Survivor couples: Castaways who found love in the jungle

Survivor couples: Castaways who found love in the jungle

Survivor is a game of trickery, deception, and lies. As their slogan says, competitors have to “outwit, outlast, outplay” each other. Participants join the competition in the hopes of becoming the sole survivor and winning a million dollars, but some have come out of the game having won love.

Castaways, as the game calls its participants, are sent to an island to partake in various challenges while they fend for themselves in the wild. Each episode, a player gets voted off the island by other tribe members.

One might think this is not a situation that is friendly to a blooming love since everybody is fighting to be the last one standing through manipulating and outwitting their competitors. However, love has blossomed several times on the popular show.

Here are some of the couples who fell in love in the jungle:

Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich 

Probably the most well-known survivor couple, Rob Mariano (better known as Boston Rob) and Amber Brkich met in 2003 on Survivor: All-Stars. Their love was apparent on the show, and only a year later, in 2004, they got engaged. In 2005 the pair married and have been together ever since. They now have 4 daughters together. Their love for each other, and for Survivor, was so strong that they both returned for another season of Survivor (season 40).

Rachel Foulger and Tyson Apostol 

The pair met on Survivor: Blood vs. Water, which Apostol actually won, meaning he outwitted and outlasted his future wife. The couple tied the knot in 2015 and now have two daughters together.

Erik Huffman and Jaime Dugan-Huffman

These two competed on Survivor: China. They met on the show in 2007, and two years later were married. They now share a son together.

View this post on Instagram

Erik Huffman 6/16 {5th jury member} •Erik started the game on the Zhan Hu tribe. After the tribe went on a losing streak, the Fei Long tribe had the numbers advantage. On Day 14 a tribe switch occurred where James Clement and Aaron Reisberger were selected to join the Zhan Hu tribe. After Jaime Dugan (to whom Erik had a close relationship with) and Peih-Gee Law decided to throw the challenge in order to keep Frosti and Sherea safe at the Fei Long camp, Erik had the opportunity to side with Aaron and James in order to vote one of the women out, but he decided to stay with his original alliance. The tribes merged on Day 19, with the former Fei Long tribe holding a 6-4 advantage. Though the Zhan Hu members tried to get swing votes, Jaime and Frosti were voted out. When Peih-Gee won individual immunity, Erik was voted out for being the last original Zhan Hu member to not be safe. •Facts: ~~Erik is the only male castaway to make the merge in China and never be a member of Fei Long. ~~Erik was the only original Zhan Hu member who didn't vote for Todd Herzog at the Final Tribal Council. ~~Erik is the first jury member to vote for the Second Runner-Up at any Final Tribal Council in the show's history. He would be followed by Baylor Wilson in Survivor: San Juan del Sur. ~~Erik married fellow Zhan Hu tribemate Jaime Dugan on April 4, 2009. They have a son named Harper.

A post shared by Survivor16 (@survivor16_) on

Joe Anglim and Sierra Dawn Thomas

Meeting in 2014 on Survivor: Worlds Apart, it wasn’t love at first sight for this couple. It was only a few years later that they started dating, and announced their engagement on April 9, 2019. They tied the knot in the same year.

Whitney Duncan and Keith Tollefson

It was an instant love connection for Whitney and Keith, who met on Survivor: South Pacific in 2011. After their Survivor adventure, the pair took on The Amazing Race, another reality game show, and tied the knot in 2014.

Image: Instagram / Rob Mariano

Article written by