'The Bachelor''s Jason Mesnick Defends His Decision

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Jason Mesnick isn't doing a whole lot of press following "The Bachelor: After the Rose" shocker in which he ditched Melssia Rycroft and asked Molly Malaney to give him a second chance. But he did do one interview and here is what he had to say:

"Melissa definitely knew before going on [the show]," Jason told momlogic.com when the Web site asked him if Melissa knew their relationship was over. "I mean our last conversation was: 'Are you gonna to wear the ring? Because you know we're not together.' And I think that she probably had some hopes still that maybe I was gonna change my mind, 'cause she was really upset. We didn't talk a couple of days before we shot. And that's okay. No matter what I said, she was going to be upset. We've talked about not being together over the phone but I had to tell her stuff in person, too. I'm not as cowardly as it might seem or as much of a jerk as I might seem for doing it on camera. But that was my only chance to do it."

Jason goes on to say that in hindsight, he now realizes he shouldn't have proposed to Melissa in "The Bachelor" finale, but in the moment, he thought he was doing the right thing and that Melissa was the woman he had always dreamed of.

As for the harsh reaction to his decision, which has taken him from being the most popular "Bachelor" to possibly the most disliked, he tells momlogic.com, "I think it's fair for people to have the right to judge me. But it was the truth."

Published 3/5/09 by the Insider

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  • Jason finally makes up his mind..so what. From the 3rd episode of the show I prayed for him to proposed to Molly. I swore and cursed when he choose melissa...there was no chemistry between them.

    I wish Jason and Molly the very very best and hope that he marry her.
    sammantha 7/31/09 Reply
  • JASON AND MOLLY , IM SO HAPPY FOR THE 2 OF YOU. JASON I,M GLAD YOU WAS MAN ENOUGH TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.I HOPE YOUR BOTH ARE DOING GOOD AND HAPPY.
    Anonymous 4/14/09 Reply
    • PLEASE EMAIL ME AND LET ME KNOW HOW YOUR BOTH DOING.JOHNMEYERSUSAN@YAHOO.COM
      Anonymous 4/14/09
  • Jason is a cry baby, spoiled rotten brat! The first marriage did not last! Jason made it sound like he was TI's only parent soooo! not true. There was not anything trueful about him! What a jerk. Melissa your much better off. Molly you suck!!!!!
    Anonymous 3/10/09 Reply
  • I agree that Jason had to follow his heart. Anyone would do the same thing. I just don't agree with the way he did that. What girl wants to hear her fiance say that he is dumping her for another women, and on national televison no less. He should have kep private.
    Anonymous 3/9/09 Reply
  • Jason looks like he is a repeat loser at relationships. First failure was his marriage to the mother of Ty. Second...Melissa. Third?...Molly?. Etcetera and So On...
    This Guy is an Emotional Abuser!
    Jason Blames Melissa for the failed relationship; yet in reality Jason has Himself To BLAME!!
    Jason is A Loser!
    SmartGurl 3/8/09 Reply
  • I think he should just go away now. I think he wants to be a celebrity. Bonnie Hunt said he called her show and asked to come on and he;ll be on there Monday. He's said what he wants to, everyone has their opinion of this trash, and now it is just time for him to go home and stay.
    Anonymous 3/6/09 Reply
  • Everybody is so quick to judge others. It must have been difficult for Melissa but when you go on a reality date show you forfeit the right to privacy. Get real people, I'm sure the producers told him he had to do it this way. Look at all the other shows. Except for Trista, has any other proposal worked out? Hopefully they will live "happily ever after!" Ann
    Anonymous 3/5/09 Reply
  • enough with this cry baby the stupid girl should have made him beg for her bach. me i would have dropped the fickel freak in a heart beat......
    Anonymous 3/5/09 Reply
  • it's not about him breaking up with melissa, it is that he did it on national tv. jason didn't like getting down on his knees with deanna when she knew he wasn't the one. this is 10,000 times worse. he should apologize period and move on.
    Anonymous 3/5/09 Reply
  • the show knew months ago Jason was a cheater and liar, but let the show go like it did. they should have changed the ending. that would have been better than what they allowed jason to do to melissa. jason is a low life.
    Anonymous 3/5/09 Reply
  • Jason, stop trying to blame it on Melissa. You are a mean, hateful person. Can't call you a man. A real man doesn't treat a woman the way you treated her. You say "are you going to wear the ring for you KNOW we're not together". You are mean
    Anonymous 3/5/09 Reply
  • Lots of his fans on____MillionaireLoving. C O M____ club for professional athletes, moive stars and millionaires are talking about him recently.
    Anonymous 3/5/09 Reply
  • Well, we all tuned in to see a "reality" show and reality is exactly what we got. Jason and Melissa simply went the way of the twelve bachelors/women before them. In fact you could make the case that at least two of the final three participants ended up happy whereas that has not been the case before.
    Anonymous 3/5/09 Reply
  • He should follow his heart no matter what. I think he made the right decision for himself. People are going to say what they want anyway. And who are they to judge him? Come on people! Get a life and quit judging him on what he decides to do with his own life.
    Anonymous 3/5/09 Reply
  • Deanna made his choice very dificult. She told him to pick the RIGHT person for his son and family in general. She confused him. Therefore, Melissa was the right person as a WIFE/MOM type. In this case he made the right choice for his son, but not for himself. All in all, Jason made this season of The Bachelor, so difficult to watch, epsecially the ending. A lot of possibilities that This show may lose a lot of viewers.
    Anonymous 3/5/09 Reply
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