Nancy Wants a Gentleman! | Golden Hour

Summary

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Bachelor Happy Hour: Golden Hour – "Nancy Wants a Gentleman!"

Release Date: January 7, 2026
Hosts: Susan, Kathy (co-hosts of the "Golden Hour" segment)
Guest: Nancy (Bachelor Nation alum)
Episode Theme:
An honest, lighthearted discussion about dating after the Bachelor franchise, the search for a “true gentleman”, friendship, and the impact of small acts of kindness.

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Episode Overview

This candid episode reunites fan-favorite alums Susan, Kathy, and guest Nancy for their "Golden Hour" chat. The trio dives into the real-life challenges of dating post-reality TV, reflects on recent events in Bachelor Nation, brainstorms dream scenarios for future seasons, and passionately discusses the importance of kindness and community—highlighted by Nancy’s “just one thing” philosophy.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Catching Up & Holiday Recovery

• The Vibe: Warm, playful banter as Susan, Kathy, and Nancy catch up post-holidays.
• Nancy admits to being in “the middle of Christmas breakdown” (03:09), prompting laughter about putting away decorations.

2. Nancy’s Dating Life Post-Paradise

• Has Nancy Been Dating?
  • Nancy shares she met someone she connected with online, but he wasn’t as he seemed in-person.
    • “He didn’t present in person like he presented online, you know, on the phone and on paper.” (05:02, Nancy)
  • Susan and Kathy tease fanciful details, joking about exaggerated dating profiles (he claimed to be 6'4", had curls, athletic, etc. 05:14). Nancy playfully corrects them, emphasizing she’s still hopeful.
  • What Nancy’s Looking For:
    • “The one word that comes to mind, what I’m looking for is a true gentleman.” (05:51, Nancy)
    • Jokes about celebrity crushes: “Kevin Costner is single. I heard that. And Colin Firth...always wanted Colin.” (05:57, Nancy)
• DMs & Suitors:
  • Nancy laughs about younger men sliding into her DMs: “I’ve had a couple of, you know, 45 year olds saying, 'I’m not golden, but I’d love to be your bachelor.'” (06:20, Nancy)
  • The group reflects on the challenge of finding age-appropriate matches.

3. Bachelor Nation Gossip & Golden Bachelorette Ideas

• The trio reflects on knowing “all the guys in our [franchise] age group” and dreams up a season with multiple "Golden Bachelorettes":
  • “The three of us, three golden bachelorettes. I mean, if you think about it, we are all very different women. I mean, it would be chaos, but it would be fun.” (07:24, Kathy)
  • Fantasies of "21 guys... it’s hard enough now to find one, right, in your age group.” (08:00, Nancy)

4. Would Nancy Return to Paradise?

• Nancy describes her previous brief appearance—she came late due to her daughter’s graduation (09:35).
• Openness to returning if more "golden" participants are cast:
  • “I would go to paradise. But they’re all young. They need more golden.” (09:44, Nancy)
  • “I would do it just hoping that there would be other men there in my age group. I would like to be a cougar, but I’m not.” (10:20, Nancy)

5. Bachelor Production: Should Viewers Vote on Love?

• Nancy wonders if dating shows could involve real-time audience voting like "Dancing with the Stars":
  • “Have people vote for couples... getting the audience involved.” (10:44, Nancy)
• Kathy is skeptical: “Dancing is one thing. Matters of the heart to me are completely different. And I don’t want people voting who I’m going to fall in love with.” (25:31, Kathy)

6. Reflections on the New Bachelorette (Taylor Frankie Paul)

• Nancy praises Taylor’s openness to dating outside her cultural/religious background:
  • “I give her credit because she said that she would date outside that. She’s open to that... in this day and age, I think we all have to be a little more open than maybe we would be.” (11:48, Nancy)
• Discussion on whether Taylor will get engaged:
  • “I think she will get engaged. I have a good feeling about it. I really do.” (12:51, Nancy)

7. Golden Bachelor Finale Thoughts

• Susan and Nancy surprised by Mel’s choice (“I truly didn’t think he would choose either one.” 18:48, Nancy).
• Nancy on Mel’s TV presence:
  • “He just wasn’t giving us anything to be in his corner, so to speak.” (18:58, Nancy)
• Nancy reflects on social media, saying Mel seems “more effusive” and happier now.
• Mixed opinions about the promise ring (commitment ring), with Nancy in favor:
  • “It was a gesture, like okay, I do want to date you. Here's my commitment to getting to know you better.” (21:34, Nancy)
• Lively debate on whether they’d accept a man who wanted to keep dating two women after filming:
  • “No, thanks... I don’t want him dating if he doesn’t know by now that he wants to either focus on one or the other.” (23:00, Nancy)

