Bachelor Happy Hour - Mark Anderson — Our ‘Golden’ Sweetheart | Golden Hour

Episode Date: April 4, 2025

Today on “Golden Hour,” we’re sitting down with Mark Anderson! Mark is here to catch up with us, dish out some advice, and let Bachelor Nation get to know him a little better. We kick off the episode with his updates, including how he met his current girlfriend Barbara —everyone loves a meet-cute! Then, he gets into his time on “The Golden Bachelorette,” dating after losing his wife, and the lifelong friendships he’s made. And, of course, we dive into some advice, starting with our question of the day: What’s something you wish you knew about kids before becoming a parent? Tune in now and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hold up. Isn't that against school policy? That seems inappropriate. Maybe find out how it ends by listening to the OK Storytime Podcasts and the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. I'm Jamel Hill, host of the Sports and Politics Podcasts, Politics. On this week's episode, I'm joined by all-time great Hooper and basketball analyst Candace Parker, who gives insight into her candid new book, including why she waited two years into marriage to come out. I never envisioned being with a woman. I'll just be honest.

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and that was fabulous we've been begging people because we we give advice and we want to know how it turns out i mean were we wrong were right but you can also dm us on instagram at bachelor happy hour all right now let's bring in our guests please welcome from jones season and america's favorite Big friend. Mark Anderson and my good friend. Hey, Mark. How are you? I'm great. Thank you. How are you ladies? Hey, buddy. So good. We hear you've been under the weather. Yeah, I got the, I got caught up under that bug that went around.

Influenza. I had it. Kathy had it. I think everybody in the world just had it. Yeah. Well, it was weird. I went and got tested, but they said it wasn't the flu. It wasn't COVID. It was just. No, I didn't have the flu. I had bronchitis. and some weird virus to prescriptions of antibiotics later finally felt better. Well, they first told me I didn't have it, and then I did the other test three days later, sick as a dog, and I had it all, bronchitis, influenza, whatever. Eight days from hell, that's all. It's all, but we got to jump right in.

Tell us, give us an update on you and Barbara. That's what the world wants to know. I want to know how you met. Oh, I know how they met. I want him to tell me. Okay, Mark, how did you meet? How did I mean? Well, not us, Barbara.

Oh, I'm going to say we met at. Yeah, we know that. We know how we met. We want to know how you met Barbara. Yeah, I got invited to a, we met at a Halloween party. It was just kind of neat. And that was that? Not was that.

You're so shy. Look at you. Okay, we want to hear what's going on. I laid eyes on her. I got so excited. Let the man answer in his own words, will you please? Oh, I mean, you know, it's, it's kind of neat. You know, she's got, she has kids the same age as my kids.

And there's just a lot of similarities there. So it's nice. It's comfortable. So how do you guys spend your time? Do you kind of go back and forth? How do you do that? What's that? Oh, yeah, I mean, like I work, I'm in Louisiana.

I work here, you know, all that stuff here. so um i do travel quite a bit um we've been able to to meet up a few places like christmas we got to go do a a great time together with christmas yeah and just had a lot of lot of fun there well it was great seeing you at the the finale finale at the party and getting to meet her she was lovely yeah it was a good time good time Your daughter, she moved. Your daughter, Kelsey, how is she doing? Kelsey is doing great.

Her and Joey are keeping, you know, super busy with everything. Joey's still doing the Dancing with the Stars tour. I got to see her. They were here in Philly. Yeah. And I got to go see them. Oh, awesome. Yeah.

Yeah. I know they're, one of my daughters and I believe my son, my oldest son are going to try to see him in San Antonio. wait a minute when are they coming to San Antonio I'll look that up I live in Austin that's only like less than an hour away yeah that's where my oldest daughter lives is well she's in Leander oh my gosh that's like 15 minutes from me yeah I didn't know that Kathy it was a great show you'll enjoy it oh my goodness all right I'll have to look into doing that have you seen the show the show's changed like every location they do an entire new show oh they do it's so it's so it's so it's so You can go almost every city and see something different. Susan, why don't you come and we'll go to San Antonio. Well, it depends on what it is. Sure, sure, sure, sure. Okay.

