Joan Vassos continues her search for Mr. Right as the first-ever "Golden Bachelorette." Vassos, a 61-year-old private school administrator from Rockville, Maryland, competed in the inaugural season of "The Golden Bachelor" for Gerry Turner's rose.

Finally, Vassos traveled to Wichita, Kansas, to meet Charles ‘Chock’ Chapple, a 60-year-old insurance executive. Vassos was included in a sweet moment where Chapple and his family planted a tree in honor of his mother, who recently died from cancer.

Bachelor Nation fans got to the halfway point of the ABC dating show. That means Joan had to make a difficult decision. On the Wednesday, October 16 episode, she got rid of a fan favorite. Even though Mark finally got his one-on-one with Joan, their date was far from smooth sailing.

In wake of Stewart’s comments, current Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos went to great lengths to defend all 24 of her “wonderful” suitors — even sending Stewart a personal message through social media to advocate for her Golden Bachelors.

ABC fans are shocked because the Golden Bachelorette execs didn't seem to grasp that sleuths would dig into Joan Vassos and her husband, John Vassos' past. His criminal past has been common knowledge for a while,

This week on "The Golden Bachelorette," Joan went on four family visits that she hoped would bring her clarity. They didn't.

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Wednesday’s episode of The Golden Bachelorette. Joan Vassos is on the move this week, visiting her final four suitors in their hometowns. First stop: Lake Tahoe,

After getting to know the men on the debut season of The Golden Bachelorette, Joan Vassos and her suitors took a major step in their journeys to find love by going on hometown dates during episode 6 on Wednesday.

Watch Joan share her doubts with host Jesse Palmer in an exclusive clip from tonight's hometown dates episode. Joan Vassos' Golden Bachelorette journey is almost over, but her panic is just beginning.