8. "Just One Thing" – Nancy’s Movement for Kindness

• Origin: Inspired by church service projects, Nancy equips her children with protein bars for people in need, encouraging small acts of kindness.
  • “What I’m comfortable talking about is doing just one thing for someone else.” (27:01, Nancy)
  • “I’m really proud of this. They all keep protein bars in their car... I think it’s really important, and I’m really proud that they’ve continued it.” (28:28, Nancy)
• Discussion widens to include simple acts—holding doors, buying coffee, giving compliments.
• Nancy’s moving reflection:
  • “But remember, the people who are lonely... drop them a note. Send give them a call. Go have coffee with them. That’s my just one thing for the day.” (29:07, Nancy)
• Kathy shares how Nancy inspired her to help three elderly women into a restaurant.

9. Qualities Nancy Seeks in a Partner

• Nancy clarifies she’s looking for a man with heart:
  • “I would love to meet a guy who also does philanthropy or who, you know, that that’s important.” (37:35, Nancy)

10. Looking Ahead: Golf, Girls’ Trips & Finding Gentlemen

• Nancy’s New Year goal: learn golf, with dreams of golf weekends and meeting “nice, kind men” (39:01, Nancy).
• Hosts discuss single-friendly golf trips and encourage listeners to send suggestions for women’s golf getaways that might include eligible bachelors.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On modern dating’s struggles:
  • “He didn’t present in person like he presented online...” (05:02, Nancy)
• On hope and standards:
  • “I just want a true gentleman.” (05:51, Nancy)
• A ‘Golden Bachelorette’ dream:
  • “The three of us, three golden bachelorettes. I mean... it would be chaos, but it would be fun.” (07:24, Kathy)
• On the importance of kindness:
  • “What I’m comfortable talking about is doing just one thing for someone else.” (27:01, Nancy)
• On philanthropy:
  • “And by philanthropy, you don’t mean giving away millions. It’s very clear. You mean doing just one thing.” (37:43, Kathy)
• Friendship & support:
  • “We talk on the phone every day. We’re real friends... we know all the details about each other.” (08:02, Kathy)

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Important Timestamps

• 03:34 – Conversation kicks off: Nancy joins, post-holiday check-in.
• 04:45 – Nancy’s dating update and stories of disappointing dates.
• 05:51 – Nancy’s standard: “a true gentleman”.
• 06:20 – Younger guys in Nancy’s DMs.
• 07:24 – Golden Bachelorette “chaos” concept.
• 09:35 – Why Nancy’s Paradise visit was brief.
• 10:44 – Could viewers vote on Bach-couples like Dancing with the Stars?
• 11:48 – Taylor Frankie Paul’s open-mindedness and predictions.
• 18:48 – “Golden Bachelor” finale reflections.
• 21:34 – Commitment ring debate.
• 23:00 – Would Nancy date someone dating others? (“No, thanks.”)
• 27:01 – Nancy explains "just one thing" philosophy.
• 29:07 – Emphasizing small acts of kindness during the holidays.
• 34:03–36:50 – Kathy shares her own kindness-in-action story inspired by Nancy.
• 37:35 – Nancy seeks a philanthropic, kind-hearted man.
• 39:01 – Golf and singles’ getaway plans.

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Overall Tone & Takeaways

The episode is unscripted, genuine, and full of camaraderie. The hosts and guest share amusing personal stories and honest perspectives on the realities of dating later in life, the rollercoaster of Bachelor Nation, and cultivating kindness. Nancy’s mantra—to “just do one thing” to help others—is the heart of the conversation and a call for listeners to embrace small but impactful acts.

For fans:

• Relationship realness over franchise fantasy.
• Friendship and support shine as key values.
• Kindness—through “just one thing”—is a message for everyone.

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Transcript

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[Kathy]

Welcome back to Bachelor Happy hours Golden hour. Thank you so much for joining us today. We are so excited to be back. Susan, you know, I'm going to ask, how are you doing today?

[Susan]

It's a new year, new me now. I'm seeing me. But it's. It's going great and I'm really excited. Excited because Kathy, we have our bestie today. Let's welcome Nancy. Hi, honey. Welcome back. We love having you.

[Nancy]

Thank you.

