Joan’s Fiance Chocks Backlash From Golden Bachelorette Fans

Close Close wants to know if he is more ready to apply Joan Vassos.

“There’s some background to this, and I want to explain this because I’m getting heat on social media for being a non-committal person,” Chock, 61, said. Us Weekly during the interview the first couple of participants when asked about how to know he is ready to pop the question.

“I had a good marriage for 12 years. This happens to more than 50 percent of people – it’s over,” he said, referring to his ex-wife. Heatherwith whom he shows his daughter Taylor25, and a son Tyler23. “Then I was involved with someone for nine years.”

Chock is still engaged to his partner of nine years, Kathywhen he died in 2022.

“We both have children in elementary school and high school and he really wants to get the children out of school before we get married. It’s a decision I support,” he explained. “And the reason why I said that is that I want to get married. … I want to show (Joan) how committed I am to her and how much I love her.”

While Joan, also 61, happily accepted the Neil Lane diamond from Chock on Wednesday, November 13, the finale The Golden Bachelorettethe two men did not rush down the hall.

Joan, for her part, shared Nick34, Erica33, Allison30, and Luke28, with your late husband Johnwho died in 2021 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He also has three grandchildren.

“We know that we will spend time in Maryland and in Kansas, but then we have a fun plan because we both always dreamed – and finally we are at a strange stage in our lives to make this dream come true – that we live in the city big, and, in particular, we always wanted to live in New York,” said Joan. “So Chock surprised me and said, ‘I want us to find a place.'”

Before she gets engaged to Chock, Joan has to deliver the runner-up Guy Gandrung front. During the interview with usboth gushed about the ER doctor, with Chock noting they were good friends. During the season, however, there was one awkward moment with him when Chock was accused of hogging Joan on a group date.

“The topic (has) been bowling dates. I’ve looked back, there’s been a lot of talk about it,” Chock said us. “It was natural that Joan and I were drawn together. And Guy approached me and said, ‘Hey, can I have some time?’ And I said, ‘Absolutely.’ … I didn’t go and pull Joan away, I didn’t do anything. … It was the first time a man could see, directly, the relationship between Joan and I. And I understand why some people are frustrated with her.

Chock added that he wasn’t strategic and that he made the comment about taking Joan home early. “I have to admit, I said, ‘Hey, can I take you home? Let’s just end this. We’re in love. Let’s start our lives,'” he recalled. “But that’s not the whole journey.”