Bachelor Happy Hour - Parisa’s Boyfriend and Life in Chicago | Golden Hour

Episode Date: February 20, 2026

Today on “Golden Hour,” we’re sitting down with Parisa from Season 10 of “Paradise”! We kick things off by getting the 411 on her new man; is he the one? Then, she fills us in on her recent move to Chicago and all the exciting updates in her life. We also get her thoughts on everything that went down in “Paradise” — has she spoken to Brian since their split? Plus, Parisa dishes out some great advice to all the single ladies out there, including future “Bachelor” contestants! Tune in now to hear all this and more, and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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I can just tell you. But we hit 30, so that's a good thing. And with that being said, we have a very special guest returned. to Golden Hour. I'm so excited. Please welcome from season 10 of Paradise. Parisa. Hi, Farisa. Welcome back. Hi. Thank you for having you again. I have to say, Parisa, you are as beautiful now as you were on Paradise. Even though you don't have a bikini on a beach cover up, you're still gorgeous. You're just never changed. You are lovely. Thank you so much. I really appreciate that. We've got so much we want to talk about. So we're just going to jump in. Okay, please say you ready to go?

I'm ready. All right. So you know I'm all about dating and asking you all kinds of dating questions. So last year you hard launched your relationship with your boyfriend, who, by the way, may I say, you have not introduced me to yet. But how long have you guys been dating? And when and where did you guys meet? So, I know, I do. You have to meet him.

He's so wonderful. So we met last year. It was actually just weird coincidence, but we happened to be on vacation both at the same time in Miami. And that's where our paths crossed. And then when I was just asking him more about who he was, he was telling me he's from Chicago. And at that time when I met him, Chicago was a city that I was looking and to move to. I remember. Yeah.

And I was just like, oh, my gosh, wow, from Chicago. Okay. And when I also, when I met him, that next week, I also had a girls trip planned with Seraphina, Dina, and Latia. We were going to go to Chicago and stay with Dina. And I was like, oh, this is a weird timing. So I'm just meeting him now in Miami. And I'm like, oh, I'm going to be in your city next week.

And so it was easier. You know, when you first meet someone, you're just like, it's kind of nervous. to plan like the next time you see them. It was really nice to have like to be with my girls at that time and just set it up of like, oh, just meet us out. Meet us out for drinks after dinner. And so, yeah, I mean, it was. Is he from Chicago like originally or?

Yeah. Yeah. So how is moving, how has it been for you moving to Chicago? Oh, yeah. So I moved. And at the end of October, like November. And it's been amazing. I love this city so much.

Even the winter? Not that. Actually, you would think, because I'm from Michigan, you would think like, oh, it's the same. It's not the same. It is so much colder. And windier and the wind makes it much colder than what it actually is. Yes, yes, yes. What is that been the hardest adjustment then?

Yeah, I was just going to say, what's the biggest adjustment? The weather. Yeah, I think the wind's making everything, like you have to. to wrap your face when you walk. I've never wrapped my face before in the winter. You better. You better. Your lips will freeze. Yeah. So yeah, that's the hardest part. So what? Do you see yourself for long-term living in Chicago or you just wanted to try it out? Yeah. I grew up coming here a lot. So I'm really familiar. I've always loved the city. But yeah, definitely see myself here long-term. Wow. So tell us about your first date in Chicago.

Oh, so the first date, I guess you would say, like, so he had his guy friends and I had my girlfriends. And I like that. I feel like that's a really fun first date where it's just like there's no pressure. And, you know, you get to know each other in that group setting. And so again, there's no pressure for a conversation. You know, it's just like very natural. And then after that, we planned a more formal one-on-one date after we both saw like, okay, like, this is kind of nice. Like, we definitely are interested. Yeah, interested in each other. And so, yeah, immediately after it was that same night, we planned like, oh, when can we see

each other again? Wow. And what did you do then? Did you do dinner or? Yes, we did dinner at this really nice restaurant in the city. I think it's called like Tray Dita and it's just like all windows Overlooking the city

Very romantic with dim lighting So wait I gotta back up Did you guys spend the holidays together? I know I've followed you on Instagram You guys have been doing some fabulous trips Yeah Yeah we've been traveling lot But we did not spend the holidays together

We were both with our families For the holidays Have they met each other? Have you met families? I met his family. family because they live here. He, oh, actually, he met my dad. When my dad came and helped me move,

he met my dad, but the rest of my family, since they don't live here, that is, that's planned for later. Yeah, you have to plan that. Exactly. Exactly. Yeah. Does he love the critters like you like the critters? You know, so funny.

