Next season’s Bachelor. He was the runner up in Charity’s season of The Bachelorette
It is on Susan’s IG and Tiktok. I don’t follow her so don’t know the story behind it. This thread made me curious so I started looking at what different people from the show were doing.
Faith posted a casting call for the Golden Bachelorette. I didn’t see it on the other women’s social media. 
I think they will do a Golden BIP at a place like La Quinta.
Susan is officiating
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Now it’s def worth watching!
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Looks like they are considering NJ over SC.
The interview was January 2 and the wedding is January 4 and they haven’t written their vows yet? Guess the spirit hasn’t moved them yet!!
Wasn’t South Carolina on the table because Theresa’s son is there? Maybe Gerry didn’t jive with the son? Or they feel closer to her daughter who I think was in NJ? Either way it doesn’t seem that Indiana is in the fray! Unless they are keeping his house too.
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Or Theresa couldn’t leave NJ?
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Possibly! Her job or her house or whatever! Where ever they are I hope they write their vows and don’t wait for the Bachelor writers to do it!!! 
(bet they have to have the vows approved)
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I do hope that she gets a prenup!
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Funniest line: “Love is an emotion like ‘I’m hungry.’”
When did hunger become an emotion? 
Hunger seems like a survival essential, NOT an emotion. Hmmm—-talking heads are the deepest thinkers. Not!
I think folks who marry later in life and who have acquired substantial assets should probably think and talk seriously about prenups and have good reasons for or against having them.
As far as I know, S and DIL didn’t have prenup, even though I suspect S brought a lot more assets to marriage than DIL. It was up to them, so they made the choices that made them happy.
Neither of them have any kids nor dependents anyway.
I imagine my opinion may be unpopular, but I don’t think there is a need to get married later in life. Too many financial issues, including adult children (especially those from a deceased beloved parent and spouse). My MIL has done this twice now. Once at age 64,p (married 2 years), then after she was a nurse and a purse, had to divorce him to save her money. He was in a care home and died. She was with him until the end. Then she married again at age 71, he was 74. Now, she’s a nurse again and is very angry and frustrated. Same situation, maybe even worse as this could last for years.
Just live together and have fun with your companion. Keep finances separate. Just my take. DH is an estate planning attorney and I can tell you if something happens to him, I’m never marrying again.
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But that makes boring television. 
I agree but also can sort of understand that for some, marriage is an expected result of love. I don’t think I’d choose it but I can give a nod to those who feel 
is the outcome for them
Oh, I agree. My MIL is a perfect example of someone who just wants to be married but doesn’t think through the consequences. And doesn’t learn.
Her 2nd husband was 17 years her senior and she spent the last few years of their marriage nursing him. Moves to Florida and repeats, then repeats again.
I agree that some think it’s the “prize” or reward of being chosen.
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Same.
I have a friend whose mom’s family owned a Cadillac dealership. My friend’s dad had run it even though it had been in her mom’s family (previously run by her father). When he died, her mom stepped in and ran it. A few years after her dad died and while her mom was still running the business, she met a very nice man with whom she began a relationship. Because they are in a small town, they have told everyone they are married even though I know they are not. She has since sold the dealership, and they have retired together. They are a great couple (he is a few years younger than she), but there is no way she is going to marry him and commingle assets. He has his own resources, though I expect not as significant as hers. They both have adult kids.
I mean, I think it can work out just fine if you marry, even without a prenup. More so if both are retired. Just keep those assets separate. However, I think doing that 100% is pretty tricky.
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I’m really hoping we’ll keep the thread on the Golden Bachelor and not swap personal horror stories of acquaintances who married late in life
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I never watched any of the Bachelor shows and only started watching The Golden Bachelor because my D was home and watching it. Who has more assets? Gerry or Theresa? I seem to think that there isn’t a huge difference.
The assumption is that Theresa has more money than Garry because word came out that the title “restaurateur” means he owned a diner that he sold decades ago and he’s had a series of odd jobs since. We learned Theresa works in finance. I think the idea that there is a huge disparity in net worth is a bit overblown, but if there is then I hope she gets a prenup.
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Agree she should get a prenup, regardless of who is more financially stable. As for whether older adults should/shouldn’t get married (remarried), there are limits on medico-legal issues if decisions have to be made for a partner who isn’t a legal spouse.