So I want to know if I'm not digging too deeply here, how do your kids, I don't really know since your wife passed away if you've had a lot of serious relationships. But how are your kids doing with you and Barbara together? What's their thought? Because, you know, she has children, as you said, and you do, tell me about that, how it's working out. um they've been you know they they were very supportive you know having to ask them that was before i ever went on the show you know on the golden bachelorette so i asked them if it was okay for me to date you know um and then if it was okay to date on tv just a little detail yeah just a little larger detail there yeah but it was you know they were very supportive in that

you know, and it's been a while, you know, it had been five years, or six years, actually. It'll be six years for me on Monday. Yeah. Yeah. So, you know, at the time, it was six years, you know, when I left for the show. So it had been a while, you know, and they were supportive. We talked about it. I had not really approached that subject with them.

Well, maybe you weren't ready. know what well you know it's like i wasn't really ready to talk to them about it um you know because how do you approach that you know i mean i'm not trying to replace their mother like you know she could never be replaced but um you know it's it's a it's a tough thing to approach yeah an eye opener when you got on the show like you met all those wonderful men that you bonded with and joan and it was openly dating because everybody was dating her, but it was a whole new thing for you, correct? Yeah, it was, you know, and, you know, it was the opportunity to have that, that support group of men, like, and to open up because, you know, I grew up in the military.

My entire adult life has been military related and sharing emotion and feelings and stuff like that just isn't, that's not the time or the place to do stuff like. So to have that opportunity there at the mansion and, You know, it's just a fantastic group of men. I don't know that, you know, I could probably try to find a similar situation to go into. But I don't know that never be the same, you know, I mean, it was so. Pascal shared with us that he would definitely choose you to be on that deserted island because you, I was going to ask you quite, you gave him calmness. Like if he would be excited and said, Mark is so smooth. and nice and easy he loves you but you would calm him down yeah yeah yeah i mean you know

he gets he gets kind of excited sometimes you know but i mean sit and talk it's just a lot of fun like he said that y'all were telling bedtime stories at the mansion what the hell is that about he said c k right wasn't it ck needed them yeah it was um yeah they they you know different rooms had different dynamics going on you know um i wasn't in the same room as pascal i was over in the big you know in the in the in our room you had our room yeah the nine of us in there so nine we had seven only for a week well yeah yeah it thinned out it seemed like it seemed like it seemed like our room emptied out faster than the ours emptied out three the first night but yeah yeah wow so you think when you first got her like what was your feeling when you moved into the mansion like what

were you thinking um yeah it was it was uh wow what am i doing kathy and i met that first night we're standing by the fireplace after everybody got in right before the rose ceremony and said okay here goes check this out yeah yeah it was it was you know it was like pascal i think the first person i talked to i don't even know i remember walking in um and everybody was already because i i i didn't know you know what ranking i would like what number i was getting getting out of the limo yeah yeah so i just knew that i was in a limo and i got to go there with kelsey

which i don't even know if that was comforting or not i think i was more nervous yeah because she was already a star yeah so that actually brings me to a question you must have just read my mind you know a few years ago you were a private person Kelsey was a private person now both you and Kelsey are in the public eye so much and um I mean truly like that you know bachelor nation stars but I would say even stars beyond that what is that shift like for you and your family? I mean, it's very different for me because I've always been, like, you know,

I was always private. Like, I had a Facebook account, but I had Facebook because my kids had Facebook. Right. And it was just to make sure they were living right, you know, online. And, but my kids used to tease me that, you know, I'd have like 12 friends on Facebook or something.

I'd be like, I don't know who that is. And I'd delete them, and they'd make fun. me for, you know, dad, no, you're supposed to have friends and, um, you know, now it's completely different, you know. What about your other kids? How do they, you know, the kids that aren't in the limelight, if you will, how do they feel about all of this?

Oh, they're good. I mean, um, they're very supportive, you know, of me and of Kelsey. Um, you know, they, they, they, I think they're, they're a little bit more reserved, you know, they're all so different in personality and, you know, just the way they are. They're beautiful, too. I met every one of them. They're just a great family. Yeah.

But they're, you know, they maneuvered through how they have always maneuvered through. You know, I don't think I've changed any. But your life certainly has. Yeah. I mean, I guess, you know, you go out, like you travel. somewhere and somebody sees it in an airport and they went to a picture or something. Yeah.

