The Golden Bachelorette star Joan Vassos has been visiting her fiancé Chock Chapple in his native Wichita, but left for a big event in New York City without him in light of his refusal to leave Kansas. Joan, who met Chock during the opening night of The Golden Bachelorette season 1 and quickly fell for him, has been doing a lot of traveling in her time post-show. While Joan and Chock shared that they were hoping to find a place in NYC after the show’s finale, things have been moving slowly for the couple, especially amid Chock’s disinterest in NYC.
In an Instagram story, Joan revealed that she and former Bachelorette Charity Lawson would be joining a live podcasting event in NYC, leaving Chock behind in Wichita. “Hey NYC…come join me and @charitylawson this Wednesday for a live podcast,” she posted, along with a shared post about the event hosted by Randi Rahm. While Joan and Charity are doing a live podcast together, the fact that Chock has once again chosen to stay in Wichita instead of venturing out to NYC with Joan is alarming, though not surprising. Chock’s disinterest in living in NYC has become more apparent with time.
Joan has been back and forth to New York several times in the last few months, while Chock hasn’t joined her for the majority of her trips.
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Joan’s most recent time with Chock in Wichita has been the longest stretch she’s spent in Kansas since The Golden Bachelorette, but it appears that she’s still hooked on her NYC dreams. While Joan has been clear that she’s happy with Chock and wants to make moves that work for both of them, it’s clear that her intention is still to move away in the near future, while Chock appears to be settled in Kansas. After expanding his influencer network recently, Chock has been doing a lot for the community he’s built in Wichita, which makes it tough to leave.
While Joan and Chock were open about the way they wanted to proceed after The Golden Bachelorette finale, it seems likely that they’re not on the same page anymore. Joan has been back and forth to New York several times in the last few months, while Chock hasn’t joined her for the majority of her trips. Joan’s decision to head back to New York after a trip to Wichita feels like an indicator she’s still very interested in making the Big Apple her new home. Chock, in the meantime, has been hanging back around Kansas, which is pushing them apart.
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Although the decision is ultimately their own, it’s clear that Joan and Chock aren’t coming from the same perspective when it comes to living in NYC. Joan, while she’s been doing as much as she can in New York, seems like she’s going to do what makes Chock happy rather than rocking the boat and pushing NYC. Traveling back and forth to NYC for work may be the best way for her to continue having the best of both worlds, as Chock’s distaste for NYC has been obvious from seeing The Golden Bachelorette star sticking to his Wichita roots.
