The Golden Bachelor

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They need to cast from the same city / area. Most middle aged and ok older adults have deep roots and ties and responsibilities where they live. Moving away from family and friends and your home and community later in life just doesn’t make sense.

They should do regional Golden Bachelors/Ettes.

He gushed a few times about her being a professional woman. On a sense, there were massive cultural differences from the beginning. He's from rural Indiana and she's a NJ career lady. That is difficult to bridge. Also think that deep down, some of his aw shucks personna was TV BS.

[Anonymous]

Oct. 4th, 10:20 a.m. (page 13 of this thread) REPEATED BELOW:

"I think the elephant in the room is geographic desirability.

When you are 70... you have established SO MANY ties to your local community. You have a bunch of doctors you use, you have long term friends and social groups, you know your way around, and most importantly, your kids and grandkids (or other relatives) are probably nearby. It's going to be very hard for anyone to give all of that up and move for someone you've known for a few weeks or months.

I don't doubt that the people going on this show (both the lead and the contestants) are looking for love and a person to share their life with. But, I doubt that it can work out if one of them has to give up ALL the established connections they have. People over-estimate how willing they are to try something new.

I don't know... maybe Gerry and his pick will move to Florida together and then they'll start on an even footing. The window for moving is closing... Gerry is 72. That's kind of the end of when people still have the energy and mental openness to move to an entirely new area and set up a new life and new friends.

When all of these people say they are so family-oriented, and they already have a lot of interaction with their kids/grandkids.... I'm just skeptical that they will give that up in the long term."


I was right.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They need to cast from the same city / area. Most middle aged and ok older adults have deep roots and ties and responsibilities where they live. Moving away from family and friends and your home and community later in life just doesn’t make sense.

They should do regional Golden Bachelors/Ettes.

He gushed a few times about her being a professional woman. On a sense, there were massive cultural differences from the beginning. He's from rural Indiana and she's a NJ career lady. That is difficult to bridge. Also think that deep down, some of his aw shucks personna was TV BS.

They both seem a little shady to me: he totally lied about his professional background, but I just saw her house today and it's a little shack-looking thing? So she's no great stockbroker. It makes no sense.

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Anonymous wrote:Gerry and Theresa are being interviewed on GMA Friday (4/12)... and is it a coincidence that Reality Steve says there's a negative story coming out in Bachelor nation later this week?

I thought G&T were gonna make it happily ever after... but now I'm thinking they are going to announce splitsville.

A quick flame out if that's the case.

It’s being advertised as an emotional interview that will have everyone talking. Hmm.

Meh, probably a red herring. I say they show up and double down on “we’re great!” in response to the negative rumors. They’ll be well compensated for continuing the arrangement, too damaging for the franchise if they split.

The teaser at the beginning of GMA shows them saying they are divorcing.

Wow. After that first night and the proposal, he did not seem into her. And I bet she quickly figured out that the affable affect was just for show. Hope this doesn't sink the Golden Bachelorette!

The Bachelorette series are generally more successful. Something about it more accurately mimicking how dating/choosing happens naturally.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They need to cast from the same city / area. Most middle aged and ok older adults have deep roots and ties and responsibilities where they live. Moving away from family and friends and your home and community later in life just doesn’t make sense.

They should do regional Golden Bachelors/Ettes.

He gushed a few times about her being a professional woman. On a sense, there were massive cultural differences from the beginning. He's from rural Indiana and she's a NJ career lady. That is difficult to bridge. Also think that deep down, some of his aw shucks personna was TV BS.

They both seem a little shady to me: he totally lied about his professional background, but I just saw her house today and it's a little shack-looking thing? So she's no great stockbroker. It makes no sense.

She never claimed to be. She did a little day trading as a hobby then parlayed that into a career in finance. She works as a compliance officer, which means low 6 figures. She is a widow and empty nester who lives in an expensive community--why would she need anything other than a small home? I've said before on this thread that she's not that wealthy, but is comfortable. More so than blue collar Gerry.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They need to cast from the same city / area. Most middle aged and ok older adults have deep roots and ties and responsibilities where they live. Moving away from family and friends and your home and community later in life just doesn’t make sense.

They should do regional Golden Bachelors/Ettes.

He gushed a few times about her being a professional woman. On a sense, there were massive cultural differences from the beginning. He's from rural Indiana and she's a NJ career lady. That is difficult to bridge. Also think that deep down, some of his aw shucks personna was TV BS.

They both seem a little shady to me: he totally lied about his professional background, but I just saw her house today and it's a little shack-looking thing? So she's no great stockbroker. It makes no sense.

She never claimed to be. She did a little day trading as a hobby then parlayed that into a career in finance. She works as a compliance officer, which means low 6 figures. She is a widow and empty nester who lives in an expensive community--why would she need anything other than a small home? I've said before on this thread that she's not that wealthy, but is comfortable. More so than blue collar Gerry.

To me it sounded misleading, and to him too given how his eyes popped out when she said it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Gerry and Theresa are being interviewed on GMA Friday (4/12)... and is it a coincidence that Reality Steve says there's a negative story coming out in Bachelor nation later this week?

I thought G&T were gonna make it happily ever after... but now I'm thinking they are going to announce splitsville.

A quick flame out if that's the case.

It’s being advertised as an emotional interview that will have everyone talking. Hmm.

