Becca Kufrin found The One on reality TV — but it took a few attempts.
Kufrin was engaged to Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Garrett Yrigoyen before giving Bachelor Nation romances one more shot on Bachelor in Paradise in summer 2021. At the time, she joked that “third time’s the charm” after meeting Thomas Jacobs on the sands of Mexico.
Despite briefly breaking up during the show’s October 2021 finale, the twosome reconnected off camera and have been going strong ever since.
“I’m sorry for breaking up with you on national television, but I’ll take every day to make it up to you, Tommy,” Kufrin captioned an Instagram video after the finale aired in October 2021. “Thanks for making my heart smile far more than it ever has. Now time to start this real life.”
Two years later, the couple announced that they quietly got hitched in October 2023.
Scroll down for a look back at Kufrin’s love life from college to now:
Ross Jirgl
Becca Kufrin dated her college sweetheart on and off for roughly seven years before calling it quits in 2016. Kufrin spoke about their relationship while competing on The Bachelor in 2018, saying, “He got me through the hardest time I had ever lived through at that point when my dad passed away.”
After Ross Jirgl showed up on the show to try and win her back, Kufrin explained that too much time had passed between them. “We have both changed so much, and you don’t really know who I am anymore,” she told him after his surprise appearance. “I don’t know who you are anymore.”
Arie Luyendyk Jr.
Becca Kufrin won Arie Luyendyk Jr.’s heart during season 22 of The Bachelor, which began filming in late 2017. One month after proposing to Kufrin, the race car driver broke up with his then-fiancée during the finale, which aired in March 2018, revealing that he still had feelings for his runner-up, Lauren Burnham.
The televised breakup caused controversy among Bachelor Nation as did Luyendyk Jr.’s proposal to Burnham during the After the Final Rose special. The couple went to marry in 2019 and welcome multiple children.
Garrett Yrigoyen
Becca Kufrin found love again on season 14 of The Bachelorette, which premiered in May 2018. She got engaged to Garrett Yrigoyen during the show’s August finale and the pair moved to San Diego together in January 2019.
Yrigoyen’s support for the police amid the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, however, caused tension between the couple. After months of speculation, Kufrin confirmed in September of that year that they called off their two-year engagement.
“I don’t think it’s going to come as a shock to anyone, but Garrett and I have decided to end our engagement,” she tearfully said during an episode of her and Lindsay’s podcast at the time. “After many conversations, we came to this decision. It wasn’t something that we just arrived at one night. It wasn’t based solely off of one Instagram post or somebody else’s opinions or comments. There’s much more to it. To any relationship, there’s a lot of layers, and it’s not for me to divulge details. It’s no one’s business other than what I’m telling you right now.”
Blake Horstmann
Following her split from Garrett Yrigoyen in 2020, Becca Kufrin sparked romance speculation with Blake Horstmann, who was the runner-up on her Bachelorette season. The pair’s close bond caused some fans to think that they were more than just friends.
After the Colorado native hinted in August 2021 that he and the B the Label designer were “talking” before she joined season 7 of Bachelor in Paradise, Kufrin set the record straight on their relationship. “Blake and I have always been friends. We’ve always been supportive of one another,” she said on an August episode of the “Click Bait” podcast. “In terms of the ‘talking,’ yeah, we’ve been in touch very sporadically, but nothing that I would say would warrant … a potential relationship.”
Horstmann reacted to Kufrin’s remarks the following month on his “Behind the Rose” podcast. “Listen, I was hurt by the podcast,” he explained. “Like you said, it’s no secret that we were hanging out prior. I don’t think it was some secret — like, [it] wasn’t at all. More than anything, I was hurt by it.”
Thomas Jacobs
Becca Kufrin started a relationship with Thomas Jacobs during season 7 of Bachelor in Paradise, which filmed in the summer of 2021. The duo broke up during the show’s October 2021 finale but rekindled their romance after filming ended.
“Becca and Thomas started dating again after Paradise,” ABC explained in a title card at the end of the episode. “They are happy and in love.” Kufrin confirmed that she and the season 17 Bachelorette contestant were back together via social media after the finale aired.
After the finale aired, Kufrin revealed on the “Talking It Out” podcast that she felt confident about her connection with Jacobs. “I’m gonna probably hate myself for actually admitting this to anyone, but I called my mom — and even though I was engaged twice in the past — I was like, ‘Mom, I think I want to marry this guy,'” she said in October 2021. “It’s the first time I’ve ever actually said that out loud.”
The couple announced their engagement in May 2022 after less than a year of dating. Kufrin and Jacobs revealed in April 2023 that they were expecting their first baby. They welcomed their son Benson in September 2023.
One month later, Jacobs announced that he and Kufrin tied the knot at a San Diego courthouse. Kufrin and Jacob confirmed in October 2025 that they were expecting their second baby. In April 2026, they welcomed son Steven Jon.
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