dumped his final pick, Becca Kufrin, for his runner-up, Lauren Burnham, there was Jason Mesnick’s infamous breakup with Melissa Rycroft.

Back in 2009, Mesnick chose to end his engagement with Rycroft on live television.

He then pursued his second choice, Molly Malaney.

In The Bachelor Season 13, Mesnick chose Rycroft over Malaney.

“It hurts so bad to know that I’m breaking Molly’s heart,” Mesnick said at the time.

“I said to myself early that I don’t know if I could ever say goodbye to you.

“Since this all ended, things have been different,” Mesnick said “We’re not right for each other … Since [filming the show], the chemistry has been completely different.”.

Then Mesnick and Malaney got back together!

Do I wish I never hurt Melissa – heck yes, but as much as I regret some of my actions, I think they ultimately were the catalyst for Melissa, Molly & myself to end up exactly where we each want to be!

A post shared by Jason Mesnick (@jasonmesnick) on Aug 10, 2020 at 3:39pm PDT.

That said, Rycroft was left humiliated because she didn’t know about his feelings for Malaney.

A post shared by Melissa Rycroft Strickland (@melrystrick) on Aug 9, 2020 at 5:24pm PDT.

Meanwhile, Mesnick claimed The Bachelor producers didn’t want him to tell Rycroft about Malaney?

I never told Melissa about my feelings about Molly.

Melissa and I were just getting to know each other.

A post shared by Melissa Rycroft Strickland (@melrystrick) on Aug 10, 2020 at 10:33am PDT.

Now, Mesnick and Malaney are married with two children.

In an interview with Us Weekly published in 2016, Rycroft revealed she hasn’t spoken to Mesnick since their split on The Bachelor. .

Our names have forever been synonymous, but I'm here to tell you that Melissa Rycroft is sooooo much more than – what they like to say – "a jilted woman".

I feel lucky that I got to know Melissa

A post shared by Molly Mesnick (@mollymesnick) on Aug 10, 2020 at 8:59am PDT

But I know Melissa will be the first to say that she is exactly where she wants to be,” she wrote on Instagram

“I feel lucky that I got to know Melissa