The Bachelorette finale is tonight, which means that JoJo Fletcher is down to her final two men: Robby Hayes and Jordan Rodgers. Which one will she pick? Or might she take a page from Brad Womack and leave both men in the dust?
Before the big night, JoJo rated the two men. Here is what she told People magazine:
Jordan: “Right off the bat I was always myself around him. We laugh a lot together. And our last date was a breakthrough on an emotional level.”
Robby: He’s a warm soul. and he’s just a lovable man. He was the first one to tell me he loved me! He always made me feel special.”
Of course, neither man is perfect. Robby had just broken up with his girlfriend two weeks before he came on The Bachelorette, while Jordan held back on his emotions for a while.
“Robby was the first one to tell me he loved me, so I was a little worried maybe he was trying to fill a void,” JoJo told People. “Four years with his ex? That’s a long time. But I don’t believe any of my guys would have stayed if their feelings weren’t real. I’ve struggled with trust issues — most girls have. But I trusted them unless they gave me a reason not to. If you go into this situation looking for the worst, you won’t find anybody.”
Before she makes up her mind whether it’s Robby or Jordan, JoJo turns to her parents Joseph and Soraya Fletcher, who accompanied her to Thailand to assist her in figuring out which of the two men was The One.
In a video clip previewing the finale, Robby says, “I have a really important question to ask JoJo’s father: I want to ask for his blessing in marrying her. But I included her mother.”
He then tells JoJo’s parents, “I am here for Joelle and she knows that. She means the world to me. I can sit here and honestly tell you both that she will be my number-one priority in all of life, in everything that I do. Dr. Fletcher, I am asking for your blessing in asking Joelle to marry me today. I don’t just want her hand in marriage — I want all that is Joelle Hannah Fletcher because you guys have raised such a special girl. If I am fortunate enough to receive that blessing, I can promise you both to protect her, to care for her and love her for my entire life. Commitment is a lifetime thing. It will be in that blessing and through that commitment that I would be honored to be a part of your family.”
Meanwhile, Jordan says, “I do believe in what JoJo and me have. I have no doubt that it’s what I want. I don’t want to lose her more than anything.”
JoJo admits to being torn. She says, “When I’m with Jordan, I think of Robby, and when I’m with Robby, I think of Jordan. I want the type of man that I will always be able to trust.”
JoJo’s family advises her to think of all the components of marriage before making her decision: kids, house, husband.
She says, “I’m in love with two people. I feel like I am having a panic attack. I don’t want it to be this hard. I don’t know if there is a reason I am having this much of a struggle.”
Jojo can envision a future with either Jordan or Robby, so will she find love or end up broken-hearted?
The Bachelorette wraps up its season tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
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