Aaron Bryant is hoping to rejoin The Bachelorette competition and resume competing for Charity Lawson's heart on the Season 20 finale.
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Aaron B. is a 29-year-old software salesman from San Diego, CA, and he will be featured on the three-hour The Bachelorette finale airing Monday, August 21 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC.
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Charity eliminated Aaron B. following his hometown date, but Aaron B. flew all the way to Fiji to try to win Charity back.
After Charity embarked on her overnight Fantasy Suite dates with Dotun Olubeko, Joey Graziadei, and Xavier Bonner, Aaron B. explained how he couldn't stop thinking about the way their relationship ended, especially since Charity had voiced how she wasn't confident she was making the right decision in letting him go.
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Aaron B. made it known that he was willing to fight for Charity and still cared about her immensely, and Charity seemed truly moved by the labor of love.
"I knew that were was more I could've given, and when you said, also, you weren't sure if you were making the right decision, that's what got me stuck and in shock... I want to see where your head is at and if you've been thinking about it as well," Aaron B. told Charity.
Charity said she had been there as well, adding, "To be very honest, yeah, I have been thinking about it every single day -- our relationship and obviously what it meant, and to make sense of saying goodbye... I don't know if I made the right choice and that hurts me."
Charity assured Aaron B. that their relationship was so good and powerful -- and that she was falling in love with him, which is something she hadn't verbalized to him.
Charity said it's impossible to shut off how you feel about a person, whether two days or a week go by. Charity, however, was already "in love" with two other men -- Dotun and Joey -- and so she didn't know what to do or how to proceed.
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Until viewers find out what happens next between Aaron B. and Charity, let's get to know this bachelor a little better right now.
Below is a list of nine facts Reality TV World has compiled about The Bachelorette Season 20 contestant Aaron Bryant.
ABC says Aaron is "a great catch"
Aaron's smile lights up every room he walks into, and he wears his heart on his sleeve, according to the network.Aaron prides himself on being passionate, understanding, patient, and a self-proclaimed hopeless romantic.
He is a big promoter of loving oneself and walking with confidence.
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Aaron is also a self-taught musician. He taught himself how to play the violin and piano.
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Aaron Clancy played a role in Aaron's The Bachelorette casting
"I was actually at my parents' house playing Dominoes for Christmas last year, and all of a sudden, I get this text [from one of the casting managers] that I was nominated," Aaron said on the July 12 episode of the "Bachelor Happy Hour" podcast."And I look at my phone, and I'm like, 'Who could've nominated me?' So I go through this whole thing, and one of my best friends -- who is actually roommates with [The Bachelorette alum Aaron Clancy] and one of my old co-workers too."
Aaron said he found the nomination "interesting" and so he felt he "had no choice" but to follow through with the casting process.
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"But I'm so glad I did it!" Aaron shared. "It was such a surprise... I'm always so closed off that this was a great way to kind of step out."
Aaron recalled how his friend had asked for pictures of him one day, and so those pictures must have been for his The Bachelorette 20 application.
Aaron also said he "watched a good bit" of The Bachelor franchise -- including Michelle Young's The Bachelorette season and seasons featuring his friends Aaron and James Bonsall -- before competing for Charity's heart, which he called a "great" experience overall.
Aaron went to college in New Orleans, LA
Aaron graduated from Tulane University -- A.B. Freeman School of Business on a full scholarship in 2015.Aaron was a double major in Management and Marketing. He was also a member of Alpha Kappa Psi Inc.
He made the American Athletic Conference All-Academic team and managed to get a 4.0 GPA. He also consistently achieved a minimum 3.0 GPA from 2013-2015 while keeping busy as a student athlete.
Since Aaron previously lived in New Orleans, that's why he was so upset when Charity didn't ask him on a date when the cast traveled to that city.
The Bachelorette bachelor is a former football player
While in college, Aaron played Varsity Football and was a two-time football team captain.In his free time, Aaron loves listening to Tyler, the Creator's music; reading James Patterson novels; and enjoying some delicious Cajun food.
Aaron also once served as a football coach for the Boys and Girls Club of America for a few months.
Aaron says he is truly ready to find his perfect match
Aaron hopes his future wife will be outgoing, emotionally intelligent and thoughtful.ADVERTISEMENT
Based on his hobbies, Aaron presumably hopes that his partner will join him on hikes and appreciate his hobby of taking photographs.
After his last long-term relationship didn't work out, Aaron is excited for the chance to fall in love again.
Aaron wrote on Instagram, "What's luv got to do with it? Everything."
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While ABC introduced Aaron as a software salesman, he's apparently a realtor
According to Aaron's LinkedIn account and Instagram bio, The Bachelorette bachelor is a realtor.Aaron worked for Paycor full-time from June 2022 through March 2023, and before that, he served as a sales representative for Cintas.
Aaron also previous held down jobs for Health IQ and United Rentals.
Aaron describes the kind of love he's looking for
Aaron apparently looks forward to the normalcy of day-to-day love -- the kind that exists naturally without all the bells, whistles and glamorous dates like on The Bachelor.Aaron told BachelorNation.com that he's been searching for that "Sunday morning type of love."
He added, "Whether hungover or just lazy on Sunday morning -- you love that person unconditionally."
The Bachelorette suitor once competed on an ABC game show
Aaron revealed on Instagram that he appeared on the ABC game show, The Final Straw, back in 2022 with a teammate.Aaron posted some photos of himself filming the show, which is hosted by Abbott Elementary actress Janelle James.
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Aaron apparently walked away with a cash prize and was "grateful" for the opportunity.
Charity admits Aaron damaged their relationship with drama talk
Charity admitted on the July 27 episode of the "Bachelor Happy Hour" podcast that Aaron B. talking about Brayden Bowers during their alone time together actually hurt their romance rather than helped it."We don't have a lot of time, and so our conversation started to shift just from us growing our connection to now focusing on the Brayden stuff," Charity said.
"So that's when I was like, 'Okay, we're not getting a whole lot of time,' so I felt like our connection was starting to get to a pause. And then that's where it was concerning for me."
Charity suggested that Aaron B.'s focus on the other guys' behavior came back to bite him.
"I saw him on the trajectory of truly going all the way, and then it's like, 'I don't know where this [drama talk] is taking us,'" Charity admitted.
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"It was kind of confusing for me in that moment, so I will say I don't really appreciate it... I felt like I reiterated not to bring anything up to me unless it was a severe issue."
Charity said she didn't really understand Aaron B. and Brayden's feud until Brayden started rubbing the other guys the wrong way as well.
"[Drama] takes up too much time in the conversation and we don't have all the time in the world," Charity concluded.
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