The Bachelorette star Andi Dorfman opened up about her split from Josh Murray on The Bachelor last night, calling the split the biggest failure of her life.
While most of the "Chris Tells All" segment of last night's The Bachelor Season 19 Episode 8 was nothing noteworthy, Andi's heartbreak stood out.
Soon after the premiere of Chris Soules' season of The Bachelor, Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray split, which she calls the "biggest failure of my life."
"I feel bad," the 28-year-old said. "I feel like I disappointed people, and it breaks my heart to know that people rooted for us. I feel bad that it didn't work out."
That premiere, and its red carpet event, was the straw that broke the camel's back for them, she says, after "having people ask about wedding dates."
Andi and Josh hadn't set one. It soon became clear why.
"Seeing the other happy couples ... we had to ask ourselves, 'Why aren't we planning a wedding? Let's just be honest, why is it that we don't have a date?'"
"That trip was very eye-opening," Andi said, fighting back tears, and made them realize once and for all that it simply was not going to work out as planned.
As for why they broke up, she said it "was pretty mutual" and explained that they "were both very aware of the fact that we just didn't better each other."
"I didn't feel supportive and empowered and I don't think I gave him that support and empowerment that he needed," the A.D.A. from Atlanta adds.
Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray: A Bachelorette Romance
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Josh and Andi
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray on The Bachelorette. They are a great-looking duo.
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray on The Bachelorette. They are one cute couple!
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Josh, Andi
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray meet on The Bachelorette. He was a favorite from the start.
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray Picture
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray while filming The Bachelorette. Think they're going to make it?
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Andi Dorfman, Josh Murray Kiss
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray kiss on The Bachelorette. Think they're built to last?
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray on The Bachelorette. Think they're built to last?
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Josh Murray and Andi Dorfman
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Josh Murray and Andi Dorfman on The Bachelorette - and on her Instagram.
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray of The Bachelorette were a great match from the start.
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Andi and Josh Montage
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A montage of Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray on The Bachelorette. They are one cute couple!
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Josh, Andi Romance
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Josh and Andi share a loving embrace on The Bachelorette Season 10.
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Andi Engaged
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray get engaged on The Bachelorette Season 10.
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Andi and Josh Engaged
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray get engaged on The Bachelorette.
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray Get Engaged
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray get engaged on the season finale of The Bachelorette.
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Josh gets down to propose to Andi.
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray on The Bachelorette: After The Final Rose. They're engaged!
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Josh with Andi
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Josh Murray and Andi Dorfman in the wake of their epic Bachelorette courtship. Think they look happy?
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Andi Dorfman ... or Murray?
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray got together on The Bachelorette. How soon until they get married?!
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray are engaged and moving in together. Aww.
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Josh Murray and Andi Dorfman share a loving look after The Bachelorette season finale.
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Josh and Andi Kiss
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Josh Murray and Andi Dorfman share a kiss in public. Such a nice pair.
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray get silly in a cute Instagram photo.
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Andi Dorfman Engagement Ring
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Andi Dorfman Instagrams her ring, with the man who gave it to her relaxing proudly in the background. Well done Josh.
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray Frown
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray frown along with his beloved family dog.
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray cuddle up in a cute selfie after The Bachelorette.
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Andi Dorfman with Josh Murray
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Andi Dorfman with Josh Murray, celebrating his 30th birthday party in August 2014.
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Josh Murray and Andi Dorfman are so cute it hurts. It literally hurts.
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Andi Dorfman, Josh Murray, Parents
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Andi Dorfman, Josh Murray and her parents attend a Georgia Bulldog football game in September 2014.
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Josh Murray and Andi Dorfman pose for a photo shoot before they broke up. Awkwardly, they talk about how they want three kids together.
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Andi and Josh
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Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray were engaged for the better part of a year, but their breakup seemed sudden and shocking to many.
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"When you have two very passionate, very strong personalities in one house and nobody can back down and nobody is the calming force for one another."
"It's a lot of emotion. It's a lot of tension in one house."
That's not to say, however, that they didn't fight to make the relationship work, or that they weren't as in love as they seemed on the show, if not more so.
"We loved each other so much and I think knowing what we felt for one another probably makes it that much harder not being together now," she said.
"I never even experienced love like that. I mean, will always, always have a love for him. That was my first true love, without a doubt, and my first heartbreak."
"I'll always love him. I've never loved anybody like that."
While their split was amicable, they are not speaking.
"There's a lot of emotion there," said Dorfman, "and I think both of us get upset about each other's actions and we're just ... it's not a healthy place right now."
That said, Andi is still "grateful" for the experience.
"My life changed forever ... I don't want to look back [with] regret or disappointment or anger ... I still care for him, and I'm always going to care for him.'"
We wish her the best. Here's a look at how the other stars of The Bachelorette have fared with their final rose recipients, as ranked by relationship length.
The Bachelorette Stars Ranked By Relationship Length
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Jen Schefft
Bachelorette Jen Schefft broke up with winner Jerry Ferris on the After the Rose special because she just "wasn't feeling it."
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Emily Maynard
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Emily Maynard and Jef Holm broke up just a few months after his proposal in 2012. He was never the right guy anyway. Should've picked Sean.
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Andi Dorfman
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Andi Dorfman found love with Josh Murray on The Bachelorette. Unfortunately, their engagement ended after only six months or so.
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DeAnna Pappas
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DeAnna Pappas and Jesse Csincsak broke up seven months after their finale aired. She went on to marry Stephen Stagliano, a high school teacher and the twin brother of former Bachelorette contestant Mike Stagliano!
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Jillian Harris
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Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski broke up one year after their finale aired. Swiderski later appeared on Bachelor Pad. Jillian now appears on HGTV's Love it or List it Too.
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Meredith Phillips
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Meredith Phillips, the second Bachelorette, chose Ian McKee as her groom. The two broke up just over a year later.
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Ali Fedotowsky
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Ali Fedotowsky and Roberto Martinez made it one year and three months before going their separate ways.
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Desiree Hartsock
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Desiree Hartsock, after settling for her second choice, Chris Siegfried, went on to make a successful relationship happen. They're still together and planning a wedding.
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Ashley Hebert
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Ashley and J.P. Rosenbaum got engaged in 2011 and married in 2012 in a special that aired on ABC. They're still married and living happily ever after.
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Trista Sutter
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Trista Sutter, the OB (ehhh, that's original Bachelorette), wins by a long shot! She and hubby Ryan Sutter have been married for almost 11 years.
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