So we always, we love to have, like when we have date nights. We love to like be really like spend these date nights asking each other questions. Like we're all about like awareness when it comes to like our own like personal awareness and then our emotional awareness and then like joint like as a couple. And so we found these really fun accounts of grammar like you can ask your partner like what's three things that surprised you about myself? And like so like we'll always go through these questions. One of them was that with me having my interest in, you know, in critters. He said he's definitely never, definitely never thought he would ever date someone who

enjoy kind of things or, you know, like kind of like the camping type, like living in the wilderness. Yeah. And he never thought about that. And he's not really into critters himself. But he would always tell me, you know, like the fact that I'm so interested. and I this is something that makes me so happy that it's something that like he wants to learn more about and like share that well I want to get back favorite color I'm sorry I have to know oh so is the color girl oh do you know I've never asked him I was so traumatized by that whole thing that I don't even care to ask I don't want to ask anyone but I got to say I want to say to you though that is one thing when I met you on paradise and you know I think the world of you I think you are a lovely human being but I'm going to say I'm a lovely human being. and you are a girl, a woman who likes to ask questions who wants to get deep.

And I love the fact. It sounds like he's right there with you on that. Yeah, that's one thing. It really stands out about him. And the initiation he takes with like asking these questions to get to know me. But really to get to know me like deep and here of like how I, like, how you think. How you think. Yeah, how I think of things.

and like our communication styles and all of that. So it's, we definitely, we have really, I don't know, like, just our time together. It just feels very, like, connected and. I love that because that's something. Oh, yes, we have. Wait a second. Is there a future? Is this guy?

Is this the guy? Is he the one? Is he the guy? No one's listening, pretty. So you can be honest. It's just us. I just like I can't I don't know why I'm like you know very super prestigious I never want to jinx anything yeah and I ever want to be the type of like this is amazing this you know best thing ever this is it because you just never know you really you never know but I mean this definitely it is so different and I feel like you everything happens for a reason like you have to go through so much in order to learn about like what you want and you're like and what you don't want and like what makes you happy in order for you you

to like just know like when you meet that person it's like oh wow like this is what i've been looking for and um so yes i definitely feel like we are there you know in wow would you move in would you move in with him we talked about that too yeah you have talked about it yeah like so like that would be like the next step wow did you sign a year's lease yeah yeah i signed at one year lease so we got to wait till fall yeah yeah Yeah, that's okay, because it's just like, I like that. I like not rushing anything. And like when the timing aligns, then like kind of checking in and like,

okay, like is this said? Is this a good, you know? Oh, it sounds very measured. I like this. It's you seem like you have a great connection with him, but you guys talk. It's measured. You feel comfortable, cared for, all the things that you want to hear in a relationship. Yeah.

No, it's great. Actually, I'll share one thing that I've been loving that we do. We do shared notes. on the notes app. And we'll have like, because we just, we hold each other accountable when it comes like to like our personal life and professional life. And one thing that I I love doing with him is we share our like New Year's resolutions with each other. So like I have my new year's resolution on our shared list. Whoa, there's a list there.

There's a list. And like we just like we keep each other like in the loop of these things. And then we have the bold 10 list under it of like things that we need to do it this year to put us like outside of our comfort zone. And like, yeah, like so we just have that there. And then I just, I like these kind of things. Like just. Is it like a bucket list? When it comes to like things that we want to or just goals we want to reach in our, in our lives.

and like I feel like your partner is and your partner should be like your number one supporter in your life and your cheerleader. And it's just I feel like it's so good to have them involved in all of that. What does he do, Parisa? I'm curious because he sounds very like he has a very high EQ like you do. What does he do? He owns his own real estate company here in Chicago. Ah. Yeah.

