Melissa Rycroft, the Bachelor contestant whom Jason Mesnick proposed to and then dumped in favor of the runner-up, Molly Malaney, on national television back in March, got the last laugh on Jason by walking down the aisle over the weekend.
Second time's the charm for the Bachelor who admitted he chose the wrong girl, to the wrong girl, on national television. Now's he's happily engaged to the right girl.
Melissa Rycroft, who was so memorably proposed to and then dumped on national television by Bachelor Jason Mesnick and then twirled her infamy into a stint on Dancing With the Stars, is engaged, Us Weekly reports. She reunited with insurance agent Tye Strickland in March after her stint on The Bachelor—they'd been on and off for two years.
Melissa Rycroft has had quite a ride. From Cowboys cheerleader to The Bachelor winner to wilted After The Rose Ceremony scorned woman to Dancing With The Stars contestant. And now, she has a new dude. That's right. She's back in the saddle and everyone loves her. Jason Mesnick is having a different experience. People do not like the cut of his jib. And so it goes.
Melissa Rycroft may have been dumped on national television, but that doesn't mean we've seen the last of her. For the former bachelorette, dancing well may be the best revenge.
The Bachelor's "shocking" finale has become a neverending story. MSNBC reports that personal e-mails between Melissa and Jason after their nationally televised breakup reveal her anger and his placement of blame on the show's producers. According to The Hollywood Gossip, Bachelor host Chris Harrison has cleared the air. Melissa did have an inkling and was not blindsided, the site reports. Molly, on the other hand, was completely in the dark before the after-show was filmed.
The Bachelor gets engaged on the season finale, then goes back to choose the other woman!
Poll: Who Is The Bachelor Going To Choose?: Jillian, the cute Canadian interior designer. Megan, the no-nonsense single mom. Melissa, the former cheerleader from Texas. DeAnna, the Bachelorette who broke his heart.
For all of its ridiculous moments*, last night's episode of The Bachelor made us realize one thing: the single parent experience is growing increasingly mainstream. Jason, the bachelor and single dad in question, has 10 remaining women on the show; two of them are single mothers, and all of them are gaga for his divorced self. The latest US census showed single parent homes have held steady at around 9 percent of all households for the past fifteen years. Meanwhile, the increase in popularity of online dating and the prevalance of divorce have made dating with children a common occurrence. In our not-so-distant past, unmarried or divorced parents risked facing judgment from the state, society and religious institutions for their status.
Besides the fact that never has a racial minority appeared as the Bachelor or Bachelorette on ABC's long-running reality show, we continued to be surprised by contestant Jason Mesnick's choices on last night's episode.Things that would make us sweat (not in a good way)—like being prepared to move cross-country for someone you've known for 48 hours—seem to make this guy smile. Here, a list of things this Seattle-based single dad likes in a lady.
