The Golden Bachelor

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My favorite Gerry spin is when he said his post-retirement gigs were not due to financial need but rather were "service to the community." Lol, maintenance man.

How did they even find this dude?
He’s just some random old white guy like millions of others.
Many of the women they cast at least had some vague connection to fame.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My favorite Gerry spin is when he said his post-retirement gigs were not due to financial need but rather were "service to the community." Lol, maintenance man.

How did they even find this dude?
He’s just some random old white guy like millions of others.
Many of the women they cast at least had some vague connection to fame.

It goes to show how challenging it was to find a senior man who is tall, fit, reasonably attractive, and affable. That's why the picked him, plus the appealing widower narrative. It does concern me that they'll have a hard time finding decent guys for Golden Bachelorette. All the men I know in their 60s and 70s are married.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My favorite Gerry spin is when he said his post-retirement gigs were not due to financial need but rather were "service to the community." Lol, maintenance man.

How did they even find this dude?
He’s just some random old white guy like millions of others.
Many of the women they cast at least had some vague connection to fame.

It goes to show how challenging it was to find a senior man who is tall, fit, reasonably attractive, and affable. That's why the picked him, plus the appealing widower narrative. It does concern me that they'll have a hard time finding decent guys for Golden Bachelorette. All the men I know in their 60s and 70s are married.

For Leslie, they could do maybe 58-70. Even 70 is pushing it for her, I think, given her youthful vibe and athleticism. I do know 50-something divorcees, but the decent ones tend to get snatched up quickly. What this show has taught me is that it is still a freaking man's world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My favorite Gerry spin is when he said his post-retirement gigs were not due to financial need but rather were "service to the community." Lol, maintenance man.

How did they even find this dude?
He’s just some random old white guy like millions of others.
Many of the women they cast at least had some vague connection to fame.

It goes to show how challenging it was to find a senior man who is tall, fit, reasonably attractive, and affable. That's why the picked him, plus the appealing widower narrative. It does concern me that they'll have a hard time finding decent guys for Golden Bachelorette. All the men I know in their 60s and 70s are married.

Is there any casting going on? It actually occurs to me that I know one (A lifelong friend of DH. He's 66 or so? Really good looking).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My favorite Gerry spin is when he said his post-retirement gigs were not due to financial need but rather were "service to the community." Lol, maintenance man.

How did they even find this dude?
He’s just some random old white guy like millions of others.
Many of the women they cast at least had some vague connection to fame.

It goes to show how challenging it was to find a senior man who is tall, fit, reasonably attractive, and affable. That's why the picked him, plus the appealing widower narrative. It does concern me that they'll have a hard time finding decent guys for Golden Bachelorette. All the men I know in their 60s and 70s are married.

With some exceptions, all the men I know in their 60s and 70s are rigid and set in their ways or hog the spotlight--blah, blah, blah. So boring.

[Anonymous]

I'm wondering if Theresa's family is freaking out after the Hollywood Reporter article.

The wedding date is set in stone, which gives Theresa about one month to get a prenup. I can see Gerry being the sort of guy who would manipulate his way out of it. ("I'll sign if you want but I'd hate to enter a marriage planning for divorce...")

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm wondering if Theresa's family is freaking out after the Hollywood Reporter article.

The wedding date is set in stone, which gives Theresa about one month to get a prenup. I can see Gerry being the sort of guy who would manipulate his way out of it. ("I'll sign if you want but I'd hate to enter a marriage planning for divorce...")

With a good, experienced attorney, a prenup can be drafted quite quickly. She does need to do it right away though, some states have rules about waiting periods between the date an agreement is presented and the date it is signed. And it is only fair to give the other party time to review it with their attorney. So yeah, she needs to get on it.

[Anonymous]

As a PP said, I'm not at all sure she's that wealthy. I think she's comfortable but that she and Gerry not leagues apart. She did spend thousands of dollars on her wardrobe for the show though, and has spent a fair bit on cosmetic work. But she lives quite modestly otherwise.

[Anonymous]

I just read they recommend getting a prenup six months in advance, and in Cali, you have to present it to the other party with 7 days to review.

[Anonymous]

Those of you talking about a prenup - just because they're having a wedding, does not mean that they are actually getting legally married in January. The legal marriage can happen anytime, they could wait two more years if they wanted to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a PP said, I'm not at all sure she's that wealthy. I think she's comfortable but that she and Gerry not leagues apart. She did spend thousands of dollars on her wardrobe for the show though, and has spent a fair bit on cosmetic work. But she lives quite modestly otherwise.

Comfortable is important at 70. Her interests need to be protected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those of you talking about a prenup - just because they're having a wedding, does not mean that they are actually getting legally married in January. The legal marriage can happen anytime, they could wait two more years if they wanted to.

Yeah, but you heard all that stuff about not having any time to waste. And I'm sure the producers of the live tv wedding will require them to actually get married (terrible for the brand if it were to get out that the tv spectacle was "fake"). Tangent: I'm sure both Gerry and Theresa will make a lot of money from the broadcast of the wedding; at least I hope they will.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a PP said, I'm not at all sure she's that wealthy. I think she's comfortable but that she and Gerry not leagues apart. She did spend thousands of dollars on her wardrobe for the show though, and has spent a fair bit on cosmetic work. But she lives quite modestly otherwise.

Are you basing your assessment on the value of Theresa's house, as reported earlier on this thread? I assume she lives alone, so she doesn't need a large home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just read they recommend getting a prenup six months in advance, and in Cali, you have to present it to the other party with 7 days to review.

Welp, that is not good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My favorite Gerry spin is when he said his post-retirement gigs were not due to financial need but rather were "service to the community." Lol, maintenance man.

How did they even find this dude?
He’s just some random old white guy like millions of others.
Many of the women they cast at least had some vague connection to fame.

It goes to show how challenging it was to find a senior man who is tall, fit, reasonably attractive, and affable. That's why the picked him, plus the appealing widower narrative. It does concern me that they'll have a hard time finding decent guys for Golden Bachelorette. All the men I know in their 60s and 70s are married.

With some exceptions, all the men I know in their 60s and 70s are rigid and set in their ways or hog the spotlight--blah, blah, blah. So boring.

There is no reason they can’t include men in their 40s and 50s. Look at Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron. She is 70 and he is 45. It happens more than you might think.