When The Golden Bachelor’s first couple — Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist — divorced simply three months after their nationally televised wedding ceremony, the truth that they had been nonetheless dwelling in numerous states gave the impression to be one of many major causes. Which means lots of people have been watching since Chock Chapple proposed to Joan Vassos on The Golden Bachelorette, and whereas they is probably not dwelling collectively but both, one huge gesture on Vassos’ half makes me suppose they’re nonetheless going sturdy.
For now it doesn’t appear like The Golden Bachelor Season 2 will are available time for the 2025 TV schedule, however at the least we’ve received Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple staying fairly energetic on social media. They checked in from Chapple’s residence in Wichita, Kansas, final week, the place the insurance coverage govt instructed followers on Instagram that he’d undergone surgical procedure — and his fiancée flew in to maintain him:
Massive shout-out to Joan. She got here into Wichita this weekend as a result of I had refractive eyelid substitute surgical procedure on my proper eye… Joan got here in to maintain me and I’m a bit of cranky, however it’s all good. I can’t see out of my proper eye.
Joan Vassos confirmed sympathy for her man, saying he was being a trouper for enduring the ache. She could not dwell in the identical state as Chock Chapple, however it speaks volumes about their relationship that she made certain to be there for his surgical procedure and to look after him as he recovers.
Whereas I used to be nervous at first that Joan Vassos talked about dwelling a “twin life” with the particular person she would meet on the truth courting present, it actually appears to be understanding for them. It helps, additionally, that it was a part of the plan to start with.
At The Golden Bachelorette finale, Chock Chapple stated they had been searching for an residence collectively in New York, whereas additionally planning to every hold their separate houses in Maryland and Kansas. The Massive Apple plans haven’t come to fruition but, however their visits forwards and backwards to one another’s houses have been well-documented.
Joan Vassos posted a number of pics from her newest journey to Wichita, exhibiting that she introduced a post-op Chock alongside for some pampering on the nail salon (which you’ll see beneath). The couple has additionally opened up about what it was wish to spend Thanksgiving along with each of their households in Maryland.
Joan Vassos mentioned the pessimism surrounding their dwelling scenario final month with Parade, saying individuals suppose they will’t work as a result of they don’t spend each minute collectively. Nonetheless, she stated:
We do not really feel the identical manner about it. We really feel like we each have fairly wealthy lives in our 60s. You discover any individual [at that time of life], likelihood is they’ve stuff happening. They’ve household or they’ve jobs or they’ve pal teams, or they’ve hobbies. So that you may not must spend each waking second collectively otherwise you may not must dwell in the identical metropolis, and that is how we really feel proper now about it.
As for once we would possibly see a marriage — and so they apparently haven’t dominated out a TV wedding ceremony both — Chock Chapple stated they’re getting nearer and plan to get hitched possibly in 2025 or 2026. Within the meantime, they’re nonetheless attending to know one another — bear in mind, they met lower than a yr in the past!
I actually need Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple to be completely happy collectively and go the gap, particularly after the frustration that surrounded The Golden Bachelor divorce. I believe gestures like Vassos ensuring she’s there for Chapple throughout a medical process is strictly the form of factor that proves they’re nonetheless going sturdy.
If you wish to relive their journey whereas we look forward to extra Bachelor Nation love tales, The Golden Bachelorette is out there to stream with a Hulu subscription.