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The news of Theresa Nist and Gerry Turner’s divorce has come as no shock to many fans considering recent events. After fans began to find out more and more about the latter’s past, it is safe to say that public sentiment drastically shifted. While there is no denying that the situation was blindsided for many, considering just how madly in love they seemed to be, it has also caused many to feel sympathetic towards one more than the other.

Gerry Turner from The Golden Bachelor | CreditL ABC

With several reports coming out about the reality of Turner’s life, fans have turned their loyalty towards Nist, feeling bad about how she was treated in the entire situation. While all that has transpired since their wedding was awful enough, one confession from her side makes everything even more tragic.

Theresa Nist Closed Herself Off To Love After Her Husband’s Passing

After the end ofThe Golden Bachelor, Theresa Nist, and Gerry Turner gave an interview withEsquire, where they touched on various aspects of their past and what was going to be their future together. Specifically talking about their late partners, they were asked if they ever thought of getting into a relationship after they experienced such a great loss.

Turner’s answer was quite simple, stating that he decided to give himself 18 months to feel the loss and grieve his wife. After that, he realized that he wanted to find someone and wanted to be in a permanent relationship. With this in mind, he ended up going to a grief counselor and getting an all-clear to step back into the world of dating.

Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist from The Golden Bachelor | Credit: ABC

I was also grieving for eighteen months or so, but then I wanted to date. But I also wanted to find some permanence. I was meant to be with someone. After two and a half years, I ended up going to a grief counselor, who assured me that I was fine. It’s a mysterious thing coming out of grief, but I began to know when I was ready to date again.

While this was certainly an interesting answer, it was what Nist had to say that was all the more disheartening. She revealed that her husband’s passing deeply affected her in every way possible. She confessed that when it happened, she went into a dark state of mind, and never wanted to be with someone else ever again.

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When my husband died, my initial reaction was, “I’ll never be in love again or in a relationship again. I’m done.” After eighteen months of heavy grieving, I told my daughter, “I’d just like to have dinner with a man sometime.” And she put me on Match.com but nothing really came of it.

After experiencing the loss of her husband, she was convinced that she would not date again until she finally decided to open up on the series.

Gerry Turner and Therese Nist from The Golden Bachelor | Credit: ABC

A Betrayal of the Highest Regard

Knowing that Theresa Nist had closed herself off to the possibility of love makes the entire situation all the more tragic. She was completely heartbroken after losing her husband and then when she finally decided to open herself to romance again onThe Golden Bachelor,only to have her heart broken again. What makes the entire situation all the worse is the Gerry Turner aspect of it all.

In a question where she was more honest and vulnerable than ever, Turner was allegedly lying about his answer. A source fake-named Carolyn opened up toThe Hollywood Reporterabout her past relationship with Turner. She claimed that they started their relationship the very same year that he lost his wife.

Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist from The Golden Bachelor | Credit: ABC

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She also alleged that they were involved for three years and even lived with each other for a year. There have been manyinconsistenciesthat fans have begun to find in Turner’s stories. Additionally, there was also theInstagrampost where he seemed to be making a nod to the rumored reason for his divorce from Nist.

Wearing a T-shirt that reads “Indiana, It’s Not That Bad,” many believe the reason for their parting to be the fact that Nist did not want to move to Indiana, Truner got a lot of backlash for this move. With all the signs pointing at one person, fans feel incredibly betrayed at his treatment of Nist.

Ananya Godboley

Senior Writer

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Ananya Godboley is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows, with over 2,000 articles published. She has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years. Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology from K.R. Mangalam University, Ananya also likes to fangirl as a full-time job. She covers news and analyses on anything from Rick and Morty to Hannibal and even Arcane. In between these lines, she also enjoys superheroes and Taylor Swift.A philosophy enthusiast, Ananya enjoys digging deeper into the media she consumes, trying to understand the root of her favorite characters' behavior.

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