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Mel Owens and Peg Munson Split Nearly a Year After The Golden Bachelor Finale
Mel Owens and Peg Munson have split nearly a year after they found each other on season two of The Golden Bachelor.
Munson announced the breakup on Instagram on Oct.
21, saying she had decided to step away after a difficult 30 days.
She said they had found love, but their relationship did not work out as they had hoped.
Munson said she was focusing on healing and her health, and wished Owens well.
Owens responded to fans online but did not offer details about the breakup, agreeing that he did not owe an explanation.
He said he was keeping up his usual fitness routine and hinted he might return to The Golden Bachelor, though he has not confirmed that he will.
Mel Owens and Peg Munson have split nearly a year after finding love on season two of The Golden Bachelor.
Munson announced the breakup in an Instagram video on Oct. 21, saying she had made the difficult decision to step away.
She said the relationship involved love but had not turned out as they hoped, and that she was focusing on healing and her health.
Owens later posted on Instagram about staying positive and thanked fans who said he did not owe them details about the breakup.
- Who
- Mel Owens and Peg Munson, who met on season two of The Golden Bachelor.
- What
- They ended their relationship. Munson said she made the difficult decision to step away.
- When
- Munson announced the breakup on Oct. 21. The article was published on Oct. 30, 2026.
- Where
- Munson shared the announcement in an Instagram video; Owens responded to fans on Instagram.
- Why
- Munson said the relationship did not turn out as they had hoped, despite there being love. She did not give a more specific reason.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Owens and Munson ended their relationship after being together for almost a year.
Munson announced the breakup in an Instagram video and said she had made the difficult decision to step away.
Owens posted on Instagram, writing that he was staying positive and thanking a fan for supporting his choice not to explain every detail of the breakup.
- Couple
- Mel Owens and Peg Munson
- Show
- Season two of The Golden Bachelor
- Breakup announcement
- Oct. 21
- Owens's Instagram post
- Oct. 27
- Relationship length
- Almost a year after the finale
What people are saying
Sometimes, even when there's love, it just doesn't turn out the way that we hoped
Stay positive, stay strong, stay golden