Kendall showed up on the beach at the very end of BiP’s Aug. 31 episode—and let it be known that she still had feelings for Joe and was there to see about winning him back. In fact, Kendall even confessed that her worst fear would be to see Joe holding hands with another woman. Unfortunately for her, she saw a lot worse than just hand-holding on the Sept. 14 episode when she and several other BiP contestants witnessed Joe full-on making out with Serena. That prompted Kendall to finally realize at the start of the Sept. 21 episode that Joe had moved on, so she left the beach. What exactly happened the first time around between Bachelor in Paradise loves Joe and Kendall? In case you’re fuzzy on the details about their shared history, here’s a refresher on Joe Amabile and Kendall Long’s relationship.
When did Joe Amabile and Kendall Long meet?
The two first met on Bachelor in Paradise Season 5, which filmed during the summer of 2018 and aired that September. Amabile, who’s originally from Chicago, had previously appeared on Becca Kufrin’s season of TheBachelorette, where he was eliminated in Week 1, while Kendall (a 31-year-old creative director who hails from Santa Clarita, California) got eliminated from Season 22 of The Bachelor (which starred Arie Luyendyk Jr.) in Week 9.
How long did Joe Amabile and Kendall Long date?
The first time around—that is, while on BiP Season 5 in 2018—they didn’t date long, although they did develop mutual feelings. The couple parted ways before leaving the beach that season, only to happily announce that they’d reunited during the BiP Season 5 reunion show. From then on, they appeared to be blissfully in love. The relationship seemed built for the long haul at that point, but lasted until sometime around January 2020.
Did Joe Amabile and Kendall Long live together?
Yes. They revealed in April 2019 that they had signed a lease on an apartment in L.A.—and even got a dog together!
Did Joe Amabile and Kendall Long get engaged?
The details are fuzzy. Joe had talked publicly about popping the question, reportedly telling Hollywood Life in September 2019 that a proposal “could come any day.” Kendall also talked about wanting it to happen. “If anyone knows me, I’m not the person that plans my wedding and I was literally doing that with Joe,” Long revealed a month after her split from Joe on her Down to Date podcast. “But something weird about ending something with some that you thought you were going to marry [is] you almost feel like you have such a better idea of what you’re looking for.” She likewise told a commenter on Instagram after their breakup, “I loved him enough to see a marriage and a future.” And on the BiP Twitter account, an Aug. 31 tweet touting Kendall’s impending arrival on the beach in Season 7 calls her an “ex-fiancée.” However, there doesn’t seem to be any evidence online that Joe ever wound up proposing to Kendall.
Why did Joe Amabile and Kendall Long break up?
“We have decided mutually to go our separate ways. Joe has made the decision to move back to Chicago while Kendall will be remaining in her hometown of Los Angeles,” the duo shared in a statement to BachelorNation.com dated January 28, 2020. “Our family and friends have always been an extremely important element to who we are as people. We can’t imagine continuing our lives without them closer, especially when thinking of starting a family of our own one day. We both respect each others’ decision and still have a great deal of love for each other. We appreciate all the love and support everyone has given us throughout our relationship.” Kendall added on Down to Date, “I did not see it coming. Every relationship has issues but I feel like—with Joe and I—we were best friends. Everything was fun, we were getting a dog together. We had just moved in… Ultimately what happened was that Joe felt like he would have a better [life] in Chicago.” Next, Someone Came Naked to Bachelor in Paradise—Find Out Which Contestant Showed Up to Season 7 in the Nude!
