The Bachelorette Pens a Book

Well, it stands to reason. If through one season of The Bachelor and then your very own season of The Bachelorette, you come out empty handed, you might as well write a book about it, right? Jen Schefft, from ABC's The Bachelorette, has written her first book, Better Single than Sorry. Here's a few excerpts. Want more? Use the link above and buy the book.

On Andrew Firestone: "When he asked me to marry him, my initial gut reaction wasn't Woo-hoo! It was, Whoa. It was panic. I really, truly cared about Andrew and will always be sorry it didn't work out." His take on her new book, "That's a pretty pessimistic attitude to relationships. They're hard work but worth it in the end!" Guess there's no love lost between the two. He has been dating model Ivana Bozilovic for 2 years now, and is opening up a new Firestone winery in Paso Robles, California.

On Jerry Ferris: "I thought he was so good looking, but that's as far as it went." Jerry says, "We haven't really spoken since the whole thing went down."

Jen Schefft is Better Single Than Sorry

I have to admit I was one of the people who were annoyed when Jen Schefft failed to find love not once, but twice, on ABC's The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. Made me feel like I wasted my time watching the shows (even more than I usually feel when watching reality tv).

Jen responded to critics like me by writing a new book called Better Single Than Sorry: A No-Regrets Guide to Loving Yourself and Never Settling.

Chicago's Red Eye talked to Jen about her critics and her response:

Jen Schefft, the winner of "The Bachelor" and its follow-up, "The Bachelorette," said she received angry letters from audience members when she struck out at love twice on national TV.

Schefft was engaged to "The Bachelor" Andrew Firestone, but the couple broke up within a year. ABC offered her a second chance at marriage in "The Bachelorette," but Schefft declined the proposals of her final two suitors.

The outraged attitudes of female viewers who urged her to settle down inspired the 30-year-old public relations executive to write "Better Single than Sorry," which hits bookstores Jan. 23.

"There was such a backlash when I didn't end up getting married from either show," Schefft told RedEye. "I was surprised, but that's kind of what society tells women ... that we have to get married before we're 30."

Schefft said she has nothing against marriage, but:

"You have to be willing to wait for the right person," Schefft said. "I've waited this long, and I'm certainly not going to settle now."

When in the heck are they finally going to do another Bachelorette? Enough with the Bachelors already - since the only marriage to result from the show was from The Bachelorette (Trista), not from The Bachelor (although, Mary and Byron are supposedly still engaged).

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