Derek Peth - Taylor Nolan - BIP 4 - Discussion

Olivia doesn't strike me as one to hold grudges so I can see her making an effort with Taylor on the podcast. How many life stories have we heard about couples getting together through a bf/gf or even on a double date with another couple? Keep it honest and let the past go.

They have officially broken up as some have been speculating for awhile.

https://www.eonline.com/news/947202/bachelor-in-paradise-s-taylor-nolan-and-derek-peth-break-up

This makes me a little sad. I liked them both individually and together. Good luck to both.

Perhaps neither one of them wanted to relocate JMO

I saw this coming as it was bad enough that a year into it neither seemed to want to relocate, but it got worse as it seemed like they barely saw each other over the last six months or so from what little I saw.

I don’t know much about Taylor, but Derek will always be one of the bright spots for the men from JoJo’s season for me. I’ve always found him to be super handsome - one of the best looking on her season IMO and he seems like a nice guy.

I listened to Olivia’s podcast with Taylor shortly after Olivia’s move to Seattle and she talked about Derek but didn’t seem like they were in any rush to live in the same place. I’m not surprised it didn’t work out. I like Derek and hope he finds what he’s looking for.

It might have just been me, but I always thought he was more into her than she was him.

Wish them both well going forward.  Hopefully they'll each find the right one closer to home when the time is right.

JMO

I wish them both well. I liked this couple because they seemed REAL, despite the whole engagement crap. Long distance can work, and I don't think waiting more than a year to change your entire life to be with someone means a relationship is doomed. I know several couples who were together in high school and went to separate colleges (some states apart) and are now married with kids. Granted, they had years of history, but still.

I also know couples who started as long distance and stayed that way for many years before merging together and getting married. ALL relationships are different. Distance can definitely be a defining factor, but it's not the only one. If they were meant to be, they would be. IMO.

@Ladybug82 IA I always that he was far more into her than she was into him. They were a cute couple.

He seems like a super nice guy. I hope they both can find the one.

I've always adored Derek, but I'm not surprised at this news.
If we look at the end of BIP as two people deciding to date each other, then starting off long distance is not a bad sign necessarily and get lead to a marriage later. But this show has its own timeline and for some reason, most couples that decide to take things slow and hold off the wedding planning break up eventually. All the married couples from this franchise married within a year or two after the finale, so it seems real life timelines are not applicable to these Bachelor relationships. Of course the jury is still out on JoJo and Kaitlyn, who are still together. Maybe they'll get married after three, four years of dating and disprove this theory.

I always say that time moves differently in the Bachelor world. In the normal world, still doing long-distance a year in is no problem! In the Bachelor world, though, historically speaking, if you're not married within 18 months of the engagement, you're probably never getting married. I think there's just something about this show, about how you're forced to have these really deep, important conversations instantaneously and you meet each other's families right away and all that, that it forces you to figure out if the person is the one or not quickly. That's why I always default to "oh, it's not happening" if a couple has been engaged for 2 years or more and there are still no wedding plans.

In regards to T/D, it was especially telling because she's just podcasting and could do that anywhere. But, she didn't want to leave Seattle and her friends. And when you're choosing that over your fiancé, you're probably not in love with him. Plus, her recent friendship with the President of the "I hate Derek Club" (aka Olivia) was a pretty strong sign a breakup was coming too. I do like them both and think they'll both bounce back and do great. IMO.

I give those that are engaged and taking their time a lot of credit. Don't listen to the noise and do what you want to do. Only they know what's right for them, just as any other couple.

Bachelor NZ got engaged to his F1 a couple of years after the FRC, - no proposal No wedding yet.
Bachelor Australia and his F1 just got married after 4 yrs or so of the FRC - they got engaged two years after the FRC- no proposal

Bachelorette Australia is still with her F1 1 year after the FRC - no proposals.

Bachelor Australia is still with his F1 almost a year - no proposal.

Another Bachelor Australia is with his F1 since 2015 - they got engaged a couple of months after the FRC and they had a baby in Oct. She was a single mom. I don't know if the no proposal works better without the pressure, but they so far have had good success.

Along with the three couples from this franchise that are still engaged, it appears to me, and I'm glad, they are not caving to any pressure.

IA @Aria If she was choosing friends family location she was  not really in love IMHO. Long distance works if you're truly in love and want to make it work, Molly and Jason made it work after 8 months or so before she moved among all the other negativity that was thrown their way.