Best Of: 'The Golden Bachelor' And Finding Love After 60

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🗓️ 30 November 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

For the first time in the franchise's 21-year history, ABC's "The Bachelor" is surprising viewers with "The Golden Bachelor", where all the contestants are over 60.

And the bachelor himself is 72.

Whether you're a fan of the show or not, the series is airing at a time when many older Americans are finding themselves single.

According to a new analysis by Bowling Green State University's National Center for Family and Marriage Research, divorce rates among people 65 and older tripled between 1990 and 2021. And roughly half of women over 65 are un-partnered. That's according to a Pew Research survey from 2020.

We discuss what it's like to try and find love in your later years.

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0:00.0	This message comes from NPR sponsor Organic Valley, a co-op of small organic family farms dedicated to producing food that promotes respect for the dignity and interdependence of all life.
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0:17.0	When you think of older adults in love, what do you imagine? Maybe you see a couple
0:29.4	who's been married for 30 years or a widow or widower struggling to date after loss. How about a
0:35.4	64-year-old woman twice divorced stepping out of a limo in stilettos and a black corset dress? No? Well if you tune into ABC's The Golden Bachelor,
0:45.3	that's exactly what you'll see. For the first time in the Bachelor's 21 year history
0:49.8	all the contestants are over 60 and the bachelor himself is 72.
0:54.0	He posts his thirst traps in a leather bound album.
1:00.0	His DMs have postage.
1:03.4	He gets the Early Bird Special anytime he wants.
1:08.8	If you call him, he'll answer the phone.
1:12.4	He doesn't have gray hair. He has wisdom highlights.
1:17.0	Florida wants to retire and move to him.
1:21.8	He's Gary. Gary.
1:23.0	And I'm your first Golden Bachelor.
1:26.0	That was a promo for the series.
1:28.0	The new season launched in September and is now coming to an end.
1:31.0	Whether you're a fan of the franchise or not, the series is coming out at a time
1:34.9	when many older Americans are single. Divorce rates among people 65 and older tripled
1:40.1	between 1990 and 2021. That's according to a new analysis from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research
1:47.0	at Bowling Green State University.
1:48.0	And roughly half of women over 65 are single, that's according to a Pew research study from 2020.
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