Like the rest of America who drinks wildly caffeine, I woke up this morning to the absurd news that Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist, first golden bachelor The couple has decided to divorce. The news comes just three (yes, three!) months after ABC’s first “Golden Wedding” aired. And listen: that was special No Small
The audience was completely taken by surprise. “I still have milk in the fridge from when this was on,” said a comment on an article about the split posted on Instagram. As a loyal viewer, I’m right up there with the rest of Bachelor Nation. Stunned. Mysterious. Feeling a little…uh, dare I say it, betrayed? Even if this is reality TV, ultimately created just for our entertainment, it’s extremely difficult to wrap my mind around how short-lived this marriage was. I’m not saying that people at seventy should stay in unhappy marriages because they are, you know, too old. But I’m also saying: What the hell happened?
That shocking sentiment is making waves on the internet today. This is particularly baffling, perhaps, because The Golden BachelorThe first run of was exceptionally full of hope – even more so than the previous season the Bachelor And The Bachelorette, The women fell in love with Gerry and he fell in love with them. And the recurring line we heard over and over was also optimistic: “You can find love at any age.”
The fact that the show ended with a wedding made us really believe that theory — or, at least, hoped it was true. This includes the divorced (like me), the widowed, and even the elderly hoping that their chances of love haven’t diminished as the lines around their eyes have deepened. breath.
Hope wasn’t the only reason the show was so popular in its inaugural season. It was much more enjoyable to watch the older, wiser women than the younger contestants we are used to seeing; They were mostly kind to each other and full of class and knowledge. They had interesting jobs and lives and knew what they wanted. Even those who didn’t make it anywhere near the final rose ceremony have been received so well that they have their own podcasts and projects that are widely followed.
the audience undoubtedly loved The Golden Bachelor, but they also had a lot of trust and confidence in the contestants, and hence, the experience of watching the show felt different. Maybe even more authentic. It was tough to hear when the rumors about Gerry surfaced around the time of the final episode. And when runner-up Leslie Fima asked him about essentially lying during their final date in the “After the Final Rose” special, it felt more awkward than in previous seasons. the Bachelor, “Gerry should know better,” many viewers were thinking (and speaking vocally on the Internet). And, I mean- Yes,
Gerry proposed to Theresa, leaving after only 90 days.
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Yet, while the rumors about Gerry subsided The Golden BachelorThe big disappointment now is that the enthusiastic discussion about late love has completely died down. to burst. Was destroyed. Absolutely no one was expecting a wedding like seventy-year-old Britney’s (well, maybe except Leslie Fima). Yet, just three months later, Gerry and Theresa were no more. While they had vowed, in front of the entire nation, to love each other till death, to stand by each other through thick and thin, it took only 90 days for them to change completely. And it almost feels like, in trying to prove that you can find love at any age, and maybe even deeper love, born of wisdom and knowing yourself better later in life, he proved Did… quite the opposite.
Relationships are hard, no matter what age you are. This much is true. But there’s no doubt that some people struggle more with commitment than others. And honestly? If you have been single for many years, perhaps combining your life with someone else is an impossible task. As a divorced, single mom who has been single for over a decade, and feels more and more often that my life is better spent No In search of the ideal relationship, I feel it on a personal level.
I have had a few short-term relationships in recent years; Compromise is always great. These days, I often wonder whether efforts to find a partner are futile because, ultimately, I am a committed mother with a teenage daughter and 10-year-old son. I have a full-time job, worries, pets, and a home to take care of. Parting ways at this time seems like it would be hard for everyone to accept. But perhaps, for me more than anything. I like sleeping alone and lying in my own bed every night. I’m becoming more of a creature of habit than I’d like to admit. I’m set in my single life, and it would take a lot to change that – perhaps a level of perfection that doesn’t exist.
While the whole incident has been nothing short of shocking, Gerry and Theresa said this morning that, although they are still in love, it was their “commitment” to each of their families that made their marriage final. It’s a slightly awkward excuse that their kids are grown, and they should be free to enjoy their lives wherever, whenever, and with whomever they want. Still, although I don’t completely understand the entire process from the final rose to the wedding, I do understand that relationships can get harder with age.
The pairing was definitely a huge task for Gerry and Theresa. Maybe it is for me – and for many of us who are single after our first marriage. And while you can find love at any age, the truth is that you’ll probably have to give up a lot to make it last. And there is nothing golden about it.
