Survivor Couples Still Together After the Show (2025)

While Survivor isn’t anything close to a dating show, many players have found unexpected — and long-lasting — love on the competition series.Survivor’s first taste of an on-screen romance came during its All-Stars season in 2004. In the game, Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano and Amber Brkich formed an alliance that quickly turned into a relationship. The pair made it to the final two and during the finale, Mariano proposed to Bkirch, who donned a T-shirt that read, “I Heart Rob.”“I’ve seen you at your highest high and your lowest low and between it all we work together as a team to accomplish so much,” Mariano said during the episode. “And in the end, I ended up falling in love with you. You’re the most amazing person I’ve ever met in my entire life and I want to spend the rest of my life with you.”Bkirch said yes and was subsequently revealed as the winner of the season. Mariano and Bkirch tied the knot in April 2005 and have remained together ever since. They now share four daughters.Nearly two decades later, Survivor fans witnessed the New Era’s first romance between Frannie Marin and Matt Blankinship. The self-described nerds formed a friendship and an alliance during season 44, which aired in 2022. During their time on the show, Marin and Blankinship gushed about one another and teased that a date could happen outside of the game.Unlike Mariano and Bkirch’s ending, neither Blankinship nor Marin won the game. Blankinship became the first member of the jury after he was voted out by his tribemates as the group worried over the close connection forming between him and Marin. Marin, for her part, came in eighth place. After filming came to an end, Marin and Blankinship began dating.Keep scrolling to see which Survivor couples are still going strong:

Mariano and Brkich became Survivor’s first power couple. After competing on All-Stars, they tied the knot in April 2005 at the Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Their nuptials were broadcast in a wedding special titled Rob and Amber Get Married. As newlyweds, the couple competed on The Amazing Race season 7, where they came in second place.

Bkirch and Mariano became parents in July 2009 following the arrival of daughter, Lucia. The pair welcomed daughters Carina, Isabetta and Adelina in December 2010, May 2012 and June 2014, respectively.

In April 2025, Mariano and Brkich celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary.

While Bell (Survivor: The Amazon) and Powers (Survivor: Africa) did not compete on the same season, the pair met thanks to the show. Bell and Powers connected in 2005 and tied the knot the following year. The couple share a daughter, whom they welcomed via adoption.

Duncan and Tollefson met during Survivor: South Pacific, which aired in 2011. The pair got engaged on Valentine's Day in 2013. As a newly engaged couple, they competed on season 25 of The Amazing Race. In 2014, Duncan and Tollefson wed. They share son Ducan and daughter Vada Von whom they welcomed in October 2022 and October 2024, respectively.

Anglim and Thomas competed on Survivor: Worlds Apart together in 2015 but didn’t start dating until two years later. In November 2019, the couple tied the knot. In May 2021, Anglim and Thomas welcomed daughter Della Dawn. The twosome expanded their family with son Vander Joseph in August 2022.

Beisel and Nichting both appeared on Survivor: Island of the Idols. However, they were never on the same tribe and Nichting was voted off before the merge. Nichting and the Olympic swimmer started dating after the show aired in 2019. The couple got married in September 2024.

During Survivor 44, Marin and Blankinship gushed in confessionals about having crushes on each other. In May 2023, the pair confirmed they were dating. In September 2024, Marin and Blankinship gave Us Weekly an exclusive update on their relationship.

“At the time that we played Survivor, Matt was living in San Francisco and I was living in Boston,” Marin told Us at the time. “We did that long distance for a while, and I think we did it really well, but there came a point where I was like, ‘I just want to see you every day. I just really do.’ So I moved across the country, moved into this apartment in San Francisco. Truly, perhaps the best decision I’ve ever made. I love it here.”

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