A thing buying a house. He'll know what to do. Yeah. He's really, he helped me find my place here. So if anyone in Chicago needs a real estate. Wow. Are you in the city local? I mean, proper city?

Yes. Yeah. I'm in like the West Loop area in Chicago. So has he met any of your Bachelor Nation friends? Oh, yeah. Yes. All of them on that first date. Yeah.

I'm on that first day. You know, it's so funny, too. So we had that night out. Then all of us girls, we go to this really nice cafe for brunch the next morning. He's at the same cafe with his mom. Oh, how cute? It was so, I'm like, I look over. I'm like, I look.

No one look, but that's great. And at first, too, we saw the back of the woman. I thought it was, he was on a date, a brunch date. Yeah. I'm like, oh. And then we saw. No, I think that is his mom. That must be his mom.

And everyone looks and then he then, he saw us and he walked over. It was just, it was weird. It was a weird coincidence that we were all at the same place. It sounds magical to me. That's not. It sounds bad. Iheart Radio is throwing it back. 20s, the decade.

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Or is it cut ties and... No, yeah. That's it. Yeah. Be neat, though. Yeah. I had a lot of moments when we were there in paradise where, you know, like you get those gut moments. And like as a woman, you never want to listen to your gut.

But then you always know you should have listened to it. And it's just always like you have in those times. You're just like, no, this is different. This is different. It wasn't different. Because you want it to work, I think. Our intuition is on point always. Yeah.

Yeah. We fight it sometimes. But I honestly can say, being with you in Paradise, you look so calm. Your whole demeanor is like you, you look confident and comfortable. So I love seeing that. Oh, thank you. But speaking about, Paradise, who are you still really good friends with from Bachelor Nation? Who are your besties?

So Alex comes a lot to Chicago because Andrew lives here. Andrew actually lives around the corner from my boyfriend. which is so like we definitely we've been hanging out a lot when she's here and it's been fun we just had Andrew's birthday a few weeks ago and so then that was a good time just all of us celebrating together yeah and then Alicia as well Alicia's going to come here for St. Patrick's Day um it'll be it's my first time in Chicago for St. Patrick's Day so I like it's a really fun weekend with the Green River and yeah Fun. Yeah.

But. So a question for you, would you ever go back to reality TV if asked? I was, I always think about that. I think I would now if it was a new show around what I do as like for my career. So something like if there was a show similar to like love on the spectrum, dating, like, individuals on the spectrum dating. Because that's with my fields. I'm a behavior therapist.

And I would love to join my fields with just dating and like communication and dating, coping skills and like emotional regulation all associated with dating. I feel like that would be a lot of fun. Have you got anything planned for 2026? What are you working on? I'm assuming when you moved to Chicago, you took your job with you, right? Yes. Yeah.

I'm actually, so a couple things. But to bounce off that, I actually am finishing writing a book right now about mixing. So my world with like applied behavior analysis, the science of human behavior, I am colliding that world with dating. And this, I'm actually almost done. And that's kind of been, I started this actually after my season on the Bachelor with Grant season. And it just, it kept evolving as I just, as I continued experiencing new things with dating and testing these theories in my field on dating and, like, reinforcing the behavior.

and like reinforcing the behaviors that I want to see in my relationships. So all of that kind of came from my experience and as well as like my up my friends too. Like I'm kind of like getting interviewing them and getting their take on their experiences with dating. But yeah, so like that's my big thing right now for this year. Do you have an editor? I mean, is this going forward? Are you? Oh, yeah.

Oh, good. Congratulations. Right now I'm on the part with just like, chatting in my friends and their experiences and tying it in with each chapter. But basically, it's going to explain why so many women, including myself, get stuck chasing, avoidant men or why mixed signals start to feel very addictive in relationships. And then, like, anxious attachment, how that can get reinforced over time without us even realizing it. So the main point of the book is just going to teach the readers how to stop reinforcing what you don't want in a relationship and to start reinforcing secure and healthy behaviors instead.