[Kathy]

We love you. It's.

[Nancy]

I love coming on.

[Kathy]

You look fabulous as always.

[Nancy]

Thank you.

[Kathy]

How have you been?

[Nancy]

Thank you. I'm good. I'm in the Christmas, you know, in the middle of Christmas breakdown, it's time.

[Susan]

To take everything down.

[Kathy]

It's time to take everything down. Christmas is over. Take it.

[Nancy]

No, it's not.

[Kathy]

Take it down, Nancy. All right, well, listen, we got so much we want to dive into today, so we are going to get started. Okay, here we go. The first thing is, you know, I'm going to ask Nancy. I know. But the rest of the world, Bachelor nation is dying to know. Have you been dating at all since your time on Bachelor in Paradise?

[Nancy]

Well, as you all know, I mentioned to Ben Higgins that I had been talking to someone. Anyway, we did meet and unfortunately, he wasn't all that he said he was.

[Kathy]

Wait, what. What does that mean, Nancy? Like or.

[Nancy]

I mean, he wasn't. He didn't present in person like he presented online, you know, on the phone and on paper.

[Kathy]

Okay, so, Susan, I'm going to translate this for Bachelor Nation.

[Susan]

Disappointing.

[Kathy]

He said he was. I don't know, but he said he was 6. 4. He was 4. 9. He said he Had a. He said he had a hair. You. His head. Had a beautiful head of curls. He was bald. He said he was athletic. He was 50 pounds overweight. Do I have it about right, Nancy?

[Nancy]

No, not true. Not true. And you know what I have to say just. I'm disappointed. But you know what? I still have hope, and I'm still ready to find my guy. And truly, I. I always. I keep thinking about this. The one word that comes to mind, what I'm looking for is a true gentleman.

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Yes.

[Nancy]

I just want a true gentleman. Yes.

[Kathy]

I love that. That.

[Nancy]

And Kevin Costner is single. I heard that. And. And Colin Firth, of course, always wanted Colin.

[Kathy]

Nancy has never given up on Colin Firth.

[Susan]

Always wanted Colin. Kevin Costner. I could go there, you know.

[Kathy]

DMs. Nancy, is anyone sliding into your. No one's sliding into mine. No one's tripping, walking or anything else.

[Susan]

I think men know hell age.

[Nancy]

No, they're. They're. I mean, they're like 80 or. I've had a couple of, you know, 45 year olds saying, I'm not golden, but I'd love to be your bachelor.

[Susan]

That's cute.

[Nancy]

That's cute.

[Susan]

Which.

[Nancy]

Which flatters me a little bit.

[Susan]

Nancy, is there anybody at all in Bachelor Nation that you know or have seen that you would be interested in getting to know better?

[Nancy]

You know what I wish? Like, I haven't. Honestly, I think I know all of the guys in our. I mean, other than the first two seasons. I mean, Joan's season, right?

[Susan]

That's all we really have.

[Nancy]

Yeah, that's all we have. And so, I mean, they're all great guys, but most of them are taken. So I have to say no, because the other ones are all, you know, 35.

[Susan]

We need more seasons. So we have.

[Nancy]

Well, I'm hoping we could all be the new golden bachelorette and get 21.

[Susan]

Guys who want us, the three of us.

[Kathy]

Now there's an idea. The three of us, three golden bachelorettes. I mean, if you think about it, we are all very different women. I mean, it would be chaos, but it would be fun.

[Nancy]

It would be really fun.

[Kathy]

You know what?

[Nancy]

But I'm just saying how. How great would that be? Can you imagine, I've said this to Joan, having 21 guys standing waiting to talk to you, like, so exciting. So anyway, I'm hoping that they find 21 guys for the next golden Bachelorette and then we can meet them afterwards.

[Kathy]

Because, wait, let's be honest, ladies, because everyone, Bachelor Nation, if you don't know, and I think you probably all do know. Susan, Nancy and I, we have vacationed together. We talk on the phone every day. We're real friends, you know, we know all. We're very good friends. We know all the details about each other. So now I'm gonna. Let's be. Let's be honest, girls. It's just us chatting here. No one's listening. No one's listening.

[Susan]

Right.

[Kathy]

Honestly, with the three of us traveling together and the fun that we have, would it not be hard to find a guy who could match that or have more fun? Come on, we have fun together. Oh, look. Laugh, laugh. What do you mean?

[Nancy]

We could do it. We. We could do it.

[Kathy]

We could do it.

[Nancy]

What?

