Since I got engaged The golden bacheloretteJoan Vassos and Chock Chapple are acting like they're the perfect couple. Since you left THE Bachelor mansion, Joan, 61, and Chock, 60, can't keep their hands off each other. Their social media feeds are filled with photos and footage of them being extremely happy, but it's hard to tell how much of it is real and how much is fabricated. It's completely understandable to think this about a couple who met on a reality dating show.
Joan, a Maryland private school administrator, initially appeared as a contestant on The Golden Bachelor season 1. When things didn't work out with Gerry Turner, Joan was cast as The golden bachelorette. Chock, an insurance executive from Kansas, was one of 24 bachelors Golden men competing for Joan's heart. After a rollercoaster season, Joan gave her final rose to Chock, and he proposed with a shiny diamond ring. Since leaving the show, the newly engaged couple has been busy projecting the image of a perfect couple, but is that real?
They post frequently
It's hard to tell how much of Joan and Chock's relationship is real and how much is fiction. Joan and Chock fell in love during the show and seem genuinely happy to have found each other. Both lived intact lives full of joy and sadness on the way to meet on The golden bachelorette season 1. Joan was married to John Vassos for 32 years before passing away in 2021. Chock himself was no stranger to loss. His fiancee of nine years, Katherine Goree, died in 2022.
After meeting, Joan and Chock do not want to be separated. They have been posting non-stop about their relationship on Instagram since their relationship came to light. The show was filmed several months before the final episode aired, so Joan and Chock had to keep their relationship a secret for a long time. Now that they can be exposed, they have made the most of the freedom to share their blossoming relationship with the world.
Joan and Chock's posts are adorable and fun, but the sheer volume feels like a performance. Joana and Chock recently posted a video on Instagram addressing questions about their relationship. They insist that they are a real couple who are deeply in love. It's unclear why a real couple would feel the need to say that.
Joan and Chock act like the perfect couple
If Barbie and Ken were 60
Joan and Chock seem like the perfect couple. They even look like Barbie and Ken were in their 60s, which gives them an aura of unattainable perfection. Joana and Chock recently posted images of themselves pruning a Christmas tree for the holiday, and even the decoration of the holiday home is perfect. It's hard not to be cynical when it seems like Joan and Chock's lives are too perfect. The selected presentation of your relationship may be authentic, but it doesn't feel that way.
It looks like Joan and Chock are trying to become prominent lifestyle influencers.
That's not to say Joan and Chock didn't fall in love during The golden bachelorette season 1 because it's clear that it does. Trying to build a lifestyle brand doesn't mean the relationship isn't real, but it can feel inauthentic. At the moment, Joan has an impressive 172k followers on Instagramwhile Chock is no slouch with 72.5k followers. Your social media feeds are highly engaging and are likely to attract a large audience of Bachelor Fans of the nation.
Joan and Chock tried to recreate the Disneyland date
Fairytales can come true
Chock may have gotten Joan's last rose, but he didn't get Joan's first rose. That honor went to 62-year-old Keith Gordon during the opening night of The golden bachelorette season 1. Chock achieved something so good when Joan gave him his first solo date of the season. The couple spent the day at Disneyland and had a great time. They met some beloved characters, had a romantic dinner, walked around and kissed under a sky full of fireworks.
Their first date at Disneyland really impressed Joan and Chock.
Since I got engaged at the end of The golden bachelorette season 1, Joan and Chock returned to Disneyland. Joana recently posted a video they filmed during a recent trip to Magic Kingdom. They joined several other reality TV stars including fan favorites Kathy Swarts and Susan Noles of The Golden Bachelor season 1. Joan and Chock have also talked about taking their families to Disneyland for a joint vacation, so the place is obviously special to them. It's also great social media content.
Joan and Chock's relationship feels like a showmance
Trying to prove something
While there's no doubt that Joan and Chock love each other, there is a social media-curated element of their relationship. To be fair, this is true of many social media influencers and does not negate the fact that Joan and Chock could be madly in love. They certainly seem extremely happy and excited about building their lives together.
Joan and Chock spent their first Thanksgiving together and are preparing for Christmas.
Since you left The golden bachelorettethey spend all their time together and try to bring their families together as well. They wouldn't be dragging their family into things if they weren't seriously committed to making the relationship work. Even though Joan and Chock want to be together, they may be trying too hard to prove that their relationship is real.
Joana Vassos |
61 years |
Private school administrator |
Maryland |
172 thousand followers on Instagram |
Chapple shim |
60 years |
Insurance Executive |
Kansas |
72.5 thousand followers on Instagram |
Sources: Joana Vassos/Instagram, Chapple shim/Instagram, Joana Vassos/Instagram