Meh, probably a red herring. I say they show up and double down on “we’re great!” in response to the negative rumors. They’ll be well compensated for continuing the arrangement, too damaging for the franchise if they split.

The teaser at the beginning of GMA shows them saying they are divorcing.

Wow. After that first night and the proposal, he did not seem into her. And I bet she quickly figured out that the affable affect was just for show. Hope this doesn't sink the Golden Bachelorette!

The Bachelorette series are generally more successful. Something about it more accurately mimicking how dating/choosing happens naturally.

Women tend to be more serious about the match (well, other than some like Claire Crawley who just went for the man she found the hottest despite many red flags about compatibility). Men tend to let all the attention from attractive women go to their heads. You could see Gerry loved the limelight and was totally up for selling the phony persona producers wanted. I do think the Golden Bachelorette, whether Leslie, Joan, or Faith, will be more sincere. Fingers crossed their men will be!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Theresa won, SHE WON!!!

Um.

She did win. She won the competition. They had a prenuptial agreement, so her assets are safe and she got to enjoy the ride.

Are any of the bachelor couples still together other than Trista and Ryan?

Sean and Catherine
Desiree and Chris
Jason and Molly, though she was initially the runner-up and realized he made the wrong decision pretty quickly
I think a few others but I stopped watching years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oct. 4th, 10:20 a.m. (page 13 of this thread) REPEATED BELOW:

"I think the elephant in the room is geographic desirability.

When you are 70... you have established SO MANY ties to your local community. You have a bunch of doctors you use, you have long term friends and social groups, you know your way around, and most importantly, your kids and grandkids (or other relatives) are probably nearby. It's going to be very hard for anyone to give all of that up and move for someone you've known for a few weeks or months.

I don't doubt that the people going on this show (both the lead and the contestants) are looking for love and a person to share their life with. But, I doubt that it can work out if one of them has to give up ALL the established connections they have. People over-estimate how willing they are to try something new.

I don't know... maybe Gerry and his pick will move to Florida together and then they'll start on an even footing. The window for moving is closing... Gerry is 72. That's kind of the end of when people still have the energy and mental openness to move to an entirely new area and set up a new life and new friends.

When all of these people say they are so family-oriented, and they already have a lot of interaction with their kids/grandkids.... I'm just skeptical that they will give that up in the long term."


I was right.

Yes, this wasn't a win. It was a fairly inevitable trainwreck, and it's going to be one of those things people in their lives politely pretend never happened.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They need to cast from the same city / area. Most middle aged and ok older adults have deep roots and ties and responsibilities where they live. Moving away from family and friends and your home and community later in life just doesn’t make sense.

They should do regional Golden Bachelors/Ettes.

He gushed a few times about her being a professional woman. On a sense, there were massive cultural differences from the beginning. He's from rural Indiana and she's a NJ career lady. That is difficult to bridge. Also think that deep down, some of his aw shucks personna was TV BS.

And yet at the same time he was apparently peeved that she hadn't retired.
He just sounds like a massive PITA.

Happy for Theresa that this mess is over. She'll be okay. Gerry will probably move on to someone age inappropriate and it'll be a train wreck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They need to cast from the same city / area. Most middle aged and ok older adults have deep roots and ties and responsibilities where they live. Moving away from family and friends and your home and community later in life just doesn’t make sense.

They should do regional Golden Bachelors/Ettes.

He gushed a few times about her being a professional woman. On a sense, there were massive cultural differences from the beginning. He's from rural Indiana and she's a NJ career lady. That is difficult to bridge. Also think that deep down, some of his aw shucks personna was TV BS.

They both seem a little shady to me: he totally lied about his professional background, but I just saw her house today and it's a little shack-looking thing? So she's no great stockbroker. It makes no sense.

She never claimed to be a great stockbroker. Gerry never even bothered to ask her what she did for work until the finale.

She said she's a trader, then everyone ASSumed she was wealthy and that that's why Gerry chose her. She was pretty upfront, when he finally asked, that she was a housewife who went to work so that her husband could have health insurance. She was clearly proud that she'd made a career for herself later in life, but she never claimed anything more than that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They need to cast from the same city / area. Most middle aged and ok older adults have deep roots and ties and responsibilities where they live. Moving away from family and friends and your home and community later in life just doesn’t make sense.

They should do regional Golden Bachelors/Ettes.

He gushed a few times about her being a professional woman. On a sense, there were massive cultural differences from the beginning. He's from rural Indiana and she's a NJ career lady. That is difficult to bridge. Also think that deep down, some of his aw shucks personna was TV BS.

They both seem a little shady to me: he totally lied about his professional background, but I just saw her house today and it's a little shack-looking thing? So she's no great stockbroker. It makes no sense.

She never claimed to be. She did a little day trading as a hobby then parlayed that into a career in finance. She works as a compliance officer, which means low 6 figures. She is a widow and empty nester who lives in an expensive community--why would she need anything other than a small home? I've said before on this thread that she's not that wealthy, but is comfortable. More so than blue collar Gerry.

To me it sounded misleading, and to him too given how his eyes popped out when she said it.

That's on him, and on you, for thinking "working in finance" means rich . She was always humble.

[Anonymous]

They both seem like disasters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They both seem like disasters.

I don't think she does at all. She seems perfectly normal and nice, just made the mistaking of buying into his schtick.

[Anonymous]

I don't think either of them are disasters. We saw a few edited clips of them.