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Will Peter Kraus be the next Bachelor? People have been speculating that the runner-up on Rachel Lindsay's season of "The Bachelorette" might get a second chance of finding love on TV in the new installment of "The Bachelor".

However, it now seems unlikely for the business owner from Madison, Wisconsin to get promoted for the upcoming season of "Bachelor". The cryptic tweet from the show's creator was pretty telling. "Do we really want a Bachelor who isn't ready to settle down with a woman he loves? Hmmm. Not what #thebachelor is all about...," Mike Fleiss wrote.

Do we really want a Bachelor who isn't ready to settle down with a woman he loves? Hmmm. Not what #thebachelor is all about...

— Mike Fleiss (@fleissmeister) August 17, 2017

Fleiss didn't specifically mention Kraus' name, but it's widely known that Kraus was hesitant to propose to Lindsay despite her strong attraction towards him. She eventually broke up with him and said yes to his rival Bryan Abasolo's proposal.

Following the final episode, Lindsay was accused of settling for a ring instead of going for love. She vehemently denied it, "It's so funny to me, I've never been one to settle or to be desperate for anything. That's why I was 32 and still single. So like, when people say things like that, like Bryan was runner up, I'm like 'no,' I think you can clearly see that I have a lot of love for Bryan. I never would have just chosen a ring."

Meanwhile, when asked about the possibility of becoming the next Bachelor, Kraus coyly said, "I'd have to think a lot about it." In a separate interview, Lindsay gave a different name when asked who should be on the show, "I actually think Alex [Bordyukov] should be the next bachelor. I don't think you got to see enough of him ... He's funny, quirky, handsome ... and a serial monogamist." Her fiance Abasolo agreed, "I think [Alex] would be the most interesting season for sure."