Shortest Marriage in Franchise History: Was the ‘Golden Bachelor’ Sunk By an Unflattering Report?

For many television watchers, all things related to “The Bachelor” are appointment viewing.

(For many others, it’s a terrible show that commercializes and trivializes marriage, but that’s a separate rant for a later time.)

But one thing many fans of the show have a hard time explaining is why they invest so much emotionally into a show that ends with a sham of a marriage that, more often than not, has a clear and concise expiration date.

The most recent, and ballyhooed, spinoff of “The Bachelor” was “The Golden Bachelor” — a take on the show that focused on those qualified for an AARP card.

For the unaware: “The Bachelor” is a reality dating competition where the titular “Bachelor” (or “Bachelorette” or “Bachelor in Paradise”

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