The Bachelor alum Peter Weber has announced he's moving back home to Los Angeles -- and his mother Barbara Weber couldn't be more excited.

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After Peter starred on The Bachelor in 2020, he lived in New York City, where he made many new friends, including members of Bachelor Nation.

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This weekend, the pilot took to Instagram to reveal that he's leaving the Big Apple and returning to his roots in California.

Peter will be relocating to Los Angeles after spending the last four years in New York City.

On Instagram, the Season 24 The Bachelor star uploaded photos of his friends throwing him in a going-away party in New York.

"Forever grateful for these friendships and NYC," Peter captioned a big group photo.

Peter's mom Barb wrote via Instagram Stories, "Bud, you have had a great run in NYC! Now, LA welcomes you back home with open arms."

Barbara memorably begged Peter to propose marriage to model Hannah Ann Sluss in the season finale of his The Bachelor season.

Barbara cried to her son in an iconic scene, "Bring her home. Bring her home to us. We will welcome her with open arms. We will welcome her with all the love in the world."

Peter, for his part, shared sweet parting messages from his pals via Instagram Stories.

One friend wrote, "NY is losing a good one but LA is gaining the best. So lucky to call you my friend."

Another person gushed, "Somehow I found my long lost brother over the past two years. Gonna miss you bestie, catch ya on the west coast!"

Peter admitted in early February that he was "still looking for The One," and so maybe he'll have better luck in California.

"You can't ever force it, but I have faith in due time that'll work out," Peter told People earlier this year.

"I never lost faith," he added, "so I know it'll happen soon and I'm just enjoying the journey along the way."

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Peter said he's open to dating a woman who has also appeared on reality TV but "that's never been a requirement" for him.

"Really it's just the person that I'm looking to truly connect with and bond with," Peter explained.

"I think there are pros for sure to each side, for sure… Someone that has zero idea about it and is completely removed from it is also kind of refreshing."

But Peter acknowledged there is "definitely a comfort and a familiarity" with someone who has been through a similar televised journey.

As far as what he's looking for in his future wife, Peter said he wants to find a woman with "a kind heart, adventurous spirit" as well as "someone close to family."

Peter explained that he wants a partner with whom he "can truly" be himself. He'd also like to end up with a woman he can "fully let go and relax with and have that sense of peace with."

After failing to win Hannah Brown's heart on The Bachelorette, Peter starred on The Bachelor in 2020.

Peter got engaged to model Hannah Ann on The Bachelor finale, but they split by the time they filmed After the Final Rose in March 2020.

Not long after popping the question in Australia, Peter apparently realized he still had feelings for his runner-up, Madison Prewett, and so he said he couldn't give his fiancee his whole heart.

Peter therefore broke things off with Hannah Ann and devastated her, only to ask Madison for another shot at dating.

Peter and Madison, however, called it quits only two days after The Bachelor: After the Final Rose aired on ABC.

(Madison is now married and has a baby with husband Grant Troutt, the son of Texas billionaire Kenny Troutt, and Hannah Ann is happily married to NFL player Jake Funk).

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Peter proceeded to have an on-again, off-again relationship with his The Bachelor contestant Kelley Flanagan, but they finally broke up for good in Spring 2023.

Kelley just got out of a serious relationship, and Kaitlyn Bristowe's ex-fiance Jason Tartick has hinted that he may like to date her.

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