[Kathy]

What could we do, Nance? Find a guy or travel.

[Nancy]

We could meet people. Yeah, of course, but I think you. Anyway, I was just saying in general, how about having 21 guys? Like, that's. That would be impressive. Like, it's hard enough to now to find one. Right. In your age group.

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Yeah.

[Nancy]

And so anyway, I'm still hopeful.

[Susan]

I have a question. Would you ever, if you were asked, go back to paradise? Well, your experience wasn't long, I get.

[Nancy]

It, but it was not. I was on there for a second.

[Kathy]

Do you want to say why? Nancy, do you want to say why you came late?

[Nancy]

I did. My daughter graduated from college and so I missed. I could have come 10 days earlier and I didn't. Well, you couldn't and I couldn't. And so anyway, but I'm saying about paradise, I'm. I feel like I'm not a cougar. Like, rare. Like I'm not. I'm not. I would go to paradise. But they're all young. Like we're. They need more golden.

[Susan]

Yes.

[Nancy]

Hopefully they would get more goldens in our age group. And then I would love to. And, you know, I'm sure there'll be new men coming through or they'll find them, but I think we're all in the same place as far as, you know, looking.

[Susan]

But you wouldn't say no?

[Nancy]

Oh, no. I mean, I would do it just hoping that there would be other men there. My. In my age group. I would like to be a cougar, but I'm not.

[Kathy]

I mean. Yeah, well, you know what? Maybe. Who knows? Who knows what's coming? Maybe they'll have another golden bachelorette and all those guys. Yeah, there'll be. There'll be 20 something available.

[Nancy]

You know what else? I thought. I thought, I wonder if they would ever do this like they do Dancing with the Stars. Have people Vote for couples. Like getting the audience involved. Like, like the Bachelorette, like, or, you know, getting. Or if you have several people on a show and then the votes, and then the country votes.

[Kathy]

So that's interesting.

[Nancy]

Just like dancing with a strip.

[Kathy]

So that's interesting because I. I was just about to ask you about Taylor, Frankie, Paul being the new Bachelorette, and I'm sure because, you know, you're on social media, I don't know if you've noticed how much posting she's doing while filming. She is doing live posting.

[Nancy]

He got her. She got her. But which is unusual.

[Kathy]

It is unusual, but the point is that could be expanded where people could vote in real time. I like this guy.

[Nancy]

Put.

[Susan]

Put now teasers. Like people are interested because she's doing that. I think it was brilliant.

[Nancy]

Right, Right.

[Susan]

What do you think of her season coming? You excited?

[Nancy]

I'm excited. I'm very excited. I have not met her yet. I've heard she's a great girl. And I also heard that, and I really respect this, that she, you know, is Mormon and normally they don't date outside of their religion. But I give her credit because she said that she would date outside that. She's open to that. And you know what? In this day and age, I think I. I applaud her for. But in this day and age, I think we all have to be a little more open than maybe we would be because we're all seeing that it's hard and you have to compromise on things.

[Susan]

Exactly.

[Nancy]

But I really applaud her for that because I'm sure that was difficult. What do you think, Nancy?

[Kathy]

Do you. Yeah, I was going to ask. Do you have. Do you have any. Do you think she. She's. She's been divorced, I think twice, I think. I'm not sure. But do you think she'll get engaged? Do you have any predictions? What do you think's happening?

[Nancy]

I think she will get engaged. I have a good feeling about it. I really do.

[Kathy]

Yeah.

[Susan]

I heard she had some great men on her show. I can't wait to meet, you know, see them all.

[Kathy]

Great. You.

[Nancy]

There we go. Susan, you're a cougar.

[Susan]

Yeah. You look.

[Kathy]

You look at them, Susan. I'm going to meet them and ask where their fathers are. That's. That's what. We're different.

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[Kathy]

Right.

[Nancy]

How old is, how old is she?

[Susan]

I don't know, but I think the generalities are older than what we've seen so far on Bachelor. Yeah, so that's kind of a cool thing.

[Nancy]

Yeah.

[Kathy]

Okay, now we gotta, we gotta rewind here because you know, we haven't seen, none of us have met her yet, but now we gotta get back to our age group. Tell me what. Let's just talk about Mel's that season. Golden Bachelor. What did you think of the finale? What do you think about Peg, what do you think about who we chose? Blah, blah, blah.

[Susan]

I was surprised.

[Nancy]

I was surprised at I all. I truly didn't think he would choose either one.

[Kathy]

Really.