Oh, that's a change. Yeah, that's a change. It is. Do your kids get along with Barbara's kids? Are they, you know, is there a, have you all sort of formed the one large community, if you will? Yeah, I mean, there's, there's a, there's a big difference. You know, you communicate through social media and text messaging and stuff like that.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Um, um, um, so I'd say that there's, I'd say that there's connections, yeah. Yeah. My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly and now I'm seriously suspicious. Well, wait a minute, Sam, maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit. Well, Dakota, it's back to school week on the okay story time podcast, so we'll find out soon.

This person writes, my boyfriend has been hanging out with his young professor a lot. He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her. Now he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone. Now, hold up. Isn't that against school policy? That sounds totally inappropriate. Well, according to this person, this is her boyfriend's former professor, and they're the same age. And it's even more likely that they're cheating.

He insists there's nothing between them. I mean, do you believe him? Well, he's certainly trying to get this person to believe him because he now wants them both to meet. So, do we find out if this person's boyfriend really cheated with his professor or not? To hear the explosive finale, listen to the OK Storytime podcast on the Iheart radio app, podcast or wherever you get your podcast. I never envision being with a woman. I'll just be honest.

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Okay, so just on a little more serious note, so, you know, I lost my husband to suicide, as I know you know, and you lost your wife to cancer. What advice do you have for someone who is going through grief and loss? Because I get asked that a lot. What advice do you give to people if they ask you that? Just give yourself, give yourself that time. You know, give yourself some grace. Give yourself some, you know, some opportunity to grieve.

Give yourself that opportunity to go through those stages. Yeah. And, you know, pay attention to them. You know, you can't, shutting out the world isn't the answer. Yeah. I always say you have to walk through grief to get to the other side. You do. You do have to walk to us 100%.

Yeah. But you have to do that walk at your own pace. Right. Like, for me, it took me a while. I had tried, you know, family and friends are always helpful, right? It was trying to push you along and guide you through. But if you're not ready. But if you're not ready, you're just not ready.

Right. Totally great. So it's, you know, you have to go through it at your own pace, which is important. Like, you know, you'll learn quickly if it's not your base. Yeah, very quickly. Well, I'm so glad you're on the other side. and I'm so happy that you're in a happy place. Have a beautiful, healthy family.

It's time to live. Yes, it is. So now, we have what we call the question of the day. So I'll read something, and we're all going to answer it, and we'd like your input. Is it okay? Yeah. Today's question of the day.

What's something you wish you knew about kids when you first became a parent? That's a good one. So, you know, I used to say, I wish they came with a book of rules and a book of instructions. Yeah, right, like a little tag. Yeah, each day that would change with them, you know. I wish I knew how much they would remember. You are, I can't believe you said that, Mark, because mine is very similar.

I wish I had known that it wasn't the big gifts. it was the time spent with them that they would remember. The little things that they would remember. It's a little thing. You know, and they remember, they remember the little things. They remember the little, the eaches, you know, like you create a memory, you create a tradition, and they remember those. Right.

And if you change it, you know, without a reason or without letting know. it can cause some strife sometimes. Yeah, absolutely. We were interviewed, I believe it was Jordan that said he wished or spend more time with your parents. Wasn't, what did we ask him? I think it was Jordan. What he wished he had done or something.

Or what advice he had. He wished he had spent more time with his parents, which, you know, I wanted to send my children airmail letters. I mean, my kids are great. I see a lot of them, but I just think that's so. important to spend time with your parents. I know. Yeah.

Okay, so on a lighter note, which of the guys from the Golden Bachelorette would you like to see as a potential Golden Bachelor or on the beaches a Golden Bachelor in Paradise? Now you're off the market.

Yeah, you're off the market market. It's not you. As Golden Bachelor, like any of them maybe any of them like how can you choose dan dan dance fantastic he's a lovely man he is a super nice guy such a wonderful person yeah he is Greg is the probably oh but I hear Greg's off the market I hear Greg's off the market you know he could be rumors you don't know yeah I don't I mean Jonathan would be great, Greg would be great, Dan would be great, Michael would be incredible, Pascall, Jordan, Pete. You like them. You're naming them all. You're not a good answer on this one.

Honestly, like you say, who would be a good one? And all of them would be. So they should all, the Bachelor and Paradise, should they all be there? Oh, yeah. Yeah. Okay. Who would you fix Susan and me up with? Who do you see Susan and me with? Not to put you on the spot or anything. Yeah, really. Be careful, Mark. We're friends. Be careful, Mark. We want to be good friends. I would say the person with the strongest personality would be the one that I would not suggest for Susan but with Kathy. Wait a minute. Say that again. The strongest personality for me?

