- There isn't always a happy ending at the end of "The Bachelor" or "The Bachelorette."
- Most recently Arie Luyendyk Jr. ended his engagement with Becca Kurfin on camera, but he isn't the only one.
- These are the stars and contestants who broke up on TV.
The end goal of the contestants and stars of "The Bachelor,""The Bachelorette," or "Bachelor in Paradise" is to find the person they're going to spend the rest of their life with — after a series of awkward group dates, cocktail parties, and rose ceremonies, of course.
But sometimes that doesn't quite pan out and there have been times in the franchise's history where the star has walked away without their winner or ended things on air.
Read on for all of the past "Bachelor" and "Bachelorette" stars who have broken up with contestants on TV.
Brad Womack rejected his final two women in 2007.
During the season finale of season 11 of "The Bachelor," Womack had to choose between DeAnna Pappas and Jenni Croft, but in the end, he decided he didn't want to marry either of them.
According to Reality TV World, Womack said he could envision both women being his wife, he ultimately decided he didn't feel comfortable proposing to either of them.
Jason Mesnick changed his mind at the last minute in 2009.
After Mesnick popped the question to Melissa Rycroft on his "Bachelor" season finale, somewhere between filming and the finale airing, he changed his mind.
On "After The Final Rose," he broke up with Rycroft on air and got back together with his runner up, Molly Malaney, who he is still married to today.
Arie Luyendyk Jr. dumped Becca Kufrin on camera in 2018.
Luyendyk Jr. asked Kufrin to marry him on "The Bachelor" season finale, but by the time it aired, he'd completely changed his mind. In footage that ABC aired along with the finale, he broke up with Kufrin during one of their secret visits while the show still aired. After getting back together with Lauren Burnham, he asked her to marry him on "After The Final Rose."
Luyendyk Jr. and Burnham recently got married and are expecting a baby girl.
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