With 72-year-old Gerry Turner handing out roses to contestants who are 60 and older, 'The Golden Bachelor' is a new era for the reality dating franchise.
, which spent seven seasons letting Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin do pretty much whatever they wanted, as they should.
But beyond that, if you're single and over the age of 60 on TV, you're either divorced or widowed, likely with a version of this line thrown in to really hammer home the message:"I've been married, I've done the love and sex thing, I'm over it.
Gerry Turner stars as"The Golden Bachelor" in the new ABC spinoff series of the popular"Bachelor" franchise. The 72-year-old will be handing out roses to lucky ladies weekly beginning on September 28, 2023.Divorce rates keep going up, and marriage rates keep going down. It feels like pretty soon nobody will be getting married because hell, we just don't want to deal with the paperwork. But that doesn't mean we don't want love, companionship, and sex.
If we're talking about when in your life is an ideal time to date, frankly, any point after 50 seems like a dream. Think about it: you've probably already been around the block a few times. You know who you are and what you like. You've likely had enough encounters that you know what to do and what not to do.
You've probably worked a long time and might actually have some savings to speak of, so you likely aren't going to a burger joint for a first date.
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