Ed Swiderski News

It's been pretty much confirmed that Ed Swiderski slept with Lindsey Johnson - and tried to bed Bethany Steffen - just a few days after he proposed to Jillian Harris on The Bachelorette.

But Harris (either loyal or blissfully ignorant) is sticking by her man.

So is Melissa Rycroft, Jillian's Bachelor competitor and friend. When asked about her pal and her shady fiance, Rycroft told Us Weekly:

"She is doing really well. Her and Ed are happy, and I know she is going to become a U.S. citizen. She's moving to Chicago [where Swiderski lives]."

So, does this mean Melissa thinks Jillian and Ed are bound for the altar?

"I absolutely do," she said. "I know they love each other, and I know they are planning a wedding, and I know she wants to marry him. I hope it works out for them."

We can't claim to know what's going on in the heart of Ed Swiderski, the apparently shady invididual that won over Jillian Harris on The Bachelorette.

But we can now claim to have a much clearer idea of Ed's relationship with a pair of other women - while he was appearing on the show! - because a series of emails between himself, Lindsey Johnson and Bethany Steffen have been revealed.

Some dude named Reality Steve has posted every word of every exchange between Ed and these two women on his site. We've summed them up below:

• Just a couple weeks prior to taping the show, Ed emailed Bethany Steffen and wrote he "would be doing the show for the wrong reasons," adding that he was not attracted to Jillian;
• While taping The Bachelorette, Ed wrote to Lindsey "I'm going to molest you when I get home." Seriously!
• As viewers know, Ed left the series, supposedly due to work. In Chicago, he slept with both women; neither was aware of the other's existence;
• While in Chicago, Ed attended a wedding with Lindsey and then said he had to go to Texas for work (he actually went back on the show);
• After Ed returned from taping the show - and proposing to Jillian, of course - he slept with Lindsey.

Ed is either The Man or a lying bastard, depending on your point of view.

And The Bachelorette is either a sham or the most engrossing, hilarious show on TV, depending on your point of view.

Jillian Harris chose, and was proposed to by Ed Swiderski, last night on the season finale of The Bachelorette. She said yes. It was romantic and awesome.

The episode was not as shocking as last season's Bachelor conclusion, but it did have one big twist: The return of Reid Rosenthal, who proposed as well!

That meant Jillian not only had to choose between Ed and Kiptyn Locke, but also Reid, who was now giving her the commitment she was longing to hear.

Ultimately, though, Jillian had eyes only for Ed. She is happy.

Follow the link for a full recap of The Bachelorette finale ...