Monday November 3, 2008
Jesse Csincsak and Deanna Pappas arrive at the 2008 World Magic Awards on October 11, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
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Another reality show romance bites the dust.
Bachelorette couple DeAnna Pappas and Jesse Csincsak have called off their engagement, he reveals in a video on their Web site.
"I kind of feel like it's our responsibility to tell you we're not together anymore," he says.
"DeAnna broke up with me two days ago, and I just wanted to come on here and tell you guys face-to-face," he continues. "I'm sorry - I did everything in my power to try and make this work.
"She's a great person, but she wasn’t willing to try anymore," he says. "She wanted something different. The answer I got was, 'I love you, but I'm not in love with you.'
"That's a lot to swallow, no matter who you are," he says. "It's a lot to take in."
The video then ends.
Pappas, a 26-year-old real state agent, accepted a proposal from the 26-year-old professional snowboarder on the July 7 finale of the show. Three days later, they announced on their Web site that they were tying the knot on May 9, 2009.
"My connection to Jesse is so strong," Pappas gushed.
Said Csincsak: "I'm so confident, I know she's the one."
See the couple get cozy at a car wash.
On their Web site, they said they planned to wed "in the Bahamas because that is the place where they really fell in love." They also said they would share "precious memories...for years to come."
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Pappas was famously rejected by Brad Womack on 2007's The Bachelor.
Even though he'd flown her father in for the finale and implied he was going to pick her, Womack rejected both Pappas, as well as the show's other finalist, Jenni Croft.
"DeAnna and I had something that’s pretty special. But I did not see this crazy love that would turn into a lifetime," Womack explained to Us.
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Posted by Lindsay Powers at 2:59 pm ET
