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'The Golden Bachelorette' Star Joan Vassos Reveals the One Thing She'll 'Never' Do for Love

The newly minted franchise star is a mom of four and grandmother of two.

"I learned so much from him about opening up your heart and being vulnerable," Joan said of Gerry, whom she decided to leave amid health concerns for her daughter. "I think there's cultures in the world that revere the older people and they think that they have knowledge and they have this experience of life, and I don't think that's super true in our society," she said. "I probably won't rush into a marriage right away -- and not only because of what happened with Gerry and Theresa [Nist]," Joan continued of The Golden Bachelor's final couple, who called it quits three months after tying the knot.

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