The Golden Bachelor

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Anonymous wrote:As the lead of this show, you are required to put out a lot of energy to seem interesting and active... but I'm not sure if 72-yr-old Gerry is REALLY interested in being a go, go, go person, or if he's fulfilling the obligation to appear that way, while in real life, he simply wants to play pickleball, hang out with friend, and enjoy the lake life... know what I mean.

If Gerry is, at heart, at a time in life where he wants to keep it simple, then Faith and Leslie are not going to be the right "speed" for him. Theresa might be more on that speed level.

That doesn't mean there is anything wrong with Faith, or Leslie or Theresa or Gerry. It's just a matter of finding someone who wants to live life at the same pace as you.

Yes, good point. Although I find Theresa quite boring compared to the other two, maybe that’s better suited to him at this stage in his life.

I don't know what "securities professional" means, but it suggests Teresa is at least somewhat smart. She's 70, so she's probably not on the trading floor, but maybe she owns a brokerage or day trades, who knows. I did find Theresa pretty disingenuous during the whole Kathy spat. But it's probably going to be Teresa.

I just can't see Leslie and Gerry together--she's the wrong "speed" as you say. Also I'm not sure what they talk about besides ATV rides and Leslie's life story. Finding a steady man is great, but you need something more to do/talk about in your daily life. Maybe we just don't see that deeper connection happening.

He should have kept Ellen.

Does anybody else have their fingers crossed for Joan coming back? The producers extended the season from 8 to 9 episodes.

Interesting!! I had forgotten about her.

She seemed like a quality/together person.

(I was appalled by the woman who missed her daughter’s wedding to be on a realty TV show!)

Agreed. Who would miss a child’s wedding to be on tv? She wasn’t reading the room well either. He wasn't that in to her. Didn’t he pick her for a one on one date that was never shown? Did I miss it?

How do you know about the missed wedding but can't remember the one-on-one date?

I am not riveted to the tv the entire episode. I saw her get picked and didn’t see any details of the date or they were super brief.

But they called the daughter to congratulate her on her nuptials ON the one-on-one date.

Is that right? I thought Gerry just pulled her aside during a group date and they called her daughter on the wedding day.

Yeah, pretty sure there was no one-on-one date.

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Anonymous wrote:I think they're setting of Joan for Golden Bachelor, but I also agree it would be hard to watch her face for so long. I also don't find her as charismatic as some of the others. My vote would be for Sandra, Susan, Marina, or Nancy. I'd even be happy with Faith, maybe.

Y’all are so picky.

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Unfortunately I also think it's going to be Theresa. Which is not a terrible thing because I would enjoy seeing Leslie as the Golden Bachelorette. She'd be my pick.

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Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately I also think it's going to be Theresa. Which is not a terrible thing because I would enjoy seeing Leslie as the Golden Bachelorette. She'd be my pick.

I learned an interesting tidbit, which is that Leslie was Joan's closest friend in the house. What about the two of them of them as Golden Bachelorettes, with cameos from some of the other fan favorite ladies. Now that I'd watch!

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Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately I also think it's going to be Theresa. Which is not a terrible thing because I would enjoy seeing Leslie as the Golden Bachelorette. She'd be my pick.

I learned an interesting tidbit, which is that Leslie was Joan's closest friend in the house. What about the two of them of them as Golden Bachelorettes, with cameos from some of the other fan favorite ladies. Now that I'd watch!

That would be awesome! But how would you split up the men? It took them years to find one decent man. How long would it take to find two?

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In the coming attractions, you see a woman talking to Gerry, saying, “Is she really ready to settle down?” or something to that effect. Like she says, “She says she’s ready” but makes a face when saying it. Is that supposed to be Gerry’s daughter?

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Anonymous wrote:As the lead of this show, you are required to put out a lot of energy to seem interesting and active... but I'm not sure if 72-yr-old Gerry is REALLY interested in being a go, go, go person, or if he's fulfilling the obligation to appear that way, while in real life, he simply wants to play pickleball, hang out with friend, and enjoy the lake life... know what I mean.

If Gerry is, at heart, at a time in life where he wants to keep it simple, then Faith and Leslie are not going to be the right "speed" for him. Theresa might be more on that speed level.

That doesn't mean there is anything wrong with Faith, or Leslie or Theresa or Gerry. It's just a matter of finding someone who wants to live life at the same pace as you.

Yes, good point. Although I find Theresa quite boring compared to the other two, maybe that’s better suited to him at this stage in his life.

I don't know what "securities professional" means, but it suggests Teresa is at least somewhat smart. She's 70, so she's probably not on the trading floor, but maybe she owns a brokerage or day trades, who knows. I did find Theresa pretty disingenuous during the whole Kathy spat. But it's probably going to be Teresa.

I just can't see Leslie and Gerry together--she's the wrong "speed" as you say. Also I'm not sure what they talk about besides ATV rides and Leslie's life story. Finding a steady man is great, but you need something more to do/talk about in your daily life. Maybe we just don't see that deeper connection happening.

He should have kept Ellen.

Does anybody else have their fingers crossed for Joan coming back? The producers extended the season from 8 to 9 episodes.

Interesting!! I had forgotten about her.

She seemed like a quality/together person.

(I was appalled by the woman who missed her daughter’s wedding to be on a realty TV show!)

