The Complicated, Interconnected History of The Bachelor Franchise

We may not remember Alex very well, but without his role as the world's first Bachelor, we would never have met Trista. Alex may not have picked her, but America certainly did, and she wound up being the first Bachelorette.

Trista fell in love with Ryan Sutter, world's most handsomely chill firefighter, and the two are still married to this day. In fact, they are the gold standard when it comes to dating-show romance.