(The Frisky) -- Back in 2007, "Bachelor" viewers were shocked when lame-oid Brad Womack decided not to choose either of the final 2 contestants (Jenni Croft or DeAnna Pappas) in the show's last episode. Uh, didn't he get that memo about the point of the show? DeAnna was totally heartbroken, but picked herself up and became "The Bachelorette." Only she and her final choice -- Jesse Csincsak -- didn't work out, either. Now, DeAnna has found her new love. And oddly enough, it happened because of "The Bachelor." One of DeAnna's good friends is Holly Durst, a contestant on "The Bachelor" who was let go by Matt Grant. (Bizarre side note: she also dated Jesse.) Holly later got together with Michael Stagliano, who tried to win over Jillian Harris on "The Bachelorette."
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Some heartbroken "Bachelor" contestants have found new love because of the show
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Melissa Rycroft married her ex after Jason Mesnick publicly dumped her
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Tara Durr and John Presser were rejected the first night, but met on reunion episodes
And we were happy to discover a few other "Bachelor" and "@placeholder" alums who went from heartbroken to giddily happy in a very short time.