▁begins ▁to ▁date ▁Lyn n ▁( S ar ah ▁Carter ) ▁later ▁that ▁season . ▁Despite ▁his ▁on going ▁relationship ▁with ▁Lyn n , ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁seven ▁premi ere ▁McG ar rett ▁conf esses ▁to ▁a ▁fellow ▁police ▁officer ▁he ▁meets ▁in ▁a ▁hospital ▁chap el ▁that ▁he ▁" met ▁the ▁right ▁woman ▁but ▁couldn ' t ▁hold ▁on ▁to ▁her ". ▁In ▁a ▁subsequent ▁episode ▁later ▁that ▁season ▁M I 6 ▁agent ▁Harry ▁Lang ford ▁tells ▁Steve ▁that ▁his ▁dece ased ▁wife ▁was ▁" the ▁only ▁one ▁he ▁ever ▁let ▁in " ▁to ▁which ▁McG ar rett ▁rep lies ▁that ▁he ▁" got ▁one ▁of ▁those " ▁but ▁has ▁" no ▁chance ▁of ▁getting ▁her ▁back ". ▁In ▁the ▁season ▁nine ▁premi ere , ▁it ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁broken ▁up ▁with ▁Lyn n . ▁In ▁season ▁ten , ▁he ▁is ▁seen ▁d ating ▁multiple ▁women ▁before ▁eventually ▁adm itting ▁to ▁D anny ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁“ fe eling ▁lost ” ▁and ▁used ▁the ▁d ating ▁as ▁a ▁“ dist raction ”. ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁series ▁finale , ▁McG ar rett ▁l aments ▁to ▁new ▁friend ▁Lincoln ▁Cole ▁that ▁Catherine ▁was ▁“ the ▁one ▁who ▁got ▁away ”. ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁moments ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁McG ar rett ▁is ▁seen ▁sm iling ▁and ▁holding ▁Catherine ' s ▁hand ▁as ▁they ▁await ▁to ▁depart ▁Hawai i . ▁▁ ▁McG ar rett ▁is ▁an ▁extremely ▁private ▁man ▁who ▁rarely ▁shares ▁aspects ▁of ▁his ▁personal ▁life ▁or ▁prefer ences , ▁in ▁contrast