The Golden Bachelorette's Joan Vassos Celebrates Birthday Without Chock Chapple Amid Signs They'll Break Up This Year

The Golden Bachelorette's Joan Vassos shared highlights from her birthday, but Chock Chapple was nowhere to be seen. Joan and Chock got engaged at the end of The Golden Bachelorette season 1 and have been attempting to live normal lives, despite speculation over the state of their relationship and the couple having to fly back and forth between Maryland and Kansas in order to see each other. Joan and Chock hope to buy a home together in New York, but it hasn't happened yet, so they don't get to see each other quite as often as they would like.

Joan shared a carousel featuring highlights from her recent birthday celebration, which included various family members like her children and grandchildren, whom she called "my favorite company in the world." However, amid all the shots of her family, there was one person missing: Chock. The end of the carousel showed a video of her grandchildren trying to help her blow out the candles on an extravagant cake at a restaurant. In her Instagram caption, Joan joked that she had a lot of fun "celebrating the 33rd anniversary of my 29th birthday."

What Joan’s Birthday Celebration Without Chock Means For Relationship

Joan & Chock Face Hurdles In Long-Distance Relationship

Despite seemingly not being there in person to celebrate his fiancé's birthday, Chock did leave a red heart emoji in the comments section of Joan's Instagram post. The most likely reason for his absence is because he and Joan just saw each other over the holidays. Chock flew to Maryland to be with Joan and her family for Christmas, and then they spent New Year's together in his hometown of Wichita, Kansas, which was the very first time she had traveled to his state since becoming an engaged couple.

Since both of these Golden Bachelorette stars still work, they have to take time off in order to constantly travel to see each other. Even though he's the president of his insurance group, he might be really busy right now and may not have been able to head out of town. As a way to still celebrate Joan's birthday, Chock did post a birthday message on Instagram the other day in which he called Joan the love of his life and teased their upcoming move to New York.

Our Take On Joan Vassos’ Birthday Celebration Without Chock Chapple

Joan & Chock Are Making The Best Of Their Tough Situation

Even though they're in love with each other and aren't showing any signs that they're headed toward a breakup, Joan and Chock are in a tough situation right now because they live so far from each other. They're trying to make the best of their long-distance relationship, despite all the various hurdles. Their location predicament could cause some couples to break up, which was one factor that led The Golden Bachelor's Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist to divorce. Hopefully, The Golden Bachelorette couple can figure out what works best for them so they can continue staying in their happy relationship.