[Nancy]

I really thought he was. Pardon me?

[Kathy]

I said really?

[Nancy]

Yeah, I thought he was over a barrel. And I said this, maybe on a different podcast, that it was like you were trying to extract information from him. Like I wanted to, I wanted to get behind him. I wanted to, you know, cheer him on, he and Peg or he and Cindy. But he just wasn't giving us anything to be in his corner, so to speak.

[Kathy]

Would you have been his kind of guy? Would he have been your guy? Would you have been interested in him?

[Nancy]

I don't know. I haven't met him. I mean, he looked like a great guy.

[Kathy]

Well, that's interesting because you just said it was hard to get behind him.

[Susan]

Watching him with other women.

[Nancy]

So maybe, maybe in person he's different. I can say on Peg posts a lot on social media and she and Mel, like every day, every other day he seems, he Twice a day he seems more, he's more, he's totally different. I heard a rumor, you know, maybe he was nervous, maybe about.

[Susan]

Center Stage. That does happen, I'm sure, for a lead.

[Kathy]

You know, I think he seems like a nice guy, but she's doing a lot of his posting that's, I've heard rumors and not from anybody here in Austin. I've heard rumors and, and if you look at their posts, they're very similar. You know, they're very similarly constructed.

[Nancy]

So that suggests, but he seems just more effusive and he's talking more and he's, he's more jovial and I don't know, I, I, I've, see, I've seen his personality come out a little bit.

[Kathy]

You know, what don't you Attractive, but don't you just love. I like Peg, I like Mal. I've met them both. They're both lovely people. I just hope it lasts. I don't know if you will. I want to know if you think it'll last, Nancy. But I just hope that they're happy because at our age, that's what we're all looking for, to be happy and find that person. So my wish is that, you know, it lasts a lifetime. What do you think? Do you think it'll last?

[Nancy]

Me too. I think, yeah, I think, I mean, it looks like it will. You never know. But it looks like they're getting, you know, they're having a lot of fun, obviously, as we all know the honeymoon period, you know, it's still there. Ends at some point, still in it.

[Susan]

Yeah. Nancy, what were your thoughts on the ring? That it wasn't an engagement ring, but it was a commitment ring. Did you have any thoughts? To me, it didn't matter. They weren't ready to say let's get married, exactly.

[Nancy]

And I think it was a sign. It was a gesture, like, okay, I do want to date you. Here's my commitment to getting to know you better. And, no, I was behind it, I think.

[Kathy]

Would you have accepted a promise ring?

[Nancy]

Yes.

[Kathy]

Would you, Susan? Yes, I would have to. I've asked that question of a lot of contemporaries just throwing it out there, and they all say to me, hell, no. If he.

[Nancy]

No, really.

[Kathy]

And I'm like, what? They say, you know? No, if. If you're in that bubble and you have that time together, you're. You know what the show's about, and you're either willing to get engaged. You're not. I'm like, no, I would. I would.

[Susan]

I'm the person to know him. Yeah.

[Kathy]

Remember? And I said, if it came down to two people.

[Susan]

Yeah, then you would.

[Kathy]

I would. If. If Mel had said, it's between you and Nancy, or. Well, I wouldn't do it. You know, you and Susan. Whatever, whatever.

[Susan]

And he was going to date both of you after the show, you said you'd be in.

[Kathy]

I would be open to that. Only because I. I don't want to make a mistake. I'd want him to make the right choice. But. Oh, everyone else said, hell no. But I. I know Susan wouldn't do it. Would you, Nancy?

[Susan]

What if he, after the show, wanted to date both? Yes, after the show.

[Nancy]

No, thanks.

[Kathy]

If he's.

[Nancy]

I don't.

[Kathy]

Nancy, if he said to you, nancy.

[Nancy]

Open to getting to know him better, but I don't want him dating if he doesn't know by now that he wants to either focus on one or the other. You would think he'd have an inkling and then decide, okay, I'm gonna date Susan.

[Kathy]

Yeah, well, here's the thing.

[Nancy]

And get to know Susan, but not at the same time.

[Kathy]

Okay, well, here's. Here's the thing. We only know. We don't know. We only know the. The Mel that we saw. Right. And he is saying, before Cindy left, he's saying, you know, I like them both. I could see a life of both of them. I. I would. I wouldn't give it, you know, months, but I would say, look, we're in the bubble here. Let's you want to date Nancy and me, or you want to date Susan and me? Sure, but at some point, I'm going to draw the line. But I wouldn't throw away a guy. I personally would not throw away a guy that I thought I could really make a life with. And you're saying you would.

