‘The Golden Bachelorette’ recap: Men reflect on what they took away from the show

Joan Vassos grooms reunited Wednesday night for a heartfelt “Men Tell All” episode of The Golden Bachelorette.

There wasn’t a dry eye in the house as the men reminisced about their journey on the show in front of the audience and recalled some of the fun memories they shared.

“The bromance here was incredible,” Gary said of the group of men. “It really happened.”

Men reflect on the bonds built together

During the broadcast, the presenter Jesse Palmer highlighted all the ways the men supported each other despite all of them vying for Vassos’s heart.

The audience was moved to tears when Jonathan, a 61-year-old shipping consultant from Oakland, Iowa, read a sweet message Mark left him one morning on a sticky note that included words of affirmation. “At that moment, it seemed like this was what you needed,” Mark told him. “I hope this helped you. It was from the heart.”

Fan favorite Charles L also spoke about the friendships he maintains with all the men and how the Golden Bachelorette experience has given him newfound confidence to start dating again.

“I was worried about what my daughters would think of me when I dated again,” he said. “It really bothered me and I was also not sure what my relatives would think of me (dating) because of my cultural background. But the support I received, the love I received from my daughters, my family and relatives – that worry went away.”

“And hopefully one day I’ll meet the lucky guy,” he added, before someone in the audience said they thought Charles should be the next Golden Bachelor.

How grief and the “sense of seeing” tied them together

Another topic of conversation that came up during Tell All was how the men felt about Vassos.

Like several men on the show whose spouse may have died, Mark said one of the things he was able to talk to Vassos about was the grief they were still dealing with over the loss of their spouse.

“It’s been quite an emotional journey,” said Mark, whose daughter Kelsey Anderson engaged to former “Bachelor” Joey Graziadei. “It was easy for me to communicate with Joan. We both lost a loved one to death. It just seemed like it would be easier to share it with someone who understands how I feel.”

Jonathan also discussed how he bonded with Vassos over the idea of ​​feeling “invisible” at their age and how Vassos helped him feel “seen” again.

“I’m so grateful to Joan for listening to me, listening to my story and caring about my heart,” he said.

What did Pascal say about his journey?

After Pascal dramatic entrance On last week’s episode, the 69-year-old salon owner from Chicago, Illinois, took the heat to reunite with Vassos and talk about his “difficult decision” to say goodbye to her in Tahiti.

“I hope I didn’t hurt her,” Pascal said. “That was not my intention and she is a wonderful woman and now I look and see her saying that she is not worthy of love – she is completely wrong. I think she is worthy of love, I just couldn’t give her what she was looking for at the time.”

When the time finally came to talk to Vassos, Pascal expressed hope that his departure from the show would help Vassos find the right person for himself. Vassos had no hard feelings towards Pascal and said she wanted “only the best” for him and wanted him to be happy.

Vassos then turned to all the men and told them that the sight of them made her heart happy and that she wanted to be friends with all of them.

Next week, we’ll see how Vassos’ journey as the Golden Bachelorette ends in Part 2 of the season finale when she heads to Bora Bora with Chock and Guy.