All the Besties Who Found Love with Each Other *Instead* of the Dude on The Bachelor

While some may have been saying “Jacqueline, whom?!” due to her lack of airtime on Arie’s season, she ended up making the most of her downtime and found that one-of-a-kind love anyway—but with Kendall, not Arie. The moment when Kendall literally collapsed into Jacqueline’s arms crying, upon finding out that her newfound bestie was sending herself home, was probably the biggest tear-jerker of the season. Did we rewind that very moment to watch it back multiple times? Yes, we sure did. Did we cry harder and harder every time? Yes again.

The best substitute for Kendall’s true love Jacqueline, who’s busy living her best life in NYC while Kendall lives that Cali life, is none other than fellow Los Angeles gal, Bekah M.! The two cuties make frequent appearances in each other’s Instagram stories and we love seeing what they’re up to post-Arie.

Sometimes not getting picked for a 1-on-1 isn’t the worst thing ever, especially if you end up getting more quality time with your new besties. “#ArieWho”—have truer words ever been Instagrammed?

It’s safe to say that everyone’s favourite Southern belle and everyone’s favourite shark (or is it dolphin?) are one of the most popular pairs of besties from Nick’s season. Whether it’s promoting Raven’s boutique on Instagram or praising Alexis’ “Bachelor Breakdown” segments on Extra, these ladies know how to show support for their girls.

Of course two of the most down-to-earth girls to ever compete on The Bachelor, Vanessa and Danielle M., are BFFs! The special education teacher from Montréal whose engagement to Nick ended last summer and the woman who left Bachelor in Paradise (after the most romantic make-out sesh with longtime friend Wells, if we might add) to work as a nurse in Africa make the greatest duo. Needless to say, they were both too good for Nick, non?

The ladies from Nick’s season have so much love for each other, it’s incredible. A handful of the girls on Season 21 have taken group trips to Seattle, Las Vegas, Coachella, Disneyland and, of course, Mexico for Bachelor in Paradise. “Sometimes it’s hard in a competitive world to find women that love & support you—I found 7 of them” Raven shared on Instagram. OK, ABC, we’ve found your next spin-off.

Behold: the Bachelor BFFs to end all Bachelor BFFs! The contest is over—actually, it was no contest—because Becca and JoJo are probably the most beloved Bachelor Nation duo ever, and we’ve loved them since day one. Between blow-drying their hair extensions on the bathroom floor, their mimosa-driven workouts and their matching Halloween costumes, Becca and JoJo remain the Bachelor-made BFFs we’ll always crave a spin-off show of.

From telling two different women he loved them to inadvertently creating some of the best Bachelor BFFs ever, Ben Higgins’ season of The Bachelor was one wild ride. Ben’s ex-fiancé, Lauren B., and SoCal mama Amanda Stanton live the California life we swoon over daily. They never miss an opportunity to take a photo together, always have great hair and we sometimes genuinely wonder if it was actually their v. similar Instagram aesthetics that brought these blonde beauties together.

Emily and Haley (whose literal professions on Season 20 of The Bachelor were listed as “Twins”) are no strangers to Bachelor Nation. From competing on Ben’s season alongside Lauren B. to squeezing out every last cameo they could on Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After and many Bachelor in Paradise stints, it’s clear that the twins love The Bachelor—and that Lauren B. and the twins love each other a ton. And how could they not?!

Carly and Jade have been inseparable since their first pool party at the Bachelor mansion during Chris Soules’ season and their friendship seems stronger than ever. After both appearing on Bachelor in Paradise Season 2, Jade married Tanner (who could ever forget the song Carly wrote and performed for them at their wedding?!) and was pregnant just in time for Bachelor in Paradise Season 3, which featured Carly’s *own* love story with Evan. A year later, and Carly’s just given birth too! The pair are currently hosting a podcast together about their experiences as new moms. Cute!

Kaitlyn Bristowe and Whitney Bischoff have one of the more low-key post-Bach friendships, but after hearing Whitney as a guest on Kaitlyn’s podcast, Off the Vine, it’s clear these two are a perfect match. Their wacky senses of humour are p. much the same and we’re sure it made for some fun BTS moments on Prince Farming’s season, a.k.a. Season 19 of The Bachelor, where they vied for the affections of Chris Soules.

FLARE’s very own Bachelor columnist Sharleen Joynt and best bud Kelly Travis met while trying to capture the heart of Juan Pablo (a.k.a. Mr. “It’s okay!”) in Season 18 of the series. Kelly was sent home week five while Sharleen left on her own during week seven. “Whenever anyone has asked me the single best thing I gained from going on #TheBachelor, I always say: It was meeting and befriending @kellytravisty,” writes Sharleen on her Instagram. No, we’re not crying, it’s allergies.

Hey, hey, hey, there’s enough Kelly to go around! Kelly also got close to Andi Dorfman during Juan Pablo’s season and the two stayed tight—Andi even lived with her fellow Bachelor alum for about a month after her split with fiancé, Josh Murray. In Andi’s first book, It’s Not Okay, she writes about Kelly’s kindness during that difficult time. Kelly is the real MVP from Juan Pablo’s season, if you ask us.