Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist had been virtually the primary Golden Bachelor success story.

Gerry acquired down on one knee and proposed to Teresa through the season 1 finale, which filmed in Costa Rica and aired in November 2023.

“Once I awoke this morning, it was tough. I had actually combined emotions, and I acquired to the purpose with the questions I had requested myself about, how did I get right here? And is she the appropriate lady? I got here to the belief that you just’re not the appropriate particular person for me to reside with,” Gerry stated, taking a dramatic pause earlier than getting down on one knee. “You’re the individual that I can’t reside with out. Theresa, I like you 1,000 %. I’m by no means going to cease believing that every single day I select you. Will you marry me?”

Gerry caught Theresa off guard along with his fakeout on digicam, however there was a good larger twist that followers didn’t see.

“I am going by way of a small speech and I take a look at her and say, ‘However Theresa, you’re not the individual that I can reside with,’ and have an extended pause,” he recalled throughout an interview with Folks in November 2023. “And what I truly stated was, ‘Theresa, you’re not the [right] particular person for me,’ which is rather more harsh.”

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Theresa remembered “slinking away,” pondering it was truly a breakup speech. After the snafu, Gerry discovered the appropriate phrases and stated that “air went again into [Theresa’s] physique.”

The twosome tied the knot in a televised wedding ceremony ceremony in January 2024, and whereas it appeared as if Gerry and Theresa discovered their comfortable ending, they introduced their divorce three months later.

Preserve scrolling to relive Gerry and Theresa’s relationship:

September 2023

Whereas she didn’t win the primary impression rose, Theresa nonetheless made her mark on Gerry. She exited the limo in her “birthday go well with” since evening one of many season fell on her birthday. After they shared cupcakes collectively in a while within the episode, Theresa gave Gerry a kiss to get a few of the frosting off his mouth.

October 2023

When drama emerged between Theresa and fellow contestant Kathy Swarts, Gerry was fast to come back to the rescue. Not solely did he confront Kathy in regards to the pressure, however Gerry additionally had comforted a crying Theresa in her room.

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Because the season continued, their connection acquired stronger and included declarations of affection.

November 2023

Throughout their in a single day dates, Gerry revealed his robust emotions for Theresa earlier than finally popping the query.

“A part of our dialog within the Fantasy Suites [was] the primary time actually that I critically instructed her that I liked her. It was virtually an announcement of pleasure,” he instructed Folks. “I stated it 3 times in a row, ‘Theresa, I like you. I like you, I like you.’ And I am going, ‘And I’m going to ask you to marry me. I don’t know if you happen to’re going to say sure, however I’m going to ask you.’ So for me, after I acquired to the ultimate episode and the engagement was about to occur, I used to be very assured that she was my particular person, 100 % assured.”

Throughout the reside After the Last Rose particular, the couple introduced that they might get married in a televised wedding ceremony particular in January 2024. They later shared their plans to maneuver to Charleston, South Carolina.

December 2023

The couple made their Instagram debut following the finale of The Golden Bachelor. “FINALLY!!! Theresa and I will be out in public,” Gerry wrote by way of Instagram alongside a photograph of him and Theresa smiling. “Not with the ability to publish til now has been agonizing.”

On the finish of the month, the twosome jetted off to New York Metropolis to have a good time New 12 months’s Eve in Occasions Sq.. “One other fantasy evening in an extended line of fantasy nights,” Gerry wrote by way of Instagram whereas toasting to his subsequent journey with Theresa.

January 2024

Gerry and Theresa stated “I do” in a televised wedding ceremony ceremony on January 4.

“I’ve realized that you’re the lady I can’t reside with out. I realized that you just make me calm with the contact of your hand. I’ve realized you make me chuckle with the simple consolation of a long-lost buddy,” Gerry instructed Theresa in his vows. “I’ve realized you’re a robust and impartial lady, and your power offers me pleasure. I’ve realized that you just make me a greater particular person, a greater man due to your sensitivity and smooth voice. Theresa, I now know I’ve discovered a full companion to share the experiences life will throw at us.”

Lower than one week later, Gerry launched his spouse to his canine, Cody, after they traded Indiana for Theresa’s hometown in New Jersey.

March 2024

It was later revealed in footage from their breakup interview that the twosome began speaking a couple of divorce in late March. They noticed a counselor to debate the choice.

April 2024

Us confirmed on April 1 that the twosome had but to maneuver in collectively after their wedding ceremony, with Gerry in Indiana and Theresa in New Jersey. Lower than two weeks later, the pair introduced their break up after “various heart-to-heart conversations.”

“I nonetheless love this particular person, there’s little question in my thoughts. I root for her every single day,” Gerry stated throughout an emotional Good Morning America interview.

Theresa famous that the pair had been grateful for the assist followers confirmed them all through their journey. “We’ve got acquired a lot love and assist from so many individuals who watched the Golden Bachelor, and I don’t suppose we are able to let you know how many individuals instructed us that it gave them a lot hope,” she added. “We wish none of that to alter for anyone.”