34: Still Golden! A Visit with Joan and Chock
Update: 2025-03-27
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In this episode of Conversations for Couples, we’re joined by Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos and her fiancé Chock, the fan-favorite from The Golden Bachelor! 💛
It’s been a year since Joan left the Golden Bachelor and began a journey with Chuck—and now, they’re falling in love, managing life in different states, merging families, and navigating a relationship later in life. We dive into real-life love after 60, communication styles, intimacy, family blending, and how they’ve handled being in the spotlight while building something authentic.
🌟 In This Episode, We Discuss:
It’s been a year since Joan left the Golden Bachelor and began a journey with Chuck—and now, they’re falling in love, managing life in different states, merging families, and navigating a relationship later in life. We dive into real-life love after 60, communication styles, intimacy, family blending, and how they’ve handled being in the spotlight while building something authentic.
🌟 In This Episode, We Discuss:
- How Joan & Chock built a relationship after The Golden Bachelor
- Why communication is at the heart of their connection
- Navigating intimacy and connection later in life
- Merging adult families and celebrating the holidays together
- Managing long-distance love with intention
- Dealing with public pressure, fans, and the doubters
- Their honest take on what it’s really like dating on TV
- Chock’s sock situation (yes, you read that right 😂)
💬 Favorite Quotes:
➡️ "Do you want me to just listen or give my opinion?"
➡️ "You can be right, or you can be married."
➡️ "We make each other a priority—every single day."
🔗 Follow Joan & Chock
📸 Joan: @joan_vassos
📸 Chock: @chockchapple
💘 Show: The Golden Bachelor on ABC
📍 Chapters
00:00 Intro: Welcome Back to Conversations for Couples
01:30 Life After The Golden Bachelor
05:45 Long-Distance Love & Making It Fun
09:20 Merging Families for the Holidays
13:00 Building Trust & Blocking Out the Noise
17:45 Relationship Communication Styles: Rant or Remedy
23:00 Silver Bullets & Safe Talk – Handling Disagreements
28:50 Intimacy Later in Life: A Real Conversation
34:10 Spark, Closeness & What They’ve Learned
40:00 Parking Spot Drama & The Great Sock Debate
46:00 Dealing with Public Attention & Jealousy
51:00 Final Thoughts: Building a Love That Lasts
💌 We’re Julie & David Bullitt
🔹 Married 38 years, therapist & divorce attorney duo
🔹 Follow us @TheBulitts
🔹 Website: www.thebulitts.com
🎙️ Podcast: Conversations for Couples
📣 Subscribe for more honest, heartfelt, and humorous conversations about love, marriage, and relationships at every stage of life!
➡️ "Do you want me to just listen or give my opinion?"
➡️ "You can be right, or you can be married."
➡️ "We make each other a priority—every single day."
🔗 Follow Joan & Chock
📸 Joan: @joan_vassos
📸 Chock: @chockchapple
💘 Show: The Golden Bachelor on ABC
📍 Chapters
00:00 Intro: Welcome Back to Conversations for Couples
01:30 Life After The Golden Bachelor
05:45 Long-Distance Love & Making It Fun
09:20 Merging Families for the Holidays
13:00 Building Trust & Blocking Out the Noise
17:45 Relationship Communication Styles: Rant or Remedy
23:00 Silver Bullets & Safe Talk – Handling Disagreements
28:50 Intimacy Later in Life: A Real Conversation
34:10 Spark, Closeness & What They’ve Learned
40:00 Parking Spot Drama & The Great Sock Debate
46:00 Dealing with Public Attention & Jealousy
51:00 Final Thoughts: Building a Love That Lasts
💌 We’re Julie & David Bullitt
🔹 Married 38 years, therapist & divorce attorney duo
🔹 Follow us @TheBulitts
🔹 Website: www.thebulitts.com
🎙️ Podcast: Conversations for Couples
📣 Subscribe for more honest, heartfelt, and humorous conversations about love, marriage, and relationships at every stage of life!
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