Bachelor Nation Alums Find Love Off Camera

Though numerous pairs have discovered, or conversely, parted ways from, romance within the long-running reality dating series, a different set of individuals have connected with their soulmates from the Bachelor Nation universe post-show.

Katie Thurston became part of this group of Bachelor Nation couples who found love away from the cameras in November 2021, as Us Weekly verified her romance with John Hersey — an early departure from her season of The Bachelorette (season 17, week two) — following the conclusion of her engagement to Blake Moynes. This couple was together for just over half a year before their separation in June 2022.

Though Thurston and Hersey reconnected once filming wrapped, certain Bachelor Nation personalities never actually appeared together on the show, only to discover love with each other later, a prime example being Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick, whose relationship spanned from January 2019 to August 2023 before their eventual breakup.

Continue reading below to explore which alums of the popular ABC franchise have forged romantic connections with fellow ex-contestants.