
Andy Baldwin, the US Navy Lieutenant proposed to Tessa Horst, a San Francisco social worker in the show, The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman which was premiered on Monday, April 2, 2007 on the ABC television network. Media persons are divided in opinion whether she had accepted the proposal or not. She accepted the final rose during the season finale. Andy was in an ecstatic mood while proposing. Andy and Tessa were spotted together in the airport after the show.
Andy and Tessa are going for a trip to the Inca Trail in Peru. It is to honor Tessas mother Romana Li. The Washington born social worker Tessa accepted Andys final rose on the May 21 finale of The Bachelor, the famous American reality show. Tessa was one of the twenty five contestants in the show.
One month after the season finale Andy and Tessa revealed the shocking news that they have terminated their engagement. They affirmed that they had been guided by their newly awakened rationality to take such a drastic decision. Baldwin told this to In Touch Weekly. The love story of Andy and Tessa has been the hottest news item for media. The news is circulated even in Hawaii, the current residence of Andy.
It is reported that Andy and Tessa called off their engagement because of the suggestion of a therapist. It is strange enough that they have assured people of their attachment even after the break up. But Tessa has cancelled her upcoming journey to Hawaii from San Francisco to join Andy. They are still maintaining a healthy friendship.
The U.S. Navy Lieutenant Andy Baldwin was intensely attracted to Bevin Nicole Powers, a 28-year-old divorcee and clinical researcher on the show. But Tessa turned out to be the real choice of Andy whose heart was touched by elegant Tessa. Certainly they have called off the engagement but the bond between Andy and Tessa is intact.
The season finale of The Bachelor was significant for both Andy and Tessa. Tessa was nervous. She was scared of rejection during the competition. But she regained confidence after spending a day with him in Hawaii. She decided to share her life with him at that point. Tessa received her Master's degree in social work from Columbia University.
Andy and Tessa are very hopeful of their future relationship. Tessa thinks that it is not a good time to settle in a new place. Andy has several options to choose. He can go for a three year tour; he can go back to finish his residency training or he can settle in California. He believes that whatever happens for a reason. He considers his meeting with Tessa on the show a happy incident.
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