The Golden Bachelorette’s Joan Vassos & Chock Chapple Reveal Shocking Secret To Their Relationship Amid Stressful New Life & Wichita Reunion

The Golden Bachelorette's Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple are continuing their duties as Bachelor Nation alums while revealing the secret to their happy union. Joan and Chock are the inaugural couple from The Golden Bachelorette season 1, and they've been engaged ever since the season finale aired in late 2024. As a more mature couple from the franchise, fans love to see how they're making their relationship work, despite living in different states. Amid all this, Joan did admit recently that her new life with Chock has been really stressful.

Joan and Chock traveled to Los Angeles for The Bachelor season 29 finale, in which Grant Ellis chose Juliana Pasquarosa to be his fiancé. Joan and Chock sat in the audience for the finale, but they took a second to do a "four month check in" on social media. First, they remarked about how familiar the finale was, since it brought them back to their own finale four months ago.

The happy couple then talked about how busy their lives have been in the past four months, integrating their lives together and getting to know each other better. Chock recalled that someone had asked him the secret to their relationship, and he deadpanned, "Joan's in charge." They then went on to say they hope that Grant is as lucky in love as they've been, and they put an end to any relationship rumors by stating, "People always doubt that we’re still together...We’re still together and we’re better than ever."

What Joan & Chock's "Four Month Check In" Means For Their Relationship

Joan & Chock Want To Remind Fans They're Happy

Spending some time back on the set of The Bachelor for Grant's season finale must have brought back all the feels for Chock and Joan. It was a great time for them to pop up on Instagram and do a relationship check-in with themselves and their fans. Finding love on a Bachelor show forms a special connection with other Bachelor Nation favorites, so it felt fitting for Chock and Joan to not only be there to support, but to also give an update on their own relationship, since fans are so invested.

Our Take On Joan & Chock's "Four Month Check In"

Joan & Chock Are Embracing Life As Public Figures

After appearing on reality television, Joan and Chock were thrust into the public eye, and they seem to be embracing their newfound status. They're very active on social media, showing off their lives and new projects they're working on. They also showcase all the time they spend together in each other's hometowns, though it seems like Joan is more in Wichita with Chock than vice versa.

Wherever The Golden Bachelorette stars are, they're usually enjoying their time together. It had to have felt surreal to be sitting in the same room with the same host where they sat just four months ago, basking in the glow of their newfound love. There's no one better to give Grant some advice on navigating life and relationships post-Bachelor than Joan and Chock, who are living their real-life fairy tale.