The Bachelor is een realityserie van de zender ABC. De serie ging in première op 25 maart 2002.
In de datingshow The Bachelor gaat de begeerlijke vrijgezel man op zoek naar de vrouw van zijn dromen. Bij de start dienen zich 25 vrouwelijke singles aan, die tot het uiterste gaan om zijn hart te veroveren. Dit gaat gepaard met dramatische rozenceremonies, hoog opspelende emoties en catfights, want uiteindelijk maakt maar één van de vrouwen kans op een romantisch huwelijksaanzoek.
The ladies sit down with Chris and are told that a personality they took during the application process for the show was actually a compatibility test, to see who is most compatible with Aaron. The three women who are the most compatible will get individual dates with Aaron, and the other three will share him on a group date.
First Individual Date: Heather Spa Evening in Santa Barbara
The other ladies are surprised when Heather gets the first date box, as they don't see Aaron and Heather together. Aaron expects that she will be very forward and try to kiss him, based on what she said in the previous night's video diary. They take a helicopter up to Santa Barbara, and Heather is smitten by Aaron — she says that she finally knows what love means. As they get massages, Heather says she is feeling an incredible attraction between them, and she can see Aaron as the man in her life. Meanwhile, Aaron describes the date as ""just fun."" They take a hot tub and then go swimming together, where