Date Selection
Although they don’t get to choose the actual date, they do get to pick who they go on the dates with. While in the beginning, producers usually make suggestions based on who will make good TV, it’s ultimately up to the lead to choose who they want to take on each date.
The Married Couples
There are 11 married couples that have come out of The Bachelor/ette/BIP franchise specifically. The couples are Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter, Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum, Desiree Hartstock and Chris Siegfried, Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici, Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert, Carly Waddell and Evan Bass, Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon, Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo, Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney, Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham, and Krystal Nielson and Chris Randone (Krystal and Chris just recently announced split). While the odds don’t typically seem great, for these folks, it all worked out in the end.