'Bachelor' Jason Mesnick Pops the Question

Oct. 21, 2009— -- This time, Jason Mesnick's certain he's found the girl of his dreams.

The "Bachelor" star who infamously had a change of heart after the show's finale earlier this year proposed to Molly Malaney last night during a week-long trip to New Zealand, according to People magazine.

During the season-ending episode of "Bachelor," Mesnick proposed to Melissa Rycroft and sent Malaney packing. But afterwards, during the "After the Final Rose" special, he dropped a bombshell, dumping Rycroft on national television, saying he was in love with Malaney.

In July, on "Good Morning America," Mesnick said "things are going great" and he and Malaney would "absolutely someday" get married.

Over the summer, Mesnick and Malaney, a department store buyer from Milwaukee, were spotted on vacation together in the Turks and Caicos islands with Mesnick's son. While they weren't currently living together, she said she planned to move to his hometown of Seattle.

"We're very happy," Malaney said on "GMA." "We're doing the distance thing right now."

She also said "it's been great," getting to know Mesnick's son Ty. "We talk on the phone, we play together when I'm in town."

But don't feel bad for Rycroft. After Mesnick's stunning announcement, she went on to compete in the 8th season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars," finishing third. And last month, she returned home to Texas for her first bridal shower.

Rycroft and fiance Tye Strickland are set to wed at the end of the year. In September, she and her friends celebrated the impending nuptials.

"I had a crazy weekend," Rycroft said on "GMA," where she serves as a special correspondent. "I came home and had my first shower. It was country-themed."

Rycroft, 26, announced her engagement live on "GMA" June 30.

"Sometimes, the stars align," Rycroft said at the time, "and the clouds part and everything works out the way it should."