And who is that? I don't know, whichever one has the biggest personality. I am stunned. Why do you say that? We're in Psychology 101 here. Why are you saying that? I just think that would be a good match for you. A strong personality man.

Give me a name, Mark. Let's go. Listen, I'm not disconnecting this call. Just spill. All right. So I think. For Kathy, I think, I think Keith. You know, Keith and I had a very interesting conversation on the golf course when we're in Carmel.

He's actually, you know, he's a funny, bigger-than-life guy. But when you really talk to him, he's really down-to-earth sensitive. He's got a lot to say. But his personality, his personality is big. Yes, it is. That's why I think Keek would be a perfect match for you. Okay. And moi?

And Susan? Um, I would I would say either Greg or Dan. Oh, that's so interesting. I really didn't get to speak with Greg. Dan is a sweetheart. Greg. Greg has such a huge personality. It's a huge personality, but he's, it's a huge personality, but he's subdued with it, right? Like, he's, he's so quick-witted. His jokes are

always on point. I love a joke. So, like, he is so smart and he is so, I mean, he's just full of, full of information, you know? And I just think, I don't know, Greg, Dan is like, super sweet but he's not as he's not as loud as me yeah Greg's but he and I agree with you and that kind of person

that I am somebody could be quite the opposite but they have to be okay with somebody with a big personality. Yeah I get it I get it. Okay so here's the thing if there's a Bachelor in Paradise Keith if you're listening you owe me a date okay and Susan

Dan I'd have to fight either you notice I only got one knocking me out yeah you notice that you got two guys I only got one so yeah well and they're both Florida guys so they're like

you know we love Florida all right so now that Susan and I have dates we're going to move on to our fan questions Mark so we're going to read I'm going to read a question

and we're going to give some advice you're going to give some advice okay all right here we go Logan who is 34 writes Hi ladies, I need your advice. My wife and I just had our first baby, and my mom has been begging us for years to have a kid and has spent so much time with our four-month-old.

It's amazing. Now, out of absolutely nowhere, she told us she's moving to Idaho next week. For context, we live in New York, in the suburbs, and just days ago, she was looking at places in our neighborhood. The decision feels so 180 degrees, and, of absolutely nowhere. My heart is crushed because she spends so much time with us and our baby and now it's going to be so different. There's no change in her mind because she said she can't afford living in New York anymore and needs to move to a cheaper state. I get it, but like what the heck? This decision is so quick. We found her cheaper apartments here, but she already signed a lease and booked a one-way ticket to Idaho. And before you ask, no, she doesn't know anyone there

and has a great friend, group family here. Seems like she just wants a fresh start, but my feelings are really hurt that we weren't really considered. Any advice for how to not build anger and resentment towards her in this decision? I know she needs to do what's best for her, but this one hurts. Go, Mark, go. Why do I have to be first? Because you're the guest.

Because you're on the spot and you're the celebrity of the day. Go for it. Don't overthink it. It's just exactly how you feel. I mean, it's, you know, so first, for whatever reason, Idaho spoke, right? I mean, she went so far as to get a new place to live and, like, there's something that drew her to Idaho. So it drew her to Idaho, you know, it is their child. It gives them an opportunity to bond with their baby a little bit more.

You know, the grandmother is always going to be a grandmother. Maybe she just thought that she was taking over too much, you know, a parental role with the grandbaby. Support her in that decision to go to Idaho. She signed a lease. Maybe it's only a year and she'll be back in a year. That could be, but he shouldn't have resentment towards her. No, no, I don't think resentment would be.

It's a little, I got to say, though. It's shocking why I don't have, halfway across the world. You don't have grandchildren yet, Mark, right? No, I do not. Not yet. Okay. I have two, and they're six years old and two years old. And they both live here, and I would walk on hot coals for either one of them.

But having said that, if, I mean, once Keith asked me to marry him, I'm moving to wherever the hell he lives in California. But that's what airplanes are for. I would fly back and see my kids. But I think I would have a hard time picking. up and leaving my grandchildren for no other reason than, quote, I need a cheaper state. I mean, I think that's tough. I agree with Mark. Well, let me just tell you, like Boise is one of the fastest growing cities.