Wow. Good for you, Parisa. I want to read it. I want a copy when it comes out. Yes, absolutely. I actually, like, I wanted to touch on one thing that you were saying. You always told me, and this always stuck with me when you told me, you know, because I feel like a lot of. us women have always experienced a guy telling us that we're too much. And that had that stop with me

because, you know, you can't help but feel so shut down when someone's just like, you need to stop. You're too much. You're being too much. Like you can't help but like crumble inside. But I'll never forget. And you're like, no, honey, I'm not too much. You're just not enough. Yeah. I'm glad you remember that because you know what, Prey said honestly, as you know, I'm pretty gregarious. and outgoing and all that. And I get that from men. And so never forget that. I have to tell myself that.

You know, no, I'm not too much. You're just not enough for me. And so I'm glad you remembered that because that's a good, that's a good axiom to, to live by. Absolutely. Yeah. And it's, I wanted to tie all that in. It's just like that, we don't want to reinforce that in a relationship. Well, feel free to dedicate the book to me, Prisa.

I cannot say, though, it seems like your life now is, it's, it's, it's, it's, you seem very interested in this guy. He's taking you on some amazing trips. When I talked to you, I can't remember where he took you. Was it Canada? BAM for something? Whistler. Whistler? Whistler. Yeah, I was, you were like, because you always said you like to travel every weekend. Remember? Yeah, especially in the summertime, just having always, and even something that's like, you know, local or close, you know, to your, like your city. But, yeah, that trip was so incredible that he planned. And then he even plans like this huge hike, knowing that this trail would take us through, like, all these different terrains and all of the

critters I would be exposed to. It was just, yeah, it was amazing. That's a great guy right there to plan everything. Do you plan dates? Does he plan them? Who does most of the date plan? We both do. We definitely, yeah, we both do. And then we also know we both love surprises. So we're always like sneaking in surprises here and there. It's like nice to like have that like same love language. Yeah, it is. I was just going to say, do you know your love language? What would yours be and what is his? I, so for me, I just like, I definitely like we were talking about this too. Like we hit all of the love language, all the love languages. But for me, it's definitely. quality time and physical touch. That's me. Yeah. I would say gift giving from you. Oh, gift giving too, for sure.

It definitely feels so. Sometimes I can't even hold in the surprise. Yeah. But your love language is what you, how you feel love. What she likes to do is not her love language. In other words, it's what you feel loved. Oh, yeah. Also from his side to, yeah.

Wait a minute. Susan and I, I get confused on this every time when I asked, when you ask someone what their love language is, is it what they receive or give, Susan? Which is what they feel love, what they receive. Okay. So when I said to you, Prisa, I'm sorry, I screwed up then. Because I always think of what my love language is to give. But you're saying it's to receive. It's what you feel, how you feel loved when somebody does whatever.

How about him? Does he? Oh, yeah. His, I think his are the same. He loves the quality time. We're both and we both are, we talked about like words of affirmation. Like, of course we both love. Like we always say beautiful things.

Yeah. And acknowledge, yeah, all of that. but we're really big on like we always say like love is we like to look at like love as a verb and so it's like all like the actions um so it is of course it's like you know it's important to speak that language and like compliment and but the actions always need to be there too or those words just kind of you know they'll feel empty over time how long has it been how long have you been dating since november you said right yeah that's when we really became, we became like official after the summer. Okay. Yeah. And, and- because you met him right after Paradise. I actually, I met him before Paradise. That's right.

That's right. That's right. Yes, you did. Yeah. And I, um, I met him before. And at that time, too, it was, I knew I was leaving and he knew to, like, all, me and like the girls, and we were all talking about that with him. And it was one of those things, like, I left. It was, yeah, like a month later. So I never, I only saw him like twice. Did you call him when you got back from Paradise? I can't remember what you said. I texted him when I was back. And I kind of like just left it how it was because it was just so sticky with everything.

