The Bachelor Stars Ranked By Relationship Length: Who’s #1?

Take heed, Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph, and all Bachelor couples of the future. Take heed. Time passes. Life happens.

Love - and fame - fades. Reality sinks in. And hits hard.

That sounds cynical, we know. But it's also factual.

Although things have looked up lately, The Bachelor stars have not exactlty had the best track record when it comes to love lasting.

How bad is it? Simply by virtue of being together a year later, Lauren Bushnell and Ben Higgins ranked among the top success stories.

And they still broke up! That says it all right there.

Nick Viall and Vanessa Grimaldi broke up after not even half that much time after a relationship many felt was doomed from day one.

As for the latest case study we saw play out this year?

Let's just say Colton and Cassie are up against major obstacles (if you saw the recent season, you get it), and the odds aren't great. 

What about for Peter Weber, the man who will hand out the roses in 2020 following a windmill-filled ride on The Bachelorette?

His prospects aren't much better, although we're guessing there will be ample opportunities to hook up inside historical structures.

Take what you can get, and don't get upset. Check out the full Bachelor relationship rankings by length and see how they've fared:

1. Brad Womack

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Brad Womack, in the first of his two stints as The Bachelor, takes the cake by not choosing to propose to, or even continue his relationship with, either of the final two women, Jenni Croft or DeAnna Pappas (pictured). Wow.

2. Brad Womack (Take 2)

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In his second stint as The Bachelor, Brad Womack was briefly engaged to Emily Maynard. That ended pretty quickly, as she was single again in a couple of months.

3. Travis Stork

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Dr. Travis Stork and Sara Stone were broken up so fast, they got to talk about it on the After the Final Rose special.

4. Jesse Palmer

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Jesse Palmer, former NFL quarterback and current sports TV analyst, did not propose to Jessica Bowlin. They continued to date but broke up just weeks later.

5. Aaron Buerge

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Aaron Buerge and Helene Eksterowicz also lasted a matter of weeks.

6. Bob Guiney

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Bob Guiney did not propose to Estella Gardinier, but gave her a promise ring indicating that they would still date … for like a month it turned out.
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