I’m going to be honest, I didn’t watch The Bachelor this season. The closest I got were the recaps on E!’s The Soup, and Brad generally came across like a commitment phobe doofus who inexplicably had women fawning all over him. (He’s hot, I’ll give him that.) This show is incredibly popular, though. A couple of women were discussing it at the gym yesterday and said they were happy that Brad had picked Emily, because she was the best one for him or something. I almost chimed in to tell them that they’d already broken up, but I didn’t know if that was confirmed or just a rumor so I didn’t say anything.

It turns out they’re still together supposedly, although I wouldn’t put it past producers to delay the breakup announcement to try and save face. Brad told People that they’re working on their relationship and admits that “it has been a bumpy couple of months.” Bachelor host Chris Harrison told Ryan Seacrest that these two have had “knock down, drag out” fights. I know that’s just a figure of speech but that makes it sound like they’ve come to blows.

Bachelor Brad Womack proposed to single mom Emily Maynard on ‘The Bachelor’ finale that aired Monday night, and rumors soon surfaced that the pair has already broken up, but the couple insists they are still together.

Brad admits in a statement to People that things have been rough since taping the finale, but he and Emily remain engaged:

“At long last, Emily and I can be open to the world and each other about our relationship. Though we are madly in love, it has been a bumpy couple of months for us and our priority right now is to focus on our relationship. We hope that you can respect our privacy as we return to normalcy and begin our off-screen lives together.”
Popeater reported on Tuesday that the couple had already “broken up for good,” in part because Emily hated watching Brad’s dates with the other women as they aired each Monday night, after he had proposed to her.

“Emily is not able to forgive Brad for what she considers cheating week-after-week with other girls,” a producer reportedly told the website. “It’s always hard sending the couple back into reality after they have been living in paradise, but no one in the history of the show has had as hard a time adjusting as Emily.”

Meanwhile Chris Harrison visited Ryan Seacrest’s radio show (via People) and said the couple is doing well and trying to work things out despite some “knock down, drag out fights.”

[From Huffington Post]

These two are not going to last, no one on these shows ever does, The Bachelor is currently 1 for 15 in terms of couples that are still together and that’s counting Brad and Emily. Contestants on The Biggest Loser have a better dating and marriage track record.

In related news, the new Bachelorette has been announced and it’s Ashley Herbert. She was eliminated just before the final in this year’s Bachelor and is a 26 year-old fourth year dental student at the University of Pennsylvania. She would likely have better luck finding a guy at school on the Internet, or while she’s sucking the spit out of their mouths but that wouldn’t come with any media opportunities.

Here’s a video of Brad proposing. I’ve read less cliched bullsh*t in those Chicken Soup for the Soul books than he spouts at the beginning:

And here’s a recap from E!

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