The Nashville paper is reporting that Travis and Sarah are no longer a couple:
Sorry--I tried to post the link but it won't work, so here's the article for those of you that are interested:
Tuesday, 03/07/06
Sarah, Travis say it's over
'Bachelor' duo blame enforced separation
By BRAD SCHMITT
Staff Writer
It's official: Nashville's most famous bachelor remains a bachelor.
In a joint phone interview with The Tennessean yesterday, Dr. Travis Stork and Sarah Stone, united romantically in the Feb. 27 finale of ABC's The Bachelor, said they were no longer a couple. It was the first time Travis, a Vanderbilt ER physician, and Sarah, a Nashville elementary school teacher, have spoken publicly since the show ended.
Travis says the same show that united them may have inadvertently split them. He cited rules that prohibited them from dating or being together in public between the end of the taping in November and the airing of last month's finale.
"You're in Paris and you're part of this incredible experience, this fantasy world, and then suddenly you come back to Nashville, and living in the same city I think we thought was going to be a great thing," he said. "But instead, you're forced to pretend you don't know someone, for essentially the last four months.
"The reality is that we were in this fantasy world. And now that we're back in Nashville, over time when you're not allowed to see someone, you grow apart."
Sarah said if she and Travis had never done the show, and dated with no TV cameras around, "I definitely think it would've worked out differently."
"We wouldn't have had all the baggage that comes from being on this show. It would just be the two of us being able to hang out and get to know each other in a normal situation."
Travis said he and Sarah went to great lengths to stay apart, but that didn't stop rumors that the two worked out together or had dinner together. "Obviously, if we were to do anything of that nature, we'd be in huge breach of contract," he said.
"I remember one day Sarah was running down the street, and I walked out my front door on my bike and I instantly saw this person darting across the street, through traffic. I'm like, 'That's Sarah. Do I look, do I not? What do I do?' Of course, what do I do? I bike in the opposite direction. It's strange to have to live that way."
Travis said he and Sarah did get together in Nashville shortly after they returned from Paris, but neither of them gave any details of that rendezvous.
"I think the difficulty is, it's one of those things that, over time, as you see all this playing out, and you continue to talk it through, and you start to realize how much not only your life has changed, but how much your relationship has changed from where it was back when you were in Paris and everything was great and we were having so much fun together."
For her part, Sarah said little about the demise of the romance, but she looked back fondly on the memories and looked forward to having a good friend in Travis.
"Through this time, we realized that it was a great experience in Paris and that we're so lucky to have met one another in Paris, and we'll never forget that. And we both agree and know that we'll be friends forever."
Sarah said she and Travis had dinner Sunday night and spent some time together yesterday.
The two gave the joint interview after thousands in Nashville and hundreds of thousands nationwide speculated on the Internet and around water coolers about whether they remained romantically connected after taping the show in Paris.
The Tennessean reported last week that Sarah had a new man, Nashville businessman Matt Lauderdale, roommate and longtime friend of Tennessee Titans wide receiver Drew Bennett. But Lauderdale said the two were only friends.
Yesterday, Sarah and Travis both said they were single and unattached. They also said they had no regrets about doing the show and that they were happy to have met a good friend in each other.
Asked if they might reconnect romantically six months from now after publicity has died down, both just laughed.
Sorry--I tried to post the link but it won't work, so here's the article for those of you that are interested:
Tuesday, 03/07/06
Sarah, Travis say it's over
'Bachelor' duo blame enforced separation
By BRAD SCHMITT
Staff Writer
It's official: Nashville's most famous bachelor remains a bachelor.
In a joint phone interview with The Tennessean yesterday, Dr. Travis Stork and Sarah Stone, united romantically in the Feb. 27 finale of ABC's The Bachelor, said they were no longer a couple. It was the first time Travis, a Vanderbilt ER physician, and Sarah, a Nashville elementary school teacher, have spoken publicly since the show ended.
Travis says the same show that united them may have inadvertently split them. He cited rules that prohibited them from dating or being together in public between the end of the taping in November and the airing of last month's finale.
"You're in Paris and you're part of this incredible experience, this fantasy world, and then suddenly you come back to Nashville, and living in the same city I think we thought was going to be a great thing," he said. "But instead, you're forced to pretend you don't know someone, for essentially the last four months.
"The reality is that we were in this fantasy world. And now that we're back in Nashville, over time when you're not allowed to see someone, you grow apart."
Sarah said if she and Travis had never done the show, and dated with no TV cameras around, "I definitely think it would've worked out differently."
"We wouldn't have had all the baggage that comes from being on this show. It would just be the two of us being able to hang out and get to know each other in a normal situation."
Travis said he and Sarah went to great lengths to stay apart, but that didn't stop rumors that the two worked out together or had dinner together. "Obviously, if we were to do anything of that nature, we'd be in huge breach of contract," he said.
"I remember one day Sarah was running down the street, and I walked out my front door on my bike and I instantly saw this person darting across the street, through traffic. I'm like, 'That's Sarah. Do I look, do I not? What do I do?' Of course, what do I do? I bike in the opposite direction. It's strange to have to live that way."
Travis said he and Sarah did get together in Nashville shortly after they returned from Paris, but neither of them gave any details of that rendezvous.
"I think the difficulty is, it's one of those things that, over time, as you see all this playing out, and you continue to talk it through, and you start to realize how much not only your life has changed, but how much your relationship has changed from where it was back when you were in Paris and everything was great and we were having so much fun together."
For her part, Sarah said little about the demise of the romance, but she looked back fondly on the memories and looked forward to having a good friend in Travis.
"Through this time, we realized that it was a great experience in Paris and that we're so lucky to have met one another in Paris, and we'll never forget that. And we both agree and know that we'll be friends forever."
Sarah said she and Travis had dinner Sunday night and spent some time together yesterday.
The two gave the joint interview after thousands in Nashville and hundreds of thousands nationwide speculated on the Internet and around water coolers about whether they remained romantically connected after taping the show in Paris.
The Tennessean reported last week that Sarah had a new man, Nashville businessman Matt Lauderdale, roommate and longtime friend of Tennessee Titans wide receiver Drew Bennett. But Lauderdale said the two were only friends.
Yesterday, Sarah and Travis both said they were single and unattached. They also said they had no regrets about doing the show and that they were happy to have met a good friend in each other.
Asked if they might reconnect romantically six months from now after publicity has died down, both just laughed.
