14 Reality Show Couples Who Lasted And 9 Who Broke Up In Less Than A Year

During the first four episodes alone, Cam and Emily lost $17,000 between the two of them!

The couple got married in December 2003 and had their wedding televised in a three-part special called Trista & Ryan’s Wedding. 

At first, Nas had a rough time matching with anyone in the villa until Demi arrived. But shortly after, Casa Amor took place and Nas soon found Eva.

From day 6 all the way to day 43, Paige and Finn spent that time together. 

Just like most reality TV relationships, Luke and Siânnise went through some struggles. In the end, they managed always to find a way back to each other.

Not to sound like a broken record but these two went through some challenges as one would expect any couple on a reality dating show to go through. Between Casa Amor and love triangles left and right, sometimes it looked like the odds were not in their favor. 

The two eventually tied the knot in a not-televised wedding ceremony in 2019. Since their wedding day, the couple has returned to Miami.

The two got engaged during the “After the Final Rose” special and were married in January 2019. 

During the “After the Final Rose” special, which took place six weeks after filming ended, Jason broke up with Melissa due to believing the two “weren’t right for each other.”

Their wedding ceremony was filmed and released on E! as a four-hour wedding special called Kim’s Fairytale Wedding. They even renewed their vows after five weeks. Unfortunately, 72 days later, Kim filed for divorce. 

Here’s a rundown for those of you who don’t know how the show works: Basically, a group of super-horny people who cannot make deeper connections in their romantic relationships are put on a retreat together. They only have one rule: Refrain from any sexual activity. That means no kissing, no heavy petting, no self-gratification, and of course…NO SEX! The group enters with a prize total of $100,000 and for each rule break, they lose more and more money.

Marvin and Melinda were one of the only two couples to leave the retreat in an official relationship despite many hurdles. On their boat date, Marvin asked Melinda to be his girlfriend and sparks were definitely flying. Unfortunately, they broke up sometime between the end of filming (December 2020) and the “Too Hot to Handle Season 2: Extra Hot Reunion Show” that came out in July 2021. 

Dating Around is a Netflix show wherein a single person looking for love goes on five blind dates. Once their dates are over, they have to decide which person they enjoyed the most and ask them out for a second date.

Shortly after the show, Lex talked to Time about his experience dating as an Asian American gay man and his time on the show. He even discussed where he and Cory stood once the cameras stopped rolling. 

“We did another one without the cameras there, which was great. We kept in touch for a while but sort of, I call it, mutually disengaged,” he explained. “For me, it’s hard because I’m sort of out of town so much. That’s something I’m going to have to deal with.”

Just three months after the show, Justine announced the split in a now-deleted Instagram post. 

“It’s truly a strange feeling to be typing this out but I understand my reality is now having to share some aspects of my life with you all regardless of how private I’d like to remain at times,” she said. “This is extremely difficult for me to express but out of respect for those of you who supported me and rode for me, I want you to know that Caleb and I are no longer together.”

They had some rule breaks here and there, but in the end, they made huge growth on Lana’s journey and left the retreat as an official couple. In July 2019 (a few months after Season 1 aired), the couple ultimately split up. According to them, long distance and busy schedules were the reasons behind their demise. 

Amber was introduced to the season on day one and everyone who watched knew she had a rough time, to put it simply. But finally, after weeks of hardships, Greg came in and swept her off her feet. 

The two ended up winning and seemed happier than ever. Apparently, the long distance and busy schedules were the ultimate reason they broke up, according to Greg. 

Before the ABC Special titled The Bachelor: Aaron and Helene Tell All, Helene spoke about how the engagement was called off. She stated that he took her to a Starbucks in her New Jersey neighborhood and revealed that he was no longer “emotionally invested” in their relationship. 

“It felt like a bomb dropped,” she revealed. “I said, ‘I feel very deceived by you. You’ve told me every single day that you love me, and now this is it?'”

When reflecting on their short relationship, Peter claimed that they “didn’t even get in a relationship again,” he explained. “I know they say, ‘Oh, it’s 24 or 48 hours. That was the shortest relationship ever!’ We never committed to a relationship.”

They two seemed happy together until they started having problems during their honeymoon. Apparently, Heather viewed Derek’s smoking habit as something she absolutely couldn’t handle. Derek told People that he was “always willing to compromise with it” but that just wasn’t something Heather wanted to compromise on, leading to their divorce. This also makes them the shortest marriage on the show.