 2007.[15]
10 [Note 3]	April 2, 2007	Andrew Baldwin	US Naval Officer	Tessa Horst	Bevin Nicole Powers	Yes	Horst and Baldwin called off their engagement one month after the finale,[16] but continued their relationship. They broke off the relationship in September 2007.[17] Finalist Peyton Wright became a contestant on the first season of Bachelor Pad.
11	September 24, 2007	Brad Womack	Bar owner	None	DeAnna Pappas and Jenni Croft	No	Womack chose Jenni Croft and DeAnna Pappas as the two finalists, but they were both rejected in the season's finale.[18] Pappas was featured on the fourth season of The Bachelorette. Womack returned as the Bachelor for its 15th season (see below).
12 [Note 4]	March 17, 2008	Matt Grant	Global financier	Shayne Lamas	Chelsea Wanstrath	Yes	Grant and Lamas broke up in July 2008.[19]
13	January 5, 2009	Jason Mesnick	Account executive, single father, and former suitor on The Bachelorette	Melissa Rycroft	Molly Malaney	Yes	On the season's finale, Mesnick had called off the engagement with Rycroft, and resumed a relationship with runner-up Malaney. Rycroft later appeared on Dancing With the Stars and is now married to Tye Strickland. They welcomed their first child, daughter Ava Grace, on February 16th, 2011.[20][21] On October 20, 2009, Mesnick proposed to Malaney in New Zealand, which she accepted. They were married on February 27, 2010, in California.[22] Mesnick and Malaney's wedding aired on national television on March 8, 2010.[23] Third-place finalist Jillian Harris was featured on the fifth season of The Bachelorette. Finalists Nikki Kaapke and Natalie Getz became contestants on the first season of Bachelor Pad and winner Melissa Rycroft co-hosted the program. Getz went on to win the first season of Bachelor Pad along with The Bachelorette cast-off David Good. Finalist Ann Lueders is now married to The Bachelorette winner Jesse Csincsak.[24]
14 [Note 5]	January 4, 2010	Jake Pavelka	Commercial pilot and former suitor on The Bachelorette	Vienna Girardi	Tenley Molzahn	Yes	They ended their relationship in June 2010.[25] Pavelka appeared as a celebrity contestant on the tenth season of Dancing With the Stars. Fourth-place finalist Ali Fedotowsky was featured on the sixth season of The Bachelorette. Runner-up Molzahn, along with finalists Elizabeth Kitt, Gia Allemand, Michelle Kujawa, Jessie Sulidis and Ashley Elmore, became contestants on the first season of Bachelor Pad.
15	January 3, 2011	Brad Womack[26]	Returning Bachelor (see above)	Emily Maynard	Chantal O'Brien	Yes	"Engaged couple" in love, but with no wedding date set as they continue to grow together and work on their problems without the drama of the show. Third-place finalist Ashley Hebert will be featured on the seventh season of The Bachelorette.

So what do you think of our next bachette Ash? I like her, I wasn't a huge fan until her home town date when she was in her comfort zone and acted like herself, fun and bubbly! I think she'll be entertaining for sure!

Season	Bachelorette	Occupation	Winner	Runner-Up	Proposal	Aftermath
1	Trista Rehn	physical therapist	Ryan Sutter	Charlie Maher	Yes	They were married in December 2003 and was televised on national television, as of 2010 are together and have two children. Contestant Bob Guiney was featured on fourth season of The Bachelor.
2	Meredith Phillips	makeup artist	Ian Mckee	Matthew Hickl[21]	Yes	They were engaged at the end of the show, but ended their relationship in February 2005.
3	Jennifer Schefft	publicist	–	Jerry Ferris and John Paul Merritt	No	She rejected all bachelors.[10]
4	DeAnna Pappas	real estate agent	Jesse Csincsak	Jason Mesnick	Yes	Their wedding was set for May 9, 2009, but they broke up in November 2008. Runner-up Jason Mesnick was featured on the 13th season of The Bachelor. Jesse is now married to The Bachelor season 13 finalist Ann Lueders.[22]
5	Jillian Harris	interior designer	Ed Swiderski	Kiptyn Locke	Yes	In July 2010, it was announced that the two had broken up.[23] Contestant Jake Pavelka was featured on the 14th season of The Bachelor. Runner-up Locke, along with finalists Juan Barbieri, Wes Hayden, Jesse Kovacs and David Good, became contestants on the first season of Bachelor Pad.
6	Ali Fedotowsky	advertising account manager	Roberto Martinez	Chris Lambton	Yes	Planning their wedding. Finalists Jonathan Novack, Craig McKinnon and Jesse Beck became contestants on the first season of Bachelor Pad.
7	Ashley Hebert[24]	dental student