Warning: This story contains spoilers for “The Golden Bachelorette.”

This was a love story for the (golden) ages! In the emotional finale of “The Golden Bachelorette,” Joan Vassos picked her winner on the island of Bora Bora.

The decision came down to Chock Chapple, a 60-year-old insurance executive from Wichita, Kansas, and Guy Gansert, a 66-year-old emergency room doctor from Reno, Nevada. In the end, she chose Chock, the man who repeatedly said he was “crazy about her.”

Joan, who lost her husband John Vassos to pancreatic cancer in 2021, was previously a contestant on “The Golden Bachelor.” She voluntarily left the season to care for her newborn daughter.

“I’m happy about my future because it looks a lot brighter now. It’s all because of Chock,” Joan said in a confessional interview.

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Chock initially emerged as a frontrunner, but his connection to Joan was solidified after he met her adult children.

The meeting was emotional – Joan’s son Nick initially seemed resistant when Chock kissed Joan on the lips as a way of greeting.

But their children came. Chock vowed that he wasn’t here to “replace” their late father “in any shape or form.”

Joan and her children also realized that it was difficult for her to continue a romantic relationship. “If I loved my father this much, could I fall in love again?” Joan asked. Nick cheered her on, saying he and his sister were “proud” to see her “taking risks” and proud of the “incredible strength” she showed.

Chock stated that he “had a great time” and that his family were “good people”.

After the appointment, Chock declared his love for Joan. Even though Joan didn’t respond, it was enough for her to decide that Chock would be her future husband. he noticed it was This question arose after his separation from Pascal Ibgui.

In the episode before the finale, Pascal, a Chicago salon owner, breaks up with Joan on an emotional boat trip in Tahiti, telling her he doesn’t feel a strong connection.

At the moment of separation, Joan said, “It makes me feel unlovable.” “If he can’t love me, how can anyone love me?”

And so, before Guy had a chance to meet Joan’s family, Joan broke up with him. During the “After the Final Rose” special, she revealed that she would “get there” with Guy, but they needed more time.

“It was really hard to say goodbye to you in the end because in any other situation I would have been with you because we would have had more time,” she said. “It was absolutely nothing you did. I missed you. It was really hard being away from you.”

She said she hopes she and Guy stay friends and they can go on double dates.

Wedgies were offered on the beach

Towards the final scenes, Joan and Chock explained that they felt ready and excited to get engaged.

Joan said she wanted to “spend the rest of my life with Chock.” She had lost hope for her future and he helped bring it back. Chock, meanwhile, said he couldn’t believe he had this “incredible opportunity” at this point in his life.

In his proposal, Chock said he was “absolutely happy” to be in her life and have her in his. He acknowledged his late spouses and said he would “honor” John by “loving him every day.”

Joan similarly acknowledged the difficulty of Chock staying away from filming because his mother had died. This, he said, was the moment when he realized that the show couldn’t complete its journey without him.

Joan goes on to tell Chock that she loves him for the first time, adding, “We are living proof that no matter what life throws at you, there is still hope, even at our age.”

So Chock got down on one knee and proposed with a Neil Lane ring (naturally). He gave her the last golden rose.

After the proposal, the happy couple FaceTimed Joan’s mother on the beach and expressed their surprise and happiness at meeting their daughter’s new partner.

“I never thought in a million years I would feel love like this again. Never,” Joan said.

So are Joan Vassos and Chock still together?

Host Jesse Palmer declared Joan and Chock to be the franchise’s “newest ‘Bachelorette Golden’ couple” and noted that they are still together.

The couple confirmed this in an interview.

“This feels so good. I look after our family and friends that we haven’t been able to be with before, so it’s so nice to finally be able to share our love, our story and our future with them,” Joan said. to their loved ones sitting in the audience.

“I couldn’t be happier and I want the world to know that,” Chock said. He later spoke out about his fiancée’s behavior on the show. “I want to tell the world, the fans, what a classy person Joan is and the respect she has for other men,” he added.

Since the engagement, Joan and Chock have been able to spend quality time together without being in the public eye.

“We cooked, we played puzzles, we did everything,” Chock said.

Making a surprise appearance at the end of the finale, Jesse said the series sent both of their families on a trip to Disney world, drawing plenty of applause from Joan’s granddaughter.