'The Golden Bachelor' returns (9/24)

• AUDIO: Lesbian? Elizabeth Gilbert's new memoir, All the Way to the River, recounts her codependent same-sex relationship [with longtime friend and relapsed addict Rayya Elias] (NPR)

Former NFL player Mel Owens is the new Golden Bachelor | GMA

In our desperate search for love and fulfillment, some even go lesbian like author of Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert, who suffers from clinging (upadana) and severe intimacy/sex issues.

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They made me make chemicals in my heart!

(Good Morning America) Former NFL player Mel Owens named "The Golden Bachelor" for Season 2. The hit show has been renewed for a brand-new season on ABC and Hulu, with Owens taking on the role of leading man, Disney announced at Hulu's inaugural Get Real House event on Tuesday. According to a press release, Owens is a 66-year-old Detroit native from a "close-knit Midwestern family." He attended the University of Michigan and was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams as the ninth pick in the 1981 NFL Draft. Read more: goodmorningamerica.com/cu...

(ET) Golden Bachelor's Mel apologizes for ageist comments (exclusive)

Golden Bachelor's controversial age cutoff: wants 'em young | The View

• Why do we grasp and cling? We have nothing higher to live for (Buddhist romance)
• BOOK: Nothing Higher to Live For: Romantic Love
• Counselor/author John Gray – MarsVenus.com

The Golden Bachelor, Season 2: Meet the women

(Bachelor Nation on ABC) Sept. 4, 2025: #TheGoldenBachelor Going gold, going bold. [Getting old, getting sold...down the river to increase ratings as so many of us in our Golden Years still yearn and seek for The One.] Meet the INCREDIBLE women of #TheGoldenBachelor Season 2, premiering Sept. 24, 2025, on Disney's ABC. Stream it on Hulu.

• How to watch 'The Golden Bachelor,' Season 2 online with Hulu + Live TV
• Bachelor Nation on ABC, Sept. 4, 2025; GMA, April 23, 2025; ET; The View; Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Crystal Q., Sheldon S., CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly