The Golden Bachelorette: I’m Wondering If Chock Chapple’s Ego Is Surging Amid Long-Distance Romance Plans With Joan Vassos (Is Fame Going To His Head?)

Chock Chapple won Joan Vassos’ heart in The Golden Bachelorette finale – he proposed, and Joan accepted – but now that their long-distance relationship plans have been revealed, I’m wondering if he might be an egotistical clout chaser. By choosing to keep their respective homes (each will take turns staying with the other), they appear to be stalling on making a real commitment.

They’re not in a hurry to tie the knot, and this is another red flag. Although that kind of caution is often wise, true love’s about throwing caution to the wind, isn’t it? I think it is. It’s about surrendering to something that feels magical and just giving one hundred percent. Are Chock and Joan doing that? It doesn’t seem like it. Since Chock has a nine-year engagement in his history, and never married his late fiancée, it’s possible that he’s playing mind games with Joan, promising a future wedding that’ll never, ever happen.

They Should Want To Live Together

Will This Long-Distance Relationship Survive?

A truly passionate romance almost necessitates cohabitation. When passion is there in all of its glorious abundance, neither half wants to sleep alone – they want to be together all the time. So, the fact that they will likely live apart sometimes is concerning.

Maybe there won’t be physical distance – maybe they’ll always be together, in one place or the other, but it’s likely there will be times when they are apart. Maybe Chock’s just like The Golden Bachelor‘s Gerry Turner, unwilling to really uproot his life for a woman. If so, fame (and the way that it strokes his ego) may be his real reason for being in the relationship. In the final episode of the season, Chock said:

We’re going to be going back and forth between Kansas to Maryland and to New York.

Joan and Chock’s Big Apple love nest will also be in the mix. It’ll be a place where they can meet up sometimes, but it’s not going to be their full-time home. This is why there are questions about their relationship. It’s not that common to have this sort of arrangement. It has a lot of practical advantages, allowing both to maintain the lives they’ve built in their respective states, but I’m not sure romance should be so sensible. To me, it seems like most happy couples live together.

However, I see some potential problems here. The two seemingly adore being together, but both are holding back, refusing to really blend their lives. They don’t intend to even plan their wedding for months – that’s something for the future. It’s not impossible that they never intend to marry at all. Maybe Chock’s ready for another nine-year engagement. Dragging out an engagement that long is not something that most women want.

Maybe I’m being too hard on Chock. The nine-year engagement may have been a mutual decision. It’s terrible that Chock’s fiancee passed away, and he did appear to love her deeply. Who am I to judge someone who’s been through something so heartbreaking? It’s not my place to say he should have married her. However, based on my own experience, when men put rings on womens’ fingers, they want their weddings. They want the bridal gowns and the invitations and the whole nine yards.

Joan and Chock are rebelling in a way that’s low-key, which I find interesting. They are not jumping into a wedding to appease the public. People probably want to see another Golden wedding, wondering if the couple will eventually crash and burn like Gerry and Theresa did. By taking a truly mature approach, they’re not wildly romantic, but they may actually boost their chances of staying together. They’re keeping the pressure down at the start.

Chock May Not Really Want To Marry Joan

Is He Getting Cold Feet?

Despite all of these logical reasons to postpone a wedding and avoid true cohabitation, Chock, who smiles as Joan shows off her ring in the post above, has a history of not getting married. So, it’s possible he’s not in this relationship for the right reason. There is a chance that Chock’s playing Joan, teasing a wedding that’s like a pipe dream. He could keep doing this for years and years. It’s up to her to decide if that’s okay or not.

Joan’s a grown woman, and she’s definitely able to make decisions about her own life. However, The Golden Bachelorette stars’ seeming reluctance to marry may be Chock’s choice more than hers. If so, there could be trouble ahead. Chock could be Gerry all over again, promising the moon and stars and then bailing out.

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Source: Chock Chapple/Instagram