SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details from the season finale ofThe Golden Bachelorette.
Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple can officially go public with their happily ever after!
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JOAN VASSOS:It was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be, honestly.
Obviously, I thought dating 24 men was going to be a challenge.
I didnt count on all the emotions that were bubbling up.
How do I let go of John to let Chock in?
Do I need to do that?
[I had to] kind of to work through a lot of that.
So that was surprising.
I didnt count on that.
I got to where I needed to.
CHOCK CHAPPLE:I do what I call a self check.
The day before, Joan came over and visited me in the bungalow, which was just absolutely gorgeous.
We had some time on the couch, then we went outside and we embraced for a kiss.
And we had this kiss that just solidified [our feelings].
So it is the power of a kiss that just solidified that we were good.
Thats what it was.
Then we get over to the private island, and I had no butterflies at all.
The only thing I was really concerned about was our hair, because it was blowing so bad.
DEADLINE:It did look very windy.
CHAPPLE:It was very, but it was a fantastic day.
So I was able to spend a week with my mother in Oregon.
She was living in Oregon.
I couldnt get her to move back to Kansas.
She goes, This is my home in Oregon.
So I was able to take a caregiver out.
It was the same caregiver that we used when Kathy, my fiancee, had brain cancer.
So Crystal was out there.
[Shes] just a great person, just a godsend.
And it happened while we were filming.
It was all taken care of.
And Joan really pushed me, and she goes, you should probably go see your stepdad.
it’s crucial that you be there for him.
He goes, Weve got this covered.
So I wouldnt be here if it wasnt for George.
DEADLINE:How have you been spending the last few months, keeping your engagement a secret?
VASSOS:Oh gosh, its been hard.
Luckily, weve gotten to see each other.
So thats kind of a lot, and you get to do four or five days at a time.
Allowing us to just have that part of the journey, I think, really solidified our relationship.
Were so ready to be out now.
But that time was really precious.
CHAPPLE:And we knew it would pass.
Were looking for the place in New York City.
VASSOS:I just kind of want to do something really simple, like go out to dinner together.
Weve never done that, so I made reservations for tonight.
Were going out to dinner finally.
DEADLINE:How has the apartment hunting been going?
So we just couldnt let that leak.
So sometime in December, well get it all taken care of.
CHAPPLE:As you get older, appearance is not that important.
you might be compatible.
Or are things just good enough, and Im not going to go out there and try?