Okay, but she might have met somebody that she's fond of. Who knows that I would be more interested in why she chose that state or that Idaho than why she was leaving. She said she wanted something cheaper, you know. maybe what was his name Logan why didn't you go to Fargo North Dakota is my answer

maybe Logan is a little spoiled having mom watch that baby all the time there's where the resentment comes you're losing your babysitter and your mother that could do that that's fair

yeah what do you think Mark you know maybe she was thinking that they needed time to be parents you know if she was spending that much time but Idaho from New York I mean isn't that like hitting the belt you know like how about Alabama. I mean, you know, you're still on the East Coast.

How about Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jersey? I mean, you could get... I think Pennsylvania is cheaper than New York, isn't it? A lot. I mean, Louisiana, I mean, there's... Your home. You're home. I mean, there's just... I know. That's my question to you, sweet girl, on this question. Find out who's in Idaho. Yeah, say why, you know, but at the end of the day, at the end of the day, if that's what she wants to do, we all have to remember. It's your mom's life. She has one go-round. We all have one go-round. And sometimes we make decisions and we make mistakes,

but it's our life and our mistakes to make. Yeah. Yeah. Don't resent her. Support. Yeah. Oh, that was a good one. That was tough.

That was a tough one. My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly, and now I'm seriously suspicious. Oh, wait a minute, Sam. Maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit. Well, Dakota, it's back-to-school week on okay story time podcast, so we'll find out soon. This person writes, my boyfriend has been hanging out with his young professor a lot. He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her.

Now, he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone. Now hold up. Isn't that against school policy? That sounds totally inappropriate. Well, according to this person, this is her boyfriend's former professor and they're the same age. It's even more likely that they're cheating. He insists there's nothing between them. I mean, do you believe him? Well, he's certainly trying to get this person to believe him because he now wants them both to meet. So do we find out if this person's boyfriend really cheated with his professor or not? To hear the explosive finale, listen to the OK Storytime podcast on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. I never envision being with a woman.

I'll just be honest. I'm Jamel Hill, host of the Sports and Politics Podcast Spolitics. On this week's episode, I'm joined by basketball legend, Candice Parker, who stops by to discuss her candid new book, The Can Do Mindset, in which she shares why she waited two years into marriage. to come out. Like, when I close my eyes at night, every night, I was like, I need to find my prince charming. Like, it was never a princess. Like, that never entered into my mind. But, you know, as I learned, sometimes life gives you things wrapped in a package that you didn't expect it. And that was just, you know, and honestly, it took me a long time to be okay with myself. Make sure to listen to this week's episode of Spolitics on the IHeart Radio app,

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of Family Secrets. Listen to Family Secrets Season 12 on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. All right, Mark, before we let you go, which we don't want to, because, you know, we want you to plan our dates with Keith and with Dan. I'm calling Dan, by the way. Do you have his number? Wait, let me just say, Mark, you understand somebody's going to pick up on this, and I'm going to get a Google alert tomorrow, or whenever this, not tomorrow, but whenever this comes out. Kathy is dating Keith and Susan can't choose between Dan and Greck. That's what's happening here. Just putting it out there. I just need somebody to please golf. That's all. Yeah. We're going to play a little game with you. We're going to ask some fun questions so our listeners can get to know more about you. All right? Here's the first one. What would be the name of your autobiography? I'm thinking. Let them think. How have you? How

about thinking that's a good word i'm thinking i i'm thinking you know the you know the uh the turning um the turning wheel yeah i'm thinking oh i thought it was going to be turning wheel no i love it i actually like that title i'm thinking i love it yeah okay susan you got a question what did pascal say his what's about kathy guess for pascal she said something about fashion Fashion. I thought that was good. I mean, I said my name is or I am fashion. I think that was good. Okay. Next question. Who is someone that inspires you? Someone who inspires me, my mom. How old is your mom?

87. God bless her. Still here. God bless her, really. How about she? North Dakota. Oh, my God. Are you serious? Uh-oh. I did not know that. Fargo, North Dakota. I said, I thought you read my, my profile. I did not know that. Well, how's the cost of living in Fargo there, Mark? I did not. That's where I grew up. No way. Yeah, I graduated in high school in Fargo, North Dakota, Fargo South High School. Yeah. I can't believe that just popped into my head. I really, I had no idea you went to high school and Fargo. Oh, that's so funny.

