Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell- NOT Engaged But Still Together

Matt James was the first ever bachelor who was not a contestant on a previous season of The Bachelorette. This season was also the last season that Chris Harrison would be hosting the show. Matt James was the bachelor for season 25 of The Bachelor and Rachael Kirkconnell was one of the contestants on the season. Matt and Rachael hit it off right off the bat and were supported by Bachelor Nation. Rachael received the one-on-one date where Matt took her shopping, and she came home with a full new wardrobe. In past seasons, whichever contestant went on this date usually ended up getting engaged to the bachelor at the end of the season, so fans were very excited. After this date, Matt told Rachael that he was falling in love with her, and she said that she was falling in love with him too. This was a huge moment in the season as Rachael was the first woman that Matt had said this too. Rachael then went on to hometowns and fantasy suites, and then on to meet Matt’s family. She then made it to the final day of the season and was the only remaining contestant. Matt did not end up proposing to Rachael because he did not want to rush into anything, but he did give her the Final Rose and asked her to leave together as a couple, to which she said yes. After the season finished airing, Rachael received a lot of backlash due to released photos from a racially insensitive party that she attended in college. Because of this, Matt ended up breaking up with Rachael. Meanwhile, Rachael took the time to educate herself and took full accountability for her actions. After some time, Matt and Rachael rekindled their relationship and they have been happily together ever since. Since then, they have traveled to many different places together and have shared a lot of their relationship on social media. Overall, I am happy that the two are still together and I think that after everything that they went through, there isn’t a challenge that the couple cannot face together. I hope to see an engagement in the future.

Click here to watch Matt give Rachael the Final Rose.

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