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In the Golden Bachelorette finale, Joan Vassos becomes engaged; discover who proposed.๐
Golden Bachelorette Finale Full Recap: Joan Vassos Is Engaged After Deciding She ‘Found Love’
The mom of four told one of her finalists her “heart belongs to somebody else” before accepting a proposal from another in the Nov.
After a season chock full of love, laughter and some tears, Joan Vassos found herself with two guys left going into the finale of The Golden Bachelorette.
During the Nov. 13 finale, Joan, 61, decided between Chock Chapple and Guy Gansert after spending a night in the Fantasy Suite with each man.
Joan had hoped to enjoy a camera-free night in the Fantasy Suites with Pascal Ibgui.
However, he chose to end his journey before the overnight portion of their date, telling her that he didnโt feel a โsparkโ after they participated in a Tahitian bonding ceremony together.
โI know what love is. Iโve experienced it, youโve experienced it,โ Pascal, 69, said to Joan in the Oct. 30 episode.
โAnd Iโm caring about you as a friend. But Iโm not in love, you know, and I just canโt be there and itโs hurting me because we have a good time together.โ
Joan said at the Men Tell All special that she saw a future with Pascal.
โI pictured a life with you and I know that that Tahitian bonding ceremony was very uncomfortable for you,โ she told the salon owner.
โAnd I thought maybe in Fantasy Suites we couldโve figured out something in either direction, but you had already made up your mind.โ
The private school administrator teased โhappy tearsโ ahead during her Golden Bachelorette finale, which saw her reunite with her kids in Bora Bora.
Joan introduced her family to Chock, but she broke up with Guy before he could meet them once she realized her feelings for Chock.
Joan didn’t want to say “I love you” back to Chock, though, until proposal day.
So when she and Chock reunited on the Bora Bora sand on the final day of her journey, Joan said “I love you” โ and then she said “yes” when Chock asked her to marry him.
Keep reading to find out what happened during the finale of the first Golden Bachelorette season.
Joan and Chock joined Jesse in the studio for their first time in public as an engaged couple.
The former NFL star surprised Chock and Joan with a trip to Disney World for their two families.
On proposal day, Joan told Chock that, “From our first date in Disneyland, I thought I saw a future with you,” referring to their first one-on-one.
Now, they will get to live that future together with their families.
Chock entered proposal day not knowing that Guy went home.
He told Jesse upon arriving to the engagement that he loved Joan, but Chock had some “self-doubt” since Joan hadn’t said “I love you” back to him.
But when Chock showed up on the beach in Bora Bora on the last day of her journey, Joan returned the sentiment.
“I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you,” Joan said to Chock.
“I want to wake up next to you in the morning and I want to kiss you when I go to bed at night.”
Chock reiterated that he loved Joan and told her that he had a question for her.
“I’ve been waiting forever to do this,” Chock said before dropping to one knee and popping open a Neil Lane ring box. “Joan, will you marry me?”
Joan replied, “Of course I’ll marry you,” before giving Chock her final rose