The Golden Bachelor finally made his decision—and Slate editor-in-chief Hillary Frey may never forgive him for how he did it. While Gerry Turner’s choice wasn’t exactly surprising, that doesn’t stop the finale from being any less brutal. “I am going to have nightmares tonight, hearing Leslie sob about never getting chosen, not just on The Golden Bachelor, but ever,” she writes. But even though she may not have won Gerry’s heart, Frey argues that Leslie comes away from the show the real winner.

Plus, ICYMI: As a counterpoint to a show where older women compete to find a partner, Ann McDaniel shares how she’s created a beautiful life in her 60s without one.

And Michelle Herman explains what the show got right about life in your 60s and 70s.

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