Agreed. Who would miss a child’s wedding to be on tv? She wasn’t reading the room well either. He wasn't that in to her. Didn’t he pick her for a one on one date that was never shown? Did I miss it?

How do you know about the missed wedding but can't remember the one-on-one date?

I am not riveted to the tv the entire episode. I saw her get picked and didn’t see any details of the date or they were super brief.

But they called the daughter to congratulate her on her nuptials ON the one-on-one date.

Oh. Thanks for clarifying. I wouldn’t call that a date. And it was so weird to me. To not be at your daughter’s wedding. Even if it was a court house wedding. I would never.

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Anonymous wrote:In the coming attractions, you see a woman talking to Gerry, saying, “Is she really ready to settle down?” or something to that effect. Like she says, “She says she’s ready” but makes a face when saying it. Is that supposed to be Gerry’s daughter?

I noticed that too

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I'm not picking up on whatever is wrong with Joan's face- I'm not seeing the mouth thing others are.

Now April's face- lots of work and painful to look at plus she seems like a nutter.

I don't think any of the women are funny/interesting enough to carry a Bachelorette.... but

I'd totally watch a buddy show with Sandra and Susan managing their gas issues as as they travel/eat/shag their way across the US. Like BiP combined with Diners DriveIns and Dives.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not picking up on whatever is wrong with Joan's face- I'm not seeing the mouth thing others are.

Now April's face- lots of work and painful to look at plus she seems like a nutter.

I don't think any of the women are funny/interesting enough to carry a Bachelorette.... but

I'd totally watch a buddy show with Sandra and Susan managing their gas issues as as they travel/eat/shag their way across the US. Like BiP combined with Diners DriveIns and Dives.

Literally the only part of Joan's face that moves is her lower lip...and that's because it's connected to her jaw that moves the lower lip ip and down. She has no movement anywhere else. Not on the sides of her mouth, not the upper lop, not the cherks, not the forehead.

She must have bought the full face botox package. It's a shame because she seems nice enough and young-ish. But her face is dead.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not picking up on whatever is wrong with Joan's face- I'm not seeing the mouth thing others are.

Now April's face- lots of work and painful to look at plus she seems like a nutter.

I don't think any of the women are funny/interesting enough to carry a Bachelorette.... but

I'd totally watch a buddy show with Sandra and Susan managing their gas issues as as they travel/eat/shag their way across the US. Like BiP combined with Diners DriveIns and Dives.

Literally the only part of Joan's face that moves is her lower lip...and that's because it's connected to her jaw that moves the lower lip ip and down. She has no movement anywhere else. Not on the sides of her mouth, not the upper lop, not the cherks, not the forehead.

She must have bought the full face botox package. It's a shame because she seems nice enough and young-ish. But her face is dead.

I don’t think Botox makes the mouth look that weird and stretched out. I think facelift plus overdoing peels.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not picking up on whatever is wrong with Joan's face- I'm not seeing the mouth thing others are.

Now April's face- lots of work and painful to look at plus she seems like a nutter.

I don't think any of the women are funny/interesting enough to carry a Bachelorette.... but

I'd totally watch a buddy show with Sandra and Susan managing their gas issues as as they travel/eat/shag their way across the US. Like BiP combined with Diners DriveIns and Dives.

Literally the only part of Joan's face that moves is her lower lip...and that's because it's connected to her jaw that moves the lower lip ip and down. She has no movement anywhere else. Not on the sides of her mouth, not the upper lop, not the cherks, not the forehead.

She must have bought the full face botox package. It's a shame because she seems nice enough and young-ish. But her face is dead.

I don’t think Botox makes the mouth look that weird and stretched out. I think facelift plus overdoing peels.

That's unfortunate because if it's not botox, it's not going to wear off soon. Definite no on being bachelorette.

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Anonymous wrote:You know what I think? Gerry was a slightly dorky guy married to his HS sweetheart for the bulk of his life. I'm sure he loved her dearly, but this is his one and only chance to play the field and feel desirable to a group of hot women for the first time one his life. He got swept up in it and made some mistakes. I think he's probably a pretty nice guy who never imagined in his wildest dreams he could pull a Faith or a Leslie. But at least he's giving some thought to compatibility despite the headiness of it all.

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+1 -- Very accurate read on Gerry. I'll confess that I've never watched the Bachelor/Bachelorette and have not watched this season with a lot of attentiveness (and what I have seen has been pretty cringe). But I am 60 and so I've seen this mating dance among my peers before. For people my age who enjoy close relationships with their adult kids and grandchildren, the question of how your kids will see your prospective partner is a huge factor -- even more so when a spouse has died. Whatever Gerry's daughters think will weigh heavily in his final decision.

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Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately I also think it's going to be Theresa. Which is not a terrible thing because I would enjoy seeing Leslie as the Golden Bachelorette. She'd be my pick.

I learned an interesting tidbit, which is that Leslie was Joan's closest friend in the house. What about the two of them of them as Golden Bachelorettes, with cameos from some of the other fan favorite ladies. Now that I'd watch!

That would be awesome! But how would you split up the men? It took them years to find one decent man. How long would it take to find two?

Sad but true (ask me how I know 😫)

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I think we all know it's going to be Theresa. I don't like her, but she's the better match of the two for him.