[Susan]

Do both of us? I think that happened with Cindy. Why? Cindy decided no. He couldn't promise her what she needed. And Peg, on the other hand, was like, let's see what happens.

[Kathy]

Yeah, See, I'd be like, let's see what happens. I'd be more like Peg. I would.

[Susan]

But you would be okay if he still dated Cindy on the side for.

[Kathy]

For a period of time? I would. I would.

[Nancy]

Yankee. No, but what if they're sleeping. You don't want to date somebody who's sleeping with somebody else.

[Susan]

And everybody's entitled to an opinion, right?

[Kathy]

All right, well, we're gonna move on now. I'm choking on that. Okay. Nancy, I. Other than. Other than the three of us, is there anyone you would like to see be the next Golden Bachelorette, the three of us? No, I'm not.

[Nancy]

I. Truly, that was so. Just let me just clarify. That was so off the cuff. Truly, I think be great. And I. I was saying that it would, you know, be so. How wonderful to have 21 guys, blah, blah, blah. And then I was thinking of Truly. I just thought of this about people voting, like Dancing with the Stars. People on Dancing with the Stars, as we all know, it gets really like the country is behind them and they're voting and who should be the. Who should be the winning couple.

[Kathy]

Yeah. But you know what? I'm just going to drop in here and say, this. Dancing is one thing. Matters of the heart to me are completely different. And I don't want people voting who I'm going to fall in love with or so for me, not.

[Nancy]

All right.

[Kathy]

I want to. I want to get to a really.

[Susan]

Is there anybody in your head that you've seen or would you like somebody brand new? Like when they did Mel, they didn't choose anybody from Jones season.

[Nancy]

They picked, I think, somebody new.

[Kathy]

What age. What age do you like?

[Nancy]

For me, for the next golden bachelorette, 65.

[Susan]

Has to be 65. 68, and you start at 65. I think. Yeah, that's golden to me.

[Nancy]

I agree.

[Kathy]

Yeah.

[Nancy]

So 65, 68, 69. Yeah.

[Kathy]

Okay. All right. Nancy, you've put a lot on social media. You've done your just one thing. You've.

[Susan]

You've put.

[Kathy]

It's Lovely. I. First, I want to commend you. I mean, I've said it to you privately, but now publicly, it is a lovely thing. I know Nancy very well, and Nancy drives around, running around. She always has protein bars in her car, and she's always handing out. If people are asking for money, Nancy's always there to hand them something to eat, which I think is so. Thank you. That is incredible that you do that. That's lovely.

[Susan]

Thank you for buying people to do better.

[Nancy]

Welcome.

[Kathy]

But I want to know what inspired you to start the just one thing movement on social media.

[Nancy]

Well, I. I mean, you guys. You guys are more popular from our show than I was, but I still had a little platform, right? And I wasn't comfortable going on camera and going, oh, look at. I'm gonna sell you this beautiful lipstick. And look at the thing. And this is how you put it on.

[Kathy]

Look, she's doing it.

[Susan]

Well, I think maybe.

[Nancy]

I guess maybe I'm gonna get one. See? And now I'm putting it on, but I. What I'm comfortable talking about is doing just one thing for someone else. So that it inspired me. When we. When my kids were little, at our church, at the back, the Sunday school kids would pack little bags of socks, toothbrush, toothpaste, and like, a $10 McDonald's card. And then at the end of church, they would make an announcement and say, okay, everybody grab some bags and put them in your car. And so we did. And they did it. We've done it every year. Our church has, as well as so many churches do that. But what has been great about it is, you know, I would make my kids give them out. I didn't do it for them. I would make them, you know, give them to people on the street or in the car at the light. And do you know, I'm really proud of this. They all keep protein bars in their car. You just buy a big bag. It's nothing. It takes nothing. It costs barely anything, as you know. But I think it's really important, and I'm really proud that they've continued it just in their, you know, where they live, which is not here. But I have to say, also with the holidays, you know, there's a lot of sorrow. A lot of people are lonely. It's people who've lost people. It's a tough holiday to be without them. And I ran into a friend who had lost her husband and then another one who had lost her child. And so I was thinking I should put a post up about this. But remember, the people who are lonely and remember the people who and you know drop them a note. Send give them a call. Go have coffee with them. Tell them you're thinking of it. Yeah, that's my just one thing for the day.

