The Golden Bachelor

[Anonymous]

You are so unkind and so clueless
I am sure if you are in your 60’s with your
Attitude it’s not your age that makes you invisible. Wow
Such anger
Must mean something
but not to me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/faith-martin-on-perplexing-dynamic-with-theresa-nist-and-gerry-turner/

Faith talking about good friendship with Theresa and Gerry despite lingering feelings for him. Dang, I'd have thought anyone would be cured after reading that nasty expose but I suppose nice they can be friends.

Wonder if Faith is auditioning for bachelorette. Like a pp, I also saw her say she’d move to a compromise place (although maybe she’d keep her dead horse’s plot, who knows). Her saying “it’s not me!” could just have been a throw-away line because it doesn’t seem like the bachelorette has been chosen yet. Or at least there have been no leaks.

They are all auditioning for the Golden Bachelorette. Every one of them wants it.

You’re probably right. Maybe not Joan, although I can’t tell with her.

I think she is. A lot of social media posts, keeping her face out there. I would rather see her than some of the others.

Same

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don’t know that is his hair and what he has had done. Most men have much less.
Regardless, I would take less teeth and no hair over a dimwit like he was that knows how to treat women any day of the week.

Except, none of the women knew about his career or dating history until most of them had been eliminated. I forget the timing, but I don't even think Faith would have known, and she was the third runner-up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are so unkind and so clueless
I am sure if you are in your 60’s with your
Attitude it’s not your age that makes you invisible. Wow
Such anger
Must mean something
but not to me.

PP was being sarcastic as the post about all senior ladies in dating pools being thirsty and desperate was utter nonsense — spoken with the supreme confidence of a village idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are so unkind and so clueless
I am sure if you are in your 60’s with your
Attitude it’s not your age that makes you invisible. Wow
Such anger
Must mean something
but not to me.

If you're addressing me, the woman who said she was in her early 60s, that wasn't my post.

I did comment, however, on the meanness addressed to Joan. If that was you, or if you're the one trashing Gerry (who was certainly imperfect, but he's not the horrible human being that post made him out to be), then maybe you should do some self-reflection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No nothing wrong with veneers, means his teeth were jacked up. Thats the purpose of getting. Was just trying to point out that Gerry was not this perfect man ,he had thousands of dollars of work provided to him for this show.
If they did that for every man out there, there would be an awful lot of good looking men. Gerry was no big deal. He was tall I thought, and had zero sex appeal.

He's okay looking and admirably fit for his age. Midwestern nice, which is not the same thing as genuinely nice. The main thing, which the women often repeated, is that he paid close attention to them and made them feel seen. They weren't used to that. The 'invisibility' phenomenon for the majority of women middle-aged and up is real. No, he obviously is highly imperfect, and they know that now, but they really liked that feeling at the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are so unkind and so clueless
I am sure if you are in your 60’s with your
Attitude it’s not your age that makes you invisible. Wow
Such anger
Must mean something
but not to me.

PP was being sarcastic as the post about all senior ladies in dating pools being thirsty and desperate was utter nonsense — spoken with the supreme confidence of a village idiot.

NP. Oh come on, some of them did come across as a little desperate. About a man they barely knew. That's when I started feeling uncomfortable about the show. Theresa was so intense about wanting him, and Faith and Leslie were both so insecure about his going on dates with others. Even even-keeled Ellen went a bit overboard with her crush. It was a little sad. I did appreciate the ones, like Sandra and Edith, who were unbothered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No nothing wrong with veneers, means his teeth were jacked up. Thats the purpose of getting. Was just trying to point out that Gerry was not this perfect man ,he had thousands of dollars of work provided to him for this show.
If they did that for every man out there, there would be an awful lot of good looking men. Gerry was no big deal. He was tall I thought, and had zero sex appeal.

He's okay looking and admirably fit for his age. Midwestern nice, which is not the same thing as genuinely nice. The main thing, which the women often repeated, is that he paid close attention to them and made them feel seen. They weren't used to that. The 'invisibility' phenomenon for the majority of women middle-aged and up is real. No, he obviously is highly imperfect, and they know that now, but they really liked that feeling at the time.

I'm the 62-year-old and I agree with this. He made them feel seen, and they probably weren't used to that. And I think it was probably genuine on his part, whatever his other well-documented flaws. And he certainly wasn't a toad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are so unkind and so clueless
I am sure if you are in your 60’s with your
Attitude it’s not your age that makes you invisible. Wow
Such anger
Must mean something
but not to me.

PP was being sarcastic as the post about all senior ladies in dating pools being thirsty and desperate was utter nonsense — spoken with the supreme confidence of a village idiot.

NP. Oh come on, some of them did come across as a little desperate. About a man they barely knew. That's when I started feeling uncomfortable about the show. Theresa was so intense about wanting him, and Faith and Leslie were both so insecure about his going on dates with others. Even even-keeled Ellen went a bit overboard with her crush. It was a little sad. I did appreciate the ones, like Sandra and Edith, who were unbothered.

Agree the intensity of their passion for him was too much at times. I wonder how much of that was their insecurities and how much was scripted ("we need you to show your love, now!").

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are so unkind and so clueless
I am sure if you are in your 60’s with your
Attitude it’s not your age that makes you invisible. Wow
Such anger
Must mean something
but not to me.

