The Bachelor Explains His Big Decision

It would seem like an enviable dilemma, but for Chris Soules, falling in love with a trio of beautiful women on The Bachelor made his final decision 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