How "The Golden Bachelor" Breathed New Life Into Dating Shows
Bachelor Nation, one of the most popular dating show franchises since 2002, aired its first-ever "Golden Bachelor" earlier this year, a show that offers the chance for seniors age 60+ to find love. Here's why everyone—from your little sister to your mom—is obsessed.
From Love Is Blind to Love Island and Too Hot To Handle, the goal of each of these dating shows is to help young men and women find a partner. But as the age-old saying goes, “sex sells,” and most of the recently aired dating shows center around lust and physical attraction rather than emotional intimacy. The Golden Bachelor is different though, not only because its contestants are 60- and 70-something year olds, but because cultivating a real connection is truly the show’s focal point.