The Golden franchise has quickly become one of Bachelor Nation’s biggest success stories, proving that love can happen at any stage of life.
Since The Golden Bachelor premiered in 2023, followed by The Golden Bachelorette in 2024 and a second season of The Golden Bachelor in 2025, viewers have watched older singles search for lasting love.
Some relationships have flourished, while others ended after the cameras stopped rolling.
Here’s the latest update on every final Golden couple.
1. Joan Vassos & Chock Chapple (The Golden Bachelorette Season 1)
Status: ❤️ Still Together & Engaged
Joan Vassos found her happily ever after with Chock Chapple during the inaugural season of The Golden Bachelorette.
Although the couple has yet to set a wedding date, they remain happily engaged and continue balancing a long-distance relationship while spending time with one another’s families. Both have said they are taking their relationship at their own pace rather than rushing into marriage.
Their relationship continues to be one of the franchise’s biggest success stories.
2. Mel Owens & Peg Munson (The Golden Bachelor Season 2)
Status: ❤️ Still Together
Mel Owens made Bachelor Nation history by choosing not to propose during the Season 2 finale of The Golden Bachelor.
Instead, he presented Peg Munson with a promise ring, explaining that he wanted to continue building their relationship before getting engaged. Peg accepted, and during the live After the Final Rose special, the couple confirmed they were still together and deeply in love.
Rather than following the franchise’s traditional engagement timeline, Mel and Peg have embraced doing things their own way.
3. Gerry Turner & Theresa Nist (The Golden Bachelor Season 1)
Status: 💔 Divorced
Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist made history as the franchise’s very first Golden couple.
After Gerry proposed during the Season 1 finale, the pair married in ABC’s live Golden Wedding special in January 2024.
Unfortunately, just three months later, they announced they were ending their marriage, citing challenges over where they planned to live. Their divorce was finalized later that year, making them the franchise’s first Golden split.
Despite the breakup, both have spoken positively about the experience and continue supporting the Golden franchise. Gerry is now engaged again.
Golden Franchise Success Rate
Through three completed Golden seasons:
❤️ Still together: 2 couples 💍 Engaged: 1 couple (Joan & Chock) 💛 Committed with a promise ring: 1 couple (Mel & Peg) 💔 Divorced: 1 couple (Gerry & Theresa)
That means two of the franchise’s three final couples are still together, giving the Golden franchise an encouraging success rate compared with many reality dating shows.
Will More Golden Couples Join the List?
With ABC continuing to expand the Golden franchise, fans are hopeful even more lasting love stories are on the horizon.
Joan and Chock continue planning their future together, while Mel and Peg are proving that an engagement isn’t the only path to a successful relationship. Meanwhile, Gerry and Theresa’s brief marriage serves as a reminder that real-life relationships can face challenges even after a fairy-tale ending.
As new seasons premiere, we’ll continue updating this article with the latest relationship news.
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