Surprise!!! I still don't know why people think he's creepy, but she just set off all my alarm bells for a not very mentally healthy person. Too much, too fast.

Personalities aside, I’m sure the franchise has a questionnaire and top on the list would be willing to relocate.

This question is even more important I think to seniors.

I think the same result would’ve happened with the other finalists.

They should have not rushed in yo the wedding.

Kathy and Susan are starting or maybe already have, a podcast. This should make interesting conversation.

Oly, I agree. but, I think they were being pushed by the show. Wedding paid for, honeymoon paid for etc.

Gerry was ove the top emotionally. He seemed to be tearing up and crying half the time.

The, the way he led on Leslie. That was just weird.

I'm also not sure why Susan and Kathy have remained in the spotlight? Neither seems interesting enough for the attention they've gotten.

I just don't get it! The say they still love each other. They sit there holding hands through the interview. They are putting in on their family is why they are going their separate ways. No way would I leave the man I love because of anyone. Thats a bunch of BS! Hard to believe anything anymore.

My daughter found him creepy. I didn't pick her as the one he did. These two had decades of lives with their families in different parts of the country. Family over a guy she just met months ago??? No brainer.

Joann, they fell for the glitz and glamor and rushed too quickly using their age as an excuse. How much longer do we have?

Why not be long distance and go back and forth? One main reason is that Theresa when push came to shove didn’t want to quit her job even though said she would.

Yes they are both very close to their families and involved probably daily. Perfectly understandable.

Oly, Susan and Kathy have become spokes people for the senior population. They strike a chord in how many older folk feel today. Certainly if no one is interested in their podcast, they will fade away.

It is a reality TV show. None of it and I mean none is real. If you enjoy the show great because they are on board so no feelings hurt but I cant imagine any real feelings. Remember he lied to you about his forlorn life all alone after his wife's death. Who does that for real? I wouldn't know any of this if not for reading about this here as I dont follow these shows and it was an interesting dive into the genre. I am all about learning new stuff. Soap? I get the fun and all but I cant take this seriously. Yell at me if you must.

I didn’t watch much of it, but thought the whole thing was a train wreck from the start. It doesn’t bode well for future Golden Bachelors/Bachelorettes in the future.

i'm surprised it took this long for them to split the sheets. 🙄

the whole "bachelor" franchise is a train wreck. what self-respecting woman thinks it's ok for the man she's madly in love with to be bumping uglies with other women??

Nina, i think the golden crew weren’t as “ promiscuous” as the younger version.

Outside, i don't think this will sway future contestents. All in all the statistics have a low success rate.

While most, and I'm talking about the golden version, would like to find a partner, I think they also like the concrot and adventure of it all.

The younger bachelor/ bachelorette, are mist likely in it for the exposure. A way to gather more followers and likes.

Patriciae, I think the franchise was responsible for sharing the descriptive. Gerry went along with it. They certainly should not have said he didn’t date after his wife’s death.

Saying he was a restaurant entrepreneur was a stretch.

Darn, I thought I was going to learn a new word, concrot. Someone should think up a definition for that. Maybe something to do with "con". I confess to watching bach from the beginning but skip through a lot of it. I often wonder if the lead is so in love with multiple people, if the first choice doesn't work out, why not go back and have a try with their second choice rather than start fresh. Yes, the second choice may feel slighted. I have a hard time believing that these people can fall in love, true lasting love, with minimal time together. Bravo to the ones who make it work.

I did find Gerry a bit creepy.

Too bad, so sad. It's a reality show! What do you expect?

Too bad they missed out on the trip to Italy.

Can anyone honestly think that these shows are real and not scripted?

Really--ya'll watch these shows? Mind blown!!!

Suzique,

i agree, i think they are scripted to a point.

but, these are real people. Not actors.

Judi, I agree! But I have to hand it to them for being honest early on. Two years in and you get to keep the ring.

i also think that Theresa wasn’t ready to stop working, although when Gerry asked, she said she would.

Even actors are real people.

This Jerry guy was not dating women, he was by multiple accounts living with one in a more or less committed relationship so not living a forlorn empty life.

Not only do they script these shows they reshoot scenes that didn't work. They even do that when people are buying houses. They are all selling a fantasy. It is TV and if it is fun for you good because no one is not on board who is in the show just like any soap opera. You can enjoy the vicarious situations. I have never had the same attitude about the home buyers and renovators since I learned many years ago that it is a total fraud. It injured my wonderment in people buying something that in no way met what they said they wanted. Learning they were told what to say they wanted sort of left me deflated. Oh well, there is still why that ugly house in a flood zone.

Do these people actually have sex or do they just pretend?

i think the golden crew weren’t as “ promiscuous” as the younger version.

oh, probably not. that being said, he shared some pretty passionate kisses with numerous women. that alone would have made me kick myself to the curb.

Nina, certainly not something you or I would do, but it is a romance show after all.

One thing I have to say is that they all seemed to get over being filmed and appeared natural.

I would be like a deer in headlights.

if you really want a good laugh, check out "Farmer Wants a Wife". i think it's on the FOX network. it is beyond gag-worthy. bunches of city women trying to woo the good ole country boy farmers. these women don't like mud, gag at the thought of livestock poop and wouldn't know a manure fork if it jumped up and bit 'em in the bum. 😂

Oh my!

I didn't watch it, though my sister and DD1 were really into it. I think I 've shared that I do indeed watch the real bottom of the barrel reality shows, (and enjoy them) so it's not like I'm above watching this. It just didn't interest me. I think I watched the first season or so with Krista and the fireman.

Anyway, in the last bachelor -not senior( which might be still airing?) our friend's daughter was on it. She was eliminated I think the first week or second week, but she said that it was heavily scripted. I imagine if there was chemistry they'd work around it, but she said it was very scripted.

Another thing that surprised me was she said the clothes they wore were their own or at their epense. This girl just wanted to spend some time in LA so she got that, having friends to live with after.

I, too, was surprised to learn there is no clothing allowance! I haven’t really paid attention, but I doubt they wear the gowns more than once on the show? If someone stays until the end, that would be what, 10 evening gowns? And since you wouldn’t know if you’ll leave week 1 or week 10, you would still have to bring 10 gowns, just in case. Maybe there is a bachelorette thrift store where they can pick up some used dresses from previous contestants, lol. That’s a lot of $$ tied up in gowns. Did your friend happen to mention if they get paid for each day they appear? I didn’t care for GB, but like with a train wreck, I seemed unable to look away. I do enjoy the regular ones as a guilty pleasure, because I think they are awful!

Oly, I think that Gerry was dressed by the franchice.

I too was surprised that the women had to buy all of the formal wear. I did like the clothing choices of all the women.

hmm I do wonder if maybe for the beginning episode the contestants have to bring their clothing, and then after the first one or two eliminations maybe there is a community closet :).

I can't recall if they are paid. We met with our friend i December, and I think the program was to start in late January. I forgot to watch but caught some on youtube to see her daughter.

They are not paid to participate.