There’s only one more episode in Ben Higgins’ run on The Bachelor . While it still isn’t known if Higgins picked JoJo Fletcher or Lauren Bushnell, fans will watch him propose to the lucky girl in the upcoming finale. However, before Higgins popped the big question, he decided to fulfill a time honored tradition.
According to Us Magazine , Higgins called the lucky woman’s dad in order to ask permission to marry her. An insider told the outlet that after the father gave his blessing, Higgins “cried out and pumped his fist in the air.”
With her father’s blessing in hand, Higgins flew the final contestant to a beach in Jamaica. With the ocean as a backdrop, Higgins got down on one knee and expressed his true feelings for her.
“Ben told her she’s the most beautiful woman and he wants to wake up next to her every morning,” the source revealed. “She said, ‘I’m the luckiest girl!’”
The Bachelor star then offered her a 3 carat diamond ring set in platinum. His wife-to-be accepted the $100,000 engagement ring and Higgins swept her off her feet and carried away his new fiancée. “She joked that if Ben dropped her, she would be upset,” the insider added.
Clearly, Higgins has a romantic end in store for one of the remaining women on the show. The only question left is which finalist he picked to be his future wife, Bushnell or Fletcher. Considering everything that transpired between Higgins and the final two women, his decision was surely a difficult one to make.
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According to ABC , Higgins told both Bushnell and Fletcher that he is love with them this season on The Bachelor. This is a first in the history of the show, and certainly made his final decision harder to make. That being said, there is a good chance that Higgins picked Bushnell over Fletcher. After all, the two hit it off since day one and their relationship only got stronger as the season wore on.
Bushnell’s bubbly personality and background as a flight attendant made her pairing with Higgins seem as natural as it gets. Then, in the third week of the competition, the two shared an intimate conversation centered on family values as Higgins spoke to her about his dad’s heart issues.
From there on out, the relationship between Bushnell and Higgins grew stronger. Their romance culminated when the two said I love you to each other and then shared a night together followed by a morning breakfast.
That being said, Higgins also told Fletcher that he loved her and the two share a strong bond of their own. At this point, it’s anyone’s guess which woman Higgins will end up picking when The Bachelor finale airs.
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The only thing that is certain is that it wasn’t an easy decision for Higgins. In fact, Hollywood Life is reporting that Higgins went on to admit that picking one over the other was one of the hardest things he’s had to do, especially considering how it all went down in one day.
“You’re proposing to somebody on the same day that you broke up with somebody you love — that’s tough,” Higgins shared. “The situation got really hard at the end and confusing at times, but ultimately, I knew that she was the right woman for me.”
Following the proposal, Higgins told his final pick that he said I love you to the other finalist. Although the mystery winner had a difficult time with the news at first, Higgins stated that they have both moved on. “We continue to move forward because we continue to communicate,” he said. “I know I have found true love, and any obstacles are between us.”
The Bachelor finale is set to air March 14 on ABC.
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