The Golden Bachelorette' finale ended with Joan Vassos finding love with Chock Chapple, but was the format fair to her runner-up?

The Golden Bachelorette‘s live finale event included a fair share of happy and sad tears from Golden Gal Joan Vassos and her Golden Guys: Chock Chapple and Guy Gansert. In an unexpected twist, after Bachelor Nation watched the 61-year-old lead introduce one of her final two men to her family,

Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos said goodbye to Guy Gansert ahead of the final rose ceremony. “I woke up this morning thinking about the date that I had with Chock [Chapple] yesterday,” Joan, 61, said during a confessional in the Wednesday,

Well, after The Golden Bachelorette ended, Joan Vassos told Decider that several of her contestants found love connections off-screen, be it with Golden Bachelor alum or women they met out in the real world.

Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos reunited with Guy Gansert at the live taping of After the Final Rose. After Guy, 66, asked if there was "something missing" in their relationship, Joan, 61, reassured him there was nothing.

Being on The Golden Bachelorette was one of the worst decisions Guy Gansert ever made, and I strongly believe that he ruined his reputation. Not only did he damage his brand by being on the show, the 66-year-old ER doctor had his heart ripped out by 61-year-old Joan Vassos on national television.

Since The Golden Bachelorette season ended, fans have turned their attention back to Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist, who are currently going through a divorce.