Yeah. Going back from Paradise. And like he knew that too. He knew he's familiar with the show and he knew everything. Like, you know, what to expect. And I just thought, you know what? like if anything happens, I'm not the type. I'm not going to wait for him to message me or to make a move.

Like the ball was always going to be in my court because I was the one who left and I had just all of that going on. So like that was going to be my thing of like telling him later on like if something worked or didn't work or if I wanted to see him again. The newest tracks. Let's go. New music. And the next big thing.

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You're supposed to be safe. That's your home. That's your husband. To keep this secret for so many years, he's like a seasoned pro. This is a story about the end of a marriage. but it's also the story of one woman who was done living in the dark. You're a dangerous person who prays unvulnerable and trusting people.

Your predator might go up and good. Listen to Betrayal Season 5 on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to the A building. I'm Hans Charles. I'm Inalek Lamoma. It's 1969. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. had both been assassinated.

And Black America was out of breaking point. Writing in protests broke out on an unprecedented scale. In Atlanta, Georgia, at Martin's Almemata, Morehouse College, the students had their own protest. It featured two prominent figures in black history, Martin Luther King Sr., and a young student, Samuel L. Jackson. To be in what we really thought was a revolution. I mean, people would die. In 1968, the murder of Dr. King, which traumatized everyone. The FBI had a role in the murder of a Black Panther leader in Chicago.

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We get honest about the big stuff, identity when you don't recognize yourself anymore, loss that changes you purpose when success isn't enough, peace when your mind won't slow down, fake when it's complicated. Some guests have answers. Most are still figuring it out. If you've ever felt like there has to be more to the story, this show is for you. Listen to if you can hear me on the IHeartRadio app,

Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. China's Ministry of State Security is one of the most mysterious and powerful spy agencies in the world. But in 2017, the FBI got inside. This is Special Agent Regal. Special Agent Bradley Hall. This MSS officer has no idea the U.S. government is on to him. But the FBI has his chats, texts, emails, even his personal diary.

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So we have a few quick advice questions for you. What advice do you have to any woman that is single right now? What advice would you give? and I'm one of them. My advice, I feel like you just, you can't have any expectations or plans. You really have to let go and just go with it and see where things, just see how things develop with someone. With going on dates, one thing that really helped me, go in on a date, viewing it as like,

at least let's make a friendship out of this. and just take out all the expectations and all the pressure. And I feel like if you live in the moment and you're having fun, your true self will show. And like that person will really get to know you for who you are and not that pressured version. And yeah, like I just, I feel like you'll make dating feel a little bit easier on yourself if you just take that approach. And not judge a book by its cover or by a picture or that's just.

Stop looking at me when you said those things, Susan. It's difficult. Yeah. What would you tell someone who's going on the bachelor for the very first time? Welcome to our world. What advice would you give them? My advice, almost like similar of just trying to be yourself living in the moment. And you cannot think ahead and plan like the next, like assuming how the next conversation is going to go or prepare for.

that conversation, like, you really can't. Like, you have to just go with it. And it's almost like, you know, like, you know who you are. You know your values. You know your interests. So like let go in the moment and let like that muscle memory just take over. You know, once it's being authentic, yeah. Yeah.

And like when it, when it starts to feel forced and like scripted, then it's just like that's not your true self. I just have to say, though, everybody, Susan, do you agree? every person, we ask this question a lot about what, you know, what advice you have for people going on the Bachelor. I think pretty much everyone, correct me if I'm wrong, Susan. Everyone says be yourself. And Susan and I, of course, are always ourselves. But it doesn't, you know, I'm not sure that in the world of the Bachelor, I'm not sure being yourself in that little bubble in that short period of time, someone really gets to know the real you.

even though you are being yourself because at the time together. Yeah, I know. That's when it's tough. That's when I kind of, it gets hard because you don't have that much time. So you have to make the rest of it. Right. But from what I've seen, though, like it's always those little moments that are like off camera where that, like, you both get to see who that person is. And you hang on to that, right?

Yeah. Either that or. throw it off. Yeah. But I know, it's hard. It for sure is because I think a lot of us, too, we always look back and we're like, I should have been more myself during that. And I should have.

