The Bachelor host Chris Harrison has admitted that he does not know whether Ben Flajnik's relationship with Courtney Robertson has a future.
Flajnik proposed to Robertson on last night's season finale, but the couple later admitted they broke up for a time after filming was completed.
Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Harrison has now explained that he is not sure whether their reunion will last.
"Now the question I'll get asked over and over is, 'Will they last?'" he said. "In truth, I don't know. I know that it's been a rocky road for these two, but what happens from here on out is up to them."
However, Harrison added: "Call me a silly optimist, but I hope they not only survive, I hope they find happiness together. Did both of them make mistakes throughout all of this? Of course they did. They both personally stumbled a bit and both hopefully took away major life lessons from this. So I'll say this: I wish them the best as they head off and try to make a life together, and I sincerely hope it does work for them."
Harrison also suggested that the moment when Robertson and Flajnik watched the proposal on After The Final Rose could have been a turning point.
"Watching the proposal and going public seemed to take the weight of the world off their shoulders," he said. "They both let down their guard, their body language completely changed, and both stopped being defensive and started loving each other again.
"Both were in tears by the end of it and for the first time that day I felt like they truly were together and didn't care what was going on around them. They seem to come together and take that stance of, 'It's us against the world', which is the mentality they'll need as they take this relationship public."
The Bachelor's Lindzi Cox has already offered her blessing to Flajnik, saying: "I wish him nothing but the best."