[Susan]

You know what I do Nancy and I just shared it with my kids and my son. One son looked at me like you do and he gave my luck it would be a big order like when you're going through the coffee line the drive through that you by the person behind you a coffee. It's nice just anything and they're surprised.

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[Kathy]

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[Kathy]

I have to tell you, Nancy, I don't know if I've told you this, because Nancy is one of the people I talk to every day. Nancy and Susan, as I said, you inspired me, and I'm gonna share this story with you. I had lunch the other day with a friend, and I was parked in my car, and these three women, one was on a walker, one was on a cane. And when I tell you, if they were any slur, they'd be walking backwards. But I sat there and I thought, you know what? That could be me. And so I slowed down, I waited. I parked my car like 20 yards, 30 yards away. When I came back up to go into the restaurant to meet my friend, they were just making it to the restaurant door. I mean, it was literally like 10ft. And so I said, let me get the door for you. And the woman on the canes looked at me like, I just said, stick them up. I mean, she was so shocked that I offered to hold the door. And she said, oh, thank you so much. And I thought of you, Nancy. I thought, you know, this is one little thing I can do. And I held the door for her. And then the woman came up on the walker and literally, she looked at me and I said, you just take your time. It's the holiday season. You're gonna enjoy lunch. You just take. And she said, it's really hard. And I said, you know what? But you should be proud of yourself because you're out here doing it. And it was because of you. I did that because otherwise I looked at my cry, I was late for my lunch. But I thought, you know what? I'm gonna wait and I'm gonna hold the door. So you're just.

[Susan]

Don't you always hold the door if you see people, like, going in the Wawa or something?

[Kathy]

Susan, this was way. Believe me, it was the. I had to get up on the. It wasn't the same restaurant. I saw them struggling. I crossed over and went to the door, you know, so. But it's not about me. It's about you, Nancy, that you inspire.

[Nancy]

No, it. But it's not about. Thank you for saying that. But it's not about me either. But I Think just telling people more people, like, I get a lot of DMS about it, and people saying what they like to do and, you know, just saying something like, kathy, you look beautiful today. Or, you know, it doesn't take a lot.

[Kathy]

Yeah, you're right. And it is just one thing. I think, Nancy, you should coin that phrase because, you know, you talk about the Bachelor, and, oh, I'm not this and I'm not that, but you are a beautiful woman inside and out, and you give. If people don't know this in Bachelor Nation, they need to know. You give so much of your heart and soul to people, and that's what makes you so special.

[Nancy]

Thank you. And the kind of guy I'm looking for, I would love to meet a guy who also does philanthropy or who, you know, that that's important.

[Kathy]

And by philanthropy, you don't mean giving away millions. It's very clear. You mean doing just one thing. Yeah, And I love.

[Nancy]

And if I had millions, I would. I just don't. I do pray to win the lottery.

[Susan]

Hey, by the way, Nancy. But I have to play it.

[Kathy]

Wait a minute. There's always something. What is it? The powerball. That's like 1.2 billion.

[Nancy]

Yes.

[Kathy]

Damn it.

[Nancy]

100.

[Kathy]

Did anyone get tickets?

[Nancy]

It's 120 million. No, it was billion now billion. Last night.

[Kathy]

I don't know. 1. 1. Did anyone buy tickets?

[Nancy]

No, but I'm going.

[Kathy]

Okay, wait, wait.

[Susan]

It's not over, right?

[Kathy]

It's not over. Go buy them tonight. If we win, will you split? Well, we promise. Engine sway or whatever it's called, you know?

[Susan]

If we buy more than one, though, how will you know if we're telling the truth?

[Kathy]

Because we're honest. We're honest people.

[Susan]

I'm gonna buy one for all.

[Nancy]

How many millions do you have?

[Susan]

I'll write the name.

[Nancy]

How many millions can you have if we win that much money? Are you kidding me?

[Kathy]

This sounds like. How many? You know, how many? Whatever does it take to open a Coke bottle. I don't know. I'll take one. Thank you very much.

[Susan]

A million will be fine.

[Kathy]

All right, Nancy, what about.

[Nancy]

Okay, let's buy a ticket.

[Kathy]

Let's do it. Let's talk to us about your plans after you get win all these millions.

[Nancy]

What plan?

[Susan]

Do you have any goals for the new year?

[Kathy]

What are you gonna do plans?

[Nancy]

I am. I do wanna learn how to play golf.

[Susan]

Yes, I want you to.

