I’m Concerned About The Future Of The Golden Bachelor After Joan & Chock’s Engagement (The Show Is Setting Unrealistic Standards)

The Golden Bachelor and The Golden Bachelorette have both had somewhat difficult first seasons, and I’m feeling concerned about the show’s future after Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple followed Gerry Turner & Theresa Nist’s lead of getting engaged. While there are some stereotypical standards that most Bachelor shows follow, there have been looser rules surrounding engagement at the end of a season in the last decade of the franchise. Some are ready to get engaged by the end of the season, while others feel that they don’t know enough about their partner to commit to a lifetime yet and continue dating.

Many paid close attention to the way Joan spoke about marriage before her season, where she explained that she wasn’t sure she’d get engaged at the end of The Golden Bachelorette season 1. Despite saying she likely wouldn’t find herself engaged at the end of the season, Joan accepted Chock’s proposal and shared that she may even consider budging on a live TV wedding, despite having claimed that would never happen before the season. Joan’s flimsiness surrounding her future has been off-putting and led me to wonder if future seasons of The Golden Bachelor could be pushing engagements without reason