PP was being sarcastic as the post about all senior ladies in dating pools being thirsty and desperate was utter nonsense — spoken with the supreme confidence of a village idiot.

NP. Oh come on, some of them did come across as a little desperate. About a man they barely knew. That's when I started feeling uncomfortable about the show. Theresa was so intense about wanting him, and Faith and Leslie were both so insecure about his going on dates with others. Even even-keeled Ellen went a bit overboard with her crush. It was a little sad. I did appreciate the ones, like Sandra and Edith, who were unbothered.

A lot of people in our society are lonely.

I am sure that increases with age (your partners die, your kids grow up , you retire).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are so unkind and so clueless
I am sure if you are in your 60’s with your
Attitude it’s not your age that makes you invisible. Wow
Such anger
Must mean something
but not to me.

PP was being sarcastic as the post about all senior ladies in dating pools being thirsty and desperate was utter nonsense — spoken with the supreme confidence of a village idiot.

NP. Oh come on, some of them did come across as a little desperate. About a man they barely knew. That's when I started feeling uncomfortable about the show. Theresa was so intense about wanting him, and Faith and Leslie were both so insecure about his going on dates with others. Even even-keeled Ellen went a bit overboard with her crush. It was a little sad. I did appreciate the ones, like Sandra and Edith, who were unbothered.

Agree the intensity of their passion for him was too much at times. I wonder how much of that was their insecurities and how much was scripted ("we need you to show your love, now!").

That's a really interesting question. The emotions seemed pretty genuine? Except for his, at times.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are so unkind and so clueless
I am sure if you are in your 60’s with your
Attitude it’s not your age that makes you invisible. Wow
Such anger
Must mean something
but not to me.

PP was being sarcastic as the post about all senior ladies in dating pools being thirsty and desperate was utter nonsense — spoken with the supreme confidence of a village idiot.

NP. Oh come on, some of them did come across as a little desperate. About a man they barely knew. That's when I started feeling uncomfortable about the show. Theresa was so intense about wanting him, and Faith and Leslie were both so insecure about his going on dates with others. Even even-keeled Ellen went a bit overboard with her crush. It was a little sad. I did appreciate the ones, like Sandra and Edith, who were unbothered.

Agree the intensity of their passion for him was too much at times. I wonder how much of that was their insecurities and how much was scripted ("we need you to show your love, now!").

That's a really interesting question. The emotions seemed pretty genuine? Except for his, at times.

Pp here. The cringe was probably from both factors. The women felt seen and the producers were pushing them to up the drama.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Traditionally they pick the runner up that lost
I read.

https://www.bustle.com/articles/140263-how-is-the-bachelorette-chosen-her-bachelor-elimination-spot-could-make-all-the-difference#:~:text=And%20when%20it%20comes%20to,recent%20season%20of%20The%20Bachelor.

"Out of every Bachelorette there has ever been — and so far, there are 11 of them — only two of them have actually been previous winners: Jen Schefft and Emily Maynard, and they both appeared in seasons filmed long after their initial appearances on The Bachelor. Two others were the runners up, but the majority of past Bachelorettes have finished third, whether it was because at that point, they quit (like Andi Dorfman) or happened to be the one who got cut after Fantasy Suite dates when the Bachelor chose his final two (like Kaitlyn Bristowe). In fact, five out of the 11 Bachelorettes were in third place, so it seems totally likely that the pattern will continue."

5/11 is not a “majority.” They probably meant plurality. This country is doomed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Traditionally they pick the runner up that lost
I read.

https://www.bustle.com/articles/140263-how-is-the-bachelorette-chosen-her-bachelor-elimination-spot-could-make-all-the-difference#:~:text=And%20when%20it%20comes%20to,recent%20season%20of%20The%20Bachelor.

"Out of every Bachelorette there has ever been — and so far, there are 11 of them — only two of them have actually been previous winners: Jen Schefft and Emily Maynard, and they both appeared in seasons filmed long after their initial appearances on The Bachelor. Two others were the runners up, but the majority of past Bachelorettes have finished third, whether it was because at that point, they quit (like Andi Dorfman) or happened to be the one who got cut after Fantasy Suite dates when the Bachelor chose his final two (like Kaitlyn Bristowe). In fact, five out of the 11 Bachelorettes were in third place, so it seems totally likely that the pattern will continue."

5/11 is not a “majority.” They probably meant plurality. This country is doomed.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Traditionally they pick the runner up that lost
I read.

https://www.bustle.com/articles/140263-how-is-the-bachelorette-chosen-her-bachelor-elimination-spot-could-make-all-the-difference#:~:text=And%20when%20it%20comes%20to,recent%20season%20of%20The%20Bachelor.

"Out of every Bachelorette there has ever been — and so far, there are 11 of them — only two of them have actually been previous winners: Jen Schefft and Emily Maynard, and they both appeared in seasons filmed long after their initial appearances on The Bachelor. Two others were the runners up, but the majority of past Bachelorettes have finished third, whether it was because at that point, they quit (like Andi Dorfman) or happened to be the one who got cut after Fantasy Suite dates when the Bachelor chose his final two (like Kaitlyn Bristowe). In fact, five out of the 11 Bachelorettes were in third place, so it seems totally likely that the pattern will continue."

5/11 is not a “majority.” They probably meant plurality. This country is doomed.

+1

Oh that's the poster who has a vested interest in the third-runner-up being chosen, lol.