Bachelor recap: you're my person. No, YOU'RE my person.

The end is here, and Ben is still torn between two women in hot, sticky Jamaica. He hopes meeting his parents will help him decide, for his mom can't believe it's do late in the process and he doesn't know who to stake his claim in. (ew)




Lauren arrives, huge bouquet in hand, and his parents feel that she is very put-together and lovely. They seem to adore JoJo even more, although his mom (again prone to crying) says she would be happy with either one. This doesn't help Ben's crisis of conscience, so maybe another date with each will help clear his head?




He is worried that things with Lauren have been too easy. They haven't had the tough conversations/reappearing ex-boyfriends that he and JoJo have. Lauren can tell his head is muddled, and she fears the worst: what if he is in love with JoJo too?? Even in her finest romper (she wears these a LOT btw), JoJo also senses that something is amiss with her man, and flat-out asks if he told Lauren he loved her too. Granted, this conversation happened on a bathroom floor with the door closed, but thankfully Ben was still mic'd up and closed captioning relayed the entire conversation. Ben is honest with her: yes, he is in love with both, and no, there's nothing wrong with either one. He tells JoJo she's his best friend, which I feel could be the kiss of death.




And it is - JoJo gets out of the helicopter first, looking gorgeous in pink, and professes her love, only to get dumped because he "loves someone else more." Ouch. She keeps her cool, but is clearly pissed - "you shouldn't have said you loved me!" - as she drives away in the exit limo. Ben, although broken up, is clearly not as upset as previews would indicate - he literally whoops and jumps for joy. He calls Lauren's father (whom he uncomfortably calls "man" like they're bros) to ask for her hand (again, previews made it look like he called a woman), and Lauren arrives in blue to receive a lovely - yet sweaty - proposal. Can they not pick a cooler climate for this stuff? I was so distracted by her sweat mustache that I barely remember what was said. I do remember her telling him "you're my person" (shout-out, Grey's Anatomy), and Ben telling her "you're MY person," and lots of giggling and kissing and sweating.




At the After the Rose Special, Ben is relieved it's all over, saying watching the season back gives him a stomachache. JoJo comes out and is super gracious, saying she could see how much he cared for Lauren and wishes them the best. Chris Harrison announces that the next Bachelorette is...JoJo! She is as surprised as I was, since Caila was believed to be it. Have to say, I much prefer JoJo (and not just because she lives in Dallas). Still depressing that she's 24, but whatevs.




Lauren and Ben looked in love as ever, and their families were there to support. Thankfully they didn't take the bait and actually get married - they're waiting for a big fat ABC wedding, not a justice of the peace sitch, duh - so now we just have to wait for Bachelor in Paradise. Hooray.