Yeah. I'm like thinking back to my conversations with me and like my friends, like it's, you do get caught up and it's hard. So I feel like that's always our advice. It's just like take it from us. Try like to just stay in the moment and focus and like just be yourself like as hard as it is or as hard as he has. Yeah.

Do you have any regrets of anything that you said or did on the show? No, I never, no regrets. If any, if I ever have a regret, it's, I wish I did this. Yeah. Like, I wish I said something or, yeah. I wish I said something. But, you know, I feel like in the end, it's, you should, I don't know, I feel like in the end, it's, for me, I don't want to have regrets because, you should, I don't know, I don't want to have regrets

because it always leads to something else. And there's always a reason for why. And I will say, Pre-Sat, and no one's pain to be to say this. You were, you're a lovely human being today. You are incredible on Paradise. Your kindness, your big heart was evident from the very beginning. So I hope you have no regrets about Elise Paradise. And her beauty.

I mean, you look so relaxed right now. She does. And true to yourself. And I love that. for you. I'm very happy for you. I want to meet the guy, though. Yes, of course. Wait, Kathy, you didn't, you didn't ask her yet. Does he have a father and uncle? Oh, yeah, that's always my question. Does he have a father and an uncle for me?

Could you get working on that? I'll move to Chicago. I'm good. They're married. They're always married. They're always married. But, you know, I'll ask around because, you know, they know a lot of people. There you go. We could be neighbors, Prisa. Do you have any questions for Kathy, Rye? Wait, so are you guys both doing the cruise? Is that next year? November.

It's so fun. Wow. Oh, wait, so this November. It's this year. This coming, yeah, it's 2026. Oh, that's going to be very. For all those people listening, November 16th through the 20th of November, come join. Punta Kna, cruising to Punta Kana.

We don't have some fun. So does that mean, like, do you think? there'll be some singles on the cruise too for you guys? I mean, it's a lot of Bachelor Nation people. Probably a lot of single women. I know people write me and they're bringing their spouse. I'm not going to break up a marriage. No.

No, no, no. You know what? Maybe the captain of the ship will be single. Yeah. Aim high. Yeah, I'm high. Kathy's going to head the parties. I'm telling you.

Wow, man. Well, I don't know. I just want to say this. It really is fabulous seeing you, Paris. And I definitely want to meet Gabe because I think you are a very special person. You sure are. Thank you so much. You guys should both come to Chicago.

I'm waiting for the summer. I used to live in Chicago part of the time, not in the winters. My ex used to play for the Cubs way back when. When they didn't have lights, it was all day games. So it was the most normal baseball life. Yeah. Have you been to Wrigley Field or you go to the other end? Not yet. That's on my list for this summer.

Yeah, that's fun. It's so fun. That's funny. You guys should both come when it warms up. Susan, are you still dating that guy? Yes. Oh, oh my gosh. Okay. Yeah, we'll see. Okay, well. Okay. So then we're only going to be looking for singles and for Kathy.

Yeah, I'm right. It's all about Kathy. Well, Kathy and I are heading out to California soon, so we're going to spend a week up in the desert. Maybe we'll find somebody there. Oh, fun. Oh, my gosh. Okay. Yeah, well, I want to know, too, whenever you guys, like, because I go to California a lot as well, because Alicia is in California, too.

The last time in Chicago was when the Dancing with the Stars group, actually, it was Val. It was his own thing, and they did a performance there, and I flew in. Oh. I don't know. They're doing that this year. I'll have to look. Now, we're going to, we are definitely pre-sid, definitely want to see.

you. But unfortunately, that's going to do it for today's episode. It is, thank you, Prisa, for joining us. Thank you to everyone listening. We just, it's been a fabulous having conversation with you, Pris. And again, so happy to see you so happy. Thank you so much for having you on. I know. And make sure that keep us in the loop now, if any move-ins or rings happen or anything like that, we want to be the first to know. I definitely will. Thank you so much for having me. It was so nice talking to you, Beau. Absolutely. Be sure everyone to keep sending us to your questions.

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