The Golden Bachelorettecouple Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple got engaged during the season finale of the show, and they now want to move to New York City, buttheir idea won’t work because it goes against Joan’s original plan. Joan, a 61-year-old private school administrator from Rockville, Maryland, and Chock, a 60-year-old insurance executive from Wichita, Kansas, had a deep connection from the start ofThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1. They grew even closer when Chock’s mother passed away, and he had to leave, but later returned to Joan.
ThroughoutThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1, Chock was clearly the frontrunner to win Joan Vassos' heart. It was no surprise when she sent runner-up Guy Gansert home early before he even met her family because her heart belonged to Chock. However, it was shocking that she agreed to Chock’s plan to move to New York City after the show. During their last one-on-one date,Chock gave Joan a keychain of a red heart lock, and expressed his wish to move to the Big Apple with her if she chose him.
Joan & Chock Plan To Spend Time In New York City & Their Hometowns
Joan Previously Said She’d Never Leave Her Family
Before Joan began herGolden Bachelorettejourney,she made it clear that she’d never leave her family, including her four adult children, her three grandchildren, her mother, and her mother-in-law from her first marriage to her husband of 32 years, John, who passed away in 2021 due to pancreatic cancer. In an interview withCNN, Joan shared that, when she was a contestant onThe Golden Bachelor, lead Gerry Turner had asked her how they’d work out their relationship when he lived in Indiana, and she lived in Maryland.
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Joan said,“My answer to him was – and it still is my answer –I think you almost have to live a dual life.“Joan then insisted,“I’ll never leave my family. They are the most important people in the world to me obviously, and I would expect that to be the same for the person that I end up with because family is so important to me, that would have to be a key part of their personality.”
Joan added,“You have to be willing to … travel and be with that person and maybe spend a couple of months or a couple of weeks at a time … and then maybe eventually,you figure out a destination that would work for you and your familiesor have another house where everybody gets together.”
This was refreshing becauseThe Golden Bachelor’sGerry Turner and Theresa Nistannounced their divorce just three months after their Golden Wedding, blaming their inability to settle on where to live as the reason for their split because neither one of them wanted to leave their family.By making her intentions known to her suitors before her season even began, Joan would avoid having an issue down the line.
However, now that she’s engaged to Chock and no longer speaking in hypotheticals,Joan seems to have changed her mind, and is willing to live part-time in New York City with him. Although New York and Maryland aren’t that far away from each other, they’re still a good enough distance that Joan’s family wouldn’t see her every day. Once the reality sets in, Joan might realize that moving to New York City with Chock is a mistake. Her family needs her, as evidenced by her leaving Gerry’s season early to return to them, and almost leaving her own season when her mother was sick.
Joan & Chock’s NYC Plan Isn’t Realistic
Joan & Chock Will Miss Their Families & Home States
In an interview withPeople, Joan and Chock shared their plans for where they’ll live afterThe Golden Bachelorette, and it’s a bit different from what Joan envisioned before her season started. Chock revealed,“We’re going to be going back and forth between Kansas to Maryland and to New York.We’ll have a full-time place in New Yorkand whenever we get the opportunity, we’re going to be there. We’re going to get it figured out this next year.”
Joan explained that she’ll be spending time with Chockand his family in Kansas, and then"he’ll do the same thing in D.C.But when we want to be alone together, we’ll probably be in New York.“This is happening very fast, as Joan and Chock flew to New York City on Friday, November 15, and planned to begin looking at apartments in Manhattan’s West Village on Monday, November 18. Joan said,“That’s what we think right now.”
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Although they seem excited about it, Joan and Chock’s plan is unrealistic. Joan will now be spending two-thirds of her time away from Maryland, in either Kansas or New York. After saying that she’d never leave her family,it’s stunning that she agreed to this plan, which was Chock’s idea, and not hers. She will most likely miss them very much, and end up returning home to them, which could put a strain on her relationship with Chock.
In addition,Chock has obligations in Kansas, including his job, but his children live on the East Coast, so he’ll actually be closer to them if he spends time in New York or Maryland.After seeing how Joan put her family first during bothThe Golden BachelorandThe Golden Bachelorette, it’ll only be a matter of time until she realizes that living in New York City won’t work for her.
Joan and Chock seem perfect together, and they have a great chance of making their relationship work if they’re honest with each other and themselves. Joan should think long and hard before she takes the leap and moves to New York City with Chock. It won’t be sustainable for her because she never intended to leave her family for that much time.If Joan and Chock can work out their living arrangements, then they’ll live happily ever after.
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The Golden Bachelorette: This reality series offers one woman in her later years the opportunity to find love, as a group of seasoned men compete for her affection. Participants bring diverse romantic histories, seeking a meaningful connection and a chance to build a promising future together.
