--- description: "She was the person I could see myself with" title: The Bachelor's Chris Soules Explains His Big Decision image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2326b4cc58cbbcaa/698782eacd684867a809a13c/chris-soules-the-bachelor.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _The Bachelor_ Explains His Big Decision by [Aili Nahas / People](/author/people/) ## Aili Nahas / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 10, 2015 11:31 AM CUT  Chris Soules proposes to Whitney Bischoff on the Season Finale of "The Bachelor," on March 9, 2015. Chris Soules proposes to Whitney Bischoff on the Season Finale of "The Bachelor," on March 9, 2015.Nicole Kohl—ABC/Getty Images by [Aili Nahas / People](/author/people/) ## Aili Nahas / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 10, 2015 11:31 AM CUT It would seem like an enviable dilemma, but for [Chris Soules](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:ChrisSoules,00.html "undefined"), falling in love with a trio of beautiful women on _The Bachelor_ made his [final decision](http://time.com/3738378/bachelor-finale-chris-soules-becca-whitney-jimmy-kimmel-chris-harrison-farming-iowa/ "undefined") all the more challenging. “It would have been easier had there not been so many great women,” Soules tells PEOPLE of his strong feelings for the final three ladies. “It was a very difficult decision to be in.” As viewers saw Monday, the farmer, 33, said goodbye to runner-up Becca Tilley, choosing instead to propose to outgoing fertility nurse Whitney Bischoff. [Read the entire story at _PEOPLE.com_](http://www.people.com/article/bachelor-finale-chris-soules-whitney-bischoff "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3738657/the-bachelor-chris-soules-whitney-bischoff/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3738657/the-bachelor-chris-soules-whitney-bischoff/"},"headline":"The Bachelor Explains His Big Decision","datePublished":"2015-03-10T11:31:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:02:11.259Z","description":"\"She was the person I could see myself with\"","url":"https://time.com/3738657/the-bachelor-chris-soules-whitney-bischoff/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2326b4cc58cbbcaa/698782eacd684867a809a13c/chris-soules-the-bachelor.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aili Nahas / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2326b4cc58cbbcaa/698782eacd684867a809a13c/chris-soules-the-bachelor.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Chris Soules proposes to Whitney Bischoff on the Season Finale of \"The Bachelor,\" on March 9, 2015.","caption":"Chris Soules proposes to Whitney Bischoff on the Season Finale of \"The Bachelor,\" on March 9, 2015.","creditText":"Nicole Kohl—ABC/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3738657/the-bachelor-chris-soules-whitney-bischoff/","name":"The Bachelor Explains His Big Decision"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Best Moments from 17 Seasons of 'The Bachelor' Finales","description":"Best Moments from 17 Seasons of 'The Bachelor' Finales","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/NnE55q18/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-03-07T20:05:26.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/NnE55q18.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3738657/the-bachelor-chris-soules-whitney-bischoff/","duration":"PT3M49S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3738657/the-bachelor-chris-soules-whitney-bischoff/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```