[Nancy]

And I've taken a couple lessons. Last year, I got to go to, you know, the tournament with Ben Higgins and that was so fun, but I really didn't play. I can't. I can putt, but I can't drive.

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[Nancy]

So my goal in the new year is to learn how to play golf. And one of some place nearby just. They have a simulator that you go and then it says St. Andrews. And you can, like, learn. But I wanted to answer those.

[Kathy]

Nancy, let me just tell you not dropping names here. I've played St. Andrews. Don't start on that course. You'll. You'll lose more fake balls than you could ever even imagine. But I love this.

[Nancy]

I need to go to the local.

[Kathy]

Wait. I love this. Susan, you and I can drive. She can. We're gonna.

[Nancy]

We.

[Kathy]

We.

[Nancy]

My short game.

[Kathy]

Okay, so listen, we've got the team. We'll win the. We'll win. Who needs to win the lottery?

[Susan]

A. A golf outing, and I mean a weekend away.

[Nancy]

And by the way, you know, they have women's golf outings, like where you learn how to play or you get better. You guys know how to play, though. Let's do it.

[Susan]

We know how, but that doesn't mean we're good.

[Kathy]

Wait a second, guys.

[Nancy]

Yeah, but that would be fun.

[Kathy]

You're all missing the point. It's not about the cute outfits. It's not the girls weekend. Guess where the available men are. On the golf course.

[Nancy]

On the golf course.

[Kathy]

On the golf course.

[Susan]

I did not find that at all.

[Nancy]

You did.

[Susan]

My experience was I meet all kinds of people, but they're all taken, and we're there to play the game.

[Nancy]

Yeah, well, not on the golf course.

[Kathy]

I'm going. I'm. I believe that. I believe I still want to go. I still want to golf. It's a win. Win if I. If I meet a sign. Win if I don't have a good great day out on the golf course.

[Susan]

And you have cute outfits, but they have these packages that you can purchase, and it includes your meals and your. Your lessons.

[Kathy]

And your hosts always make it about.

[Susan]

Food out in Arizona, though. It's like a package. They have them in Florida as well. But the Arizona ones, I think are pretty interesting because it's one warm guarantee.

[Kathy]

All of our listeners out there.

[Nancy]

North Carolina also.

[Kathy]

Okay, all of our listeners, if you know of great golf packages or where women can go and go on a women's great golf weekend, let us know.

[Nancy]

Yeah, can I interrupt that? What? We don't want just women because we. We'd like to meet golfers.

[Kathy]

Let me rephrase this, Bachelor nation. If you know of a golf weekend where single women can go to meet single, good, nice, kind men who are hopefully philanthropists. Let us know gentlemen and gentlemen.

[Susan]

Well, I know couples that go on these little things.

[Kathy]

We don't like couples.

[Susan]

They take a lesson and they learn from it and they really, it's a good, good time.

[Nancy]

I think it sounds like fun. Yeah, let's. I hope you hear back.

[Kathy]

Yeah, yeah.

[Susan]

We only have to Google ladies. We can figure it out.

[Kathy]

Yeah, I know, but you know what?

[Nancy]

I know, but if, if somebody's been there, it's nice to have word of mouth.

[Kathy]

Start shopping for your outfit, Susan. You love to shop. You can do it.

[Nancy]

I know. I need an outfit.

[Kathy]

I love it. All right, well, listen, while Nancy is out in the new year shopping for golf outfits, Susan is out buying the winning lottery ticket. And I am still going to try to figure out how to boil water because I don't cook. That is it for today's episode.

[Susan]

Did you eat all your Christmas cookies?

[Kathy]

Is there anything left? It's all done in starting that new year. All right, Nancy, we love, thank you so much for joining us today. We love you. We're, we can't wait to see you in the new year. Thank you. Thank you for being part of our show today.

[Susan]

We love you, baby.

[Nancy]

Thank you so much for having us.

[Susan]

And thank everybody else for tuning in to talk with Nancy with us. And I'm sure if you do know of a goth weekend, you're going to write in and let us know. Make sure you're following Bachelor Happy Hour as we have brand new episodes coming out every week and you don't want to miss them.

[Kathy]

And just in case you have that weekend for us and you don't know where to find us, go to bachelornation.com Golden Hour write us anything you want. Your comments where the single men are, we are waiting for it all. And in the meantime, listen to Bachelor Happy hours Golden hour on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts. See you next time. Have a great week.

[Susan]

Till then. Foreign.

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Perfect.

[Kathy]

No, no.

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