All right. What is a piece of advice you wish you could give your younger self? just keep doing what you're doing. I went through life doing, you know, thought about things and did them. And, you know, I think the choices I made, I'm good with them. I like, you know. You don't have any regrets? No. No, because like things that I didn't,

things that I didn't do right, I learned from them. That's true. That's life. You know, if you don't, if you, if you have a perfect life with zero regrets, How do you ever learn? Damn, he's the ones like me that don't learn from their mistakes. Well, yeah. Susan, that's a whole other podcast.

So my answer to that would be, don't sweat small stuff. My answer would be don't be don't be nervous to try new things because you never want to feel like you could have should have, would have, and fear kept you. And that fear kept you. Don't let fear stand in your way. Yeah. Okay. Your favorite band or musician when you were a teenager?

When I was a teenager? Or now. It could be now. Ben Halen. Okay. Van Halen. Interesting. It was you, Scott.

Always the Beatles. Always when I was a kid. Actually, and I love Chicago, the band Chicago. Yeah, well, that's, yeah, we all do. I like Led Zeppelin, The Who. Yes. I just loved music. I still love music.

I have music going all the time at my house. Okay, what's your dream? I think it's not very fair to say who's your favorite. I know. There isn't a favorite. Hey, Mark, who's your favorite woman that you're dating right now? That's fair. I guess that would be a fair question.

There you go. That would be a fair favorite. what is your dream vacation destination dream vacation destination is a i think fiji the hut above the water i want to go there that's what i said yeah i want to go there's very still and quiet there's not a lot i can be still and quiet susan not the whole vacation i don't know but You just told me you want to hook me up with Greg. Not Greg. She already forgot.

He forgot. Okay, with that being said, Mark, if you were going to be stuck on a deserted island and could only bring three guys from your season of the Golden Bachelorette, who would they be, and why? It better be Pascal. He'll kill you. Yes, Piscol, 100% Pascol.

Next with Keith, because, There's always a conversation with him. He'll be with me. Try again. Oh, okay. Then Jordan. That's three. No, seriously, Jordan, Keith and Pusco?

And could you tell me why? Why? Yeah. Pascall, I think Pascall and Jordan were the first ones that, are the first men there that I, that I connect. Like, I have a son named Pascall and I have a daughter named Jordan. Yeah, right. So it was like instant.

You have a son named Pascall. Pascal? I do. My oldest son is Pascal. P-A-S-C-A-M. Oh my gosh. I don't think I knew that. That's cool.

Yeah. That's amazing. So, but we just, we just, we just clicked the three of us, I think. That was like us. Kathy, Nancy, yeah. Yeah, that was like us. There's actually a picture. I've said this before in our podcast.

There, I don't remember how, but there is a picture. of Susan and me standing in front of the fireplace in the mansion in the room where they delivered the roses, that big room. And I remember taking the picture, but I don't actually remember meeting you, but we clicked immediately when we were in the mansion. Yeah. Yeah.

I mean, it's, you know, it's like you meet people and you know just like right away that, but it was like, I think that was, I mean, probably not everyone. Like, there were a couple people, there were a couple guys that, like, they just weren't there, you know, the ones that left real early, didn't really get to know them, didn't really get a chance to talk with them too much. You know what? Everybody talks a lot about Michael.

And did you get to know him? Because everyone talks about how nice he is. And I've talked with him a few times. He seems like a lovely guy. Fantastic human being, Michael. Yeah. That's what everyone says. you know and then he just kind of kept to himself about the whole you know the

process you know the stuff that he was going through well well he can't you know um yeah it was michael is a michael is a fantastic human being like his heart is just pure gold yeah well coming from you um we love you we think your heart is pure gold So, I mean, with all that, I mean, we're going to leave it on that note because we have thoroughly enjoyed having you. And you are a super great guy. But unfortunately, that is going to do it for this episode. I'm going to cry. A Bachelor, I know they go so fast.

But this episode of Bachelor Happy Hour's Golden Hour has been a fabulous one. Thank you to our, I could use all kinds of adjectives to disqualify. describe you, but I'm just going to say our fabulous guest, Mark. We love you. We are so happy that you seem to have found love and we just are so happy that you joined us today. I just want to follow in your footsteps and just find my love. That'll be perfect. Thanks so much for being here with us. We love you and we will definitely be in touch. And thank you all for listening and make sure to follow Bachelor Happy Hours. We have new episodes coming out every week that you don't want to miss. You're getting to know all of these people

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