Canadian-born Jesse Palmer was the first non-American Bachelor in the history of the franchise, as well as the show's first professional athlete. A Bachelor pioneer in more ways than one, Palmer also delivered possibly the most romantic proposal speech in the show's history — except, he didn't actually propose.
"This whole thing to me is like a dream," Palmer told contestant Jessica Bowlin. "And tomorrow morning I'm gonna wake up from that dream into the real world. But I don't want to wake up tomorrow morning if I can't wake up with you." But instead of presenting a sparkling Neil Lane engagement ring, as is tradition, Palmer told Bowlin that he wanted to have more time to "grow and learn about each other," and gave her a one-way ticket to NYC, saying, "Chase all your dreams, but do it with me." Yeah, we're still not over it.
Though Palmer and Bowlin amicably split only a month after the not-proposal aired, we'll always respect the guy for being realistic, honest, and refusing to propose just for the sake of proposing.
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