Jenn & Devin Broke Up After The Bachelorette Finale

Jenn Tran and Devin Strader’s relationship was one to watch on The Bachelorette. The couple forged a connection early on, and while her hesitance to say she was in love with him was a point of conflict, they worked things out and got engaged during the Sept. 3 finale.

But alas, they didn’t become a long-term love match. Here’s why Jenn and Devin broke up after The Bachelorette filming wrapped.

A Shocking Bachelorette Breakup

During the finale, Jenn told Jesse Palmer she planned to propose, but The Bachelorette didn’t immediately air the proposal. As Jesse explained, he wanted to give her a chance to share her side of the story first because her relationship with Devin had taken a downturn since filming wrapped.

On After the Final Rose, Jenn said that as soon as they left Hawaii, Devin’s behavior changed. “It kind of just felt like he was pulling away,” she said, adding that he was backing out of promises he’d made and wasn’t communicating with her.

Ultimately, the night before a planned “happy couple” visit, Devin called Jenn and broke off the engagement. “He basically said that he didn’t love me anymore and didn’t feel the same way,” she told Jesse. “He regretted getting engaged.”

While Jenn suggested they continue dating without the pressure of an engagement, Devin was “checked out” by that point.

Jenn Confronted Devin On Stage

Devin attended After the Final Rose, where Jenn confronted him for the first time since their split. “The next day, I wake up to you following girls on Instagram — not just any girl but Maria [Georgas],” Jenn said. “Not only is that so disrespectful to everything that we shared together... I just don’t understand it.”

Devin acknowledged that he knows “how much that hurt [Jenn],” but denied doing it to be cruel.

Jenn also said that Devin concealed his doubts about engagement during the show, and he agreed, saying that he was “regretfully late” informing her of his misgivings.

That Proposal Twist

After Jenn confronted Devin, The Bachelorette bizarrely still aired Jenn’s proposal.

“Devin, I want to fight for you every day. I want to help carry your burdens. I want to put a smile on your face and, honestly, I just don’t want to live without you,” she said. “You’re everything that I ever dreamed of but didn’t know that I could have. I want to wake up and choose you every day for the rest of my life. Today and every day. Baby, I want to grow old with you! So, Devin Strader, will you please make me the happiest girl in the world and marry me?”

Devin responded with his own proposal, too, and it would have been a very sweet scene had it not been for the real-time context of After the Final Rose.