The ‘Golden Bachelor’ star recalled the piece of advice he received from Trista Sutter as he contemplated being in love with three women: “Look for the woman you can’t live without”
Gerry Turner is sharing how he was able to use the fantasy suites for more than just “knocking boots” with his final three women.
“Maybe it’s a Texas euphemism for intimacy,” the Golden Bachelor star, 72, explained on Tuesday’s episode of Tamron Hall. “But the misdirect is that that really wasn’t what those fantasy suites were for.”
“I found the fantasy suites to be the perfect moment to connect intellectually and emotionally with these women, where I could have conversations that weren’t basically in front of our grandchildren,” he continued.
The former restaurateur added that having vulnerable conversations with contestants Theresa, Faith and Leslie were difficult being “on camera and mic’d” and speaking “in front of your grandkids.”
After visiting each woman’s family members in their hometowns, Gerry realized he was in an “impossible situation” as he grappled with his feelings for Faith, Theresa and Leslie in last week’s episode.
When he arrived at the rose ceremony, he shared, “Tonight, I recognize that I’ve developed a bond and a connection with all three of you and these hometowns mean more than just three of you and more than just me. Now, families are involved and that makes it all that much harder, but I remind myself that this is my journey and this is one more step that I have to make before I’m to the point where I can find my true love, the person I want to spend the rest of my life with.”
After he gave the first rose to Leslie, Gerry became overcome with emotion and left the ceremony in tears, unable to hand out the second rose.
