The Golden Bachelor season 2 premiere has already proven that casting Mel Owens as the lead has destroyed what made season 1 with Gerry Turner so beautiful. The Golden Bachelor season 1 premiered in 2023, and starred Gerry, a 72-year-old widower, who was searching for the next great love of his life.

Although Gerry's marriage to Theresa Nist, a 70-year-old widow, ended in divorce just three months after they tied the knot during the Golden Wedding, their love story and the journeys of the other Golden women captivated Bachelor Nation.

The Golden Bachelor season 1 was so inspiring because it proved that people can find love at any age and that senior citizens are still vibrant with full lives. While women over 60 are often invisible in society, contestants such as Theresa, Lesli

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