‘The Golden Bachelor’ contestant Faith Martin.Photo:John Fleenor/ABCFaith Martinhad a hunch her relationship withGolden BachelorGerry Turnermight be coming to an end afterher hometown date.“The last scene where I was standing there waiting and the car drove away, I remember having this feeling like,Oh, my God. What if this is the last time I see him?” Faith, 60, tells PEOPLE. “Certainly I had in my brain the very real possibility that it may not work out. I remember feeling it right then. I cried when he drove off.”On Thursday’s episode ofThe Golden Bachelor, Gerry, 72, decided to move forward with Leslie Fhima and Theresa Nist, sending home Faith . As she expressed on the show, Faith thinks her and Gerry’s contrasting lifestyles — not to mention the fact they live in different states — played a role in the breakup.“He never brought that up, but I had felt that that might’ve been,” Faith says. “I remember that night thinking, ‘Oh, should I have done that?’ But, I wouldn’t have been being honest had I not said that. He needed to know that because I’m just not the type of person that can see my kids a couple of times a year.”Faith Martin and Gerry Turner on ‘The Golden Bachelor.'.Craig Sjodin/ABCThe high school teacher also says she loves to be “outside more than in.”“The other part of it is, I love to camp and hike and backpack and be on my horses,” she continues. “I’d never playedpickleballbefore. I mean, there’s a million reasons that he might’ve gone, ‘Ah. This isn’t really a great fit,’ even though we had a strong connection. As hard as it is for me to take, I feel like it was the best decision that he put me out when he did.”Faithreceived Gerry’s First Impression Rose, but “never felt like I had an edge of any kind,” she tells PEOPLE.“From Day 1, I saw something in Gerry that I wanted to explore,” she recalls. “It was a very interesting connection for me, different than what I had experienced before. It was less full of sexual chemistry and a more heart-to-heart, soulful and kind of a spiritual connection. There was something real special about him I wanted to explore. It was an instantaneous thing.”However, Faith said she “was hooked, line and sinker” after her one-on-one date with Gerry.“It wasn’t because we were on a yacht and it was a fantasy thing,” she says. “It was just that we really had the most amount of time to share things and time together. It was so wonderful to be with him. It was a great feeling.”Faith Martin and Gerry Turner on ‘The Bachelor.'.John Fleenor/ABCFaith looked forward to her family meeting Gerry during hometowns.“I knew they were really hopeful that I could find love,” the reality star says. “That’s something they’ve always wanted from me since the death of their dad, and since the dating scene had been really not what I was looking for in my life. I think they fell in love with him a little bit, too. Everybody that meets Gerry falls in love with him a little bit.”Herself included.“There’s lingering feelings,” Faith acknowledges now. “I truly love the guy. It felt so good to just be in his arms. I would love to have him in my life somehow, but I also think that’s a big bite to ask for. I seriously could be friends with whoever he ends up with, and feel like I could love him appropriately in a non-romantic sense.”Still, Faith accepts that her breakup with Gerry “was the best decision” for both of them, and she looks forward to celebrating “with him when he finds love.”“I trust the wisdom in Gerry, that he’s looking for specifics in his life that will work for him,” Faith says. “I can respect that. But he really did touch a special place in my heart and showed me what I didn’t have. I know one quality that I really, really am looking for — that’s the kind of quality that Gerry had.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Golden Bachelorairs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
‘The Golden Bachelor’ contestant Faith Martin.Photo:John Fleenor/ABC
John Fleenor/ABC
Faith Martinhad a hunch her relationship withGolden BachelorGerry Turnermight be coming to an end afterher hometown date.“The last scene where I was standing there waiting and the car drove away, I remember having this feeling like,Oh, my God. What if this is the last time I see him?” Faith, 60, tells PEOPLE. “Certainly I had in my brain the very real possibility that it may not work out. I remember feeling it right then. I cried when he drove off.”On Thursday’s episode ofThe Golden Bachelor, Gerry, 72, decided to move forward with Leslie Fhima and Theresa Nist, sending home Faith . As she expressed on the show, Faith thinks her and Gerry’s contrasting lifestyles — not to mention the fact they live in different states — played a role in the breakup.“He never brought that up, but I had felt that that might’ve been,” Faith says. “I remember that night thinking, ‘Oh, should I have done that?’ But, I wouldn’t have been being honest had I not said that. He needed to know that because I’m just not the type of person that can see my kids a couple of times a year.”Faith Martin and Gerry Turner on ‘The Golden Bachelor.'.Craig Sjodin/ABCThe high school teacher also says she loves to be “outside more than in.”“The other part of it is, I love to camp and hike and backpack and be on my horses,” she continues. “I’d never playedpickleballbefore. I mean, there’s a million reasons that he might’ve gone, ‘Ah. This isn’t really a great fit,’ even though we had a strong connection. As hard as it is for me to take, I feel like it was the best decision that he put me out when he did.”Faithreceived Gerry’s First Impression Rose, but “never felt like I had an edge of any kind,” she tells PEOPLE.“From Day 1, I saw something in Gerry that I wanted to explore,” she recalls. “It was a very interesting connection for me, different than what I had experienced before. It was less full of sexual chemistry and a more heart-to-heart, soulful and kind of a spiritual connection. There was something real special about him I wanted to explore. It was an instantaneous thing.”However, Faith said she “was hooked, line and sinker” after her one-on-one date with Gerry.“It wasn’t because we were on a yacht and it was a fantasy thing,” she says. “It was just that we really had the most amount of time to share things and time together. It was so wonderful to be with him. It was a great feeling.”Faith Martin and Gerry Turner on ‘The Bachelor.'.John Fleenor/ABCFaith looked forward to her family meeting Gerry during hometowns.“I knew they were really hopeful that I could find love,” the reality star says. “That’s something they’ve always wanted from me since the death of their dad, and since the dating scene had been really not what I was looking for in my life. I think they fell in love with him a little bit, too. Everybody that meets Gerry falls in love with him a little bit.”Herself included.“There’s lingering feelings,” Faith acknowledges now. “I truly love the guy. It felt so good to just be in his arms. I would love to have him in my life somehow, but I also think that’s a big bite to ask for. I seriously could be friends with whoever he ends up with, and feel like I could love him appropriately in a non-romantic sense.”Still, Faith accepts that her breakup with Gerry “was the best decision” for both of them, and she looks forward to celebrating “with him when he finds love.”“I trust the wisdom in Gerry, that he’s looking for specifics in his life that will work for him,” Faith says. “I can respect that. But he really did touch a special place in my heart and showed me what I didn’t have. I know one quality that I really, really am looking for — that’s the kind of quality that Gerry had.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Golden Bachelorairs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Faith Martinhad a hunch her relationship withGolden BachelorGerry Turnermight be coming to an end afterher hometown date.
“The last scene where I was standing there waiting and the car drove away, I remember having this feeling like,Oh, my God. What if this is the last time I see him?” Faith, 60, tells PEOPLE. “Certainly I had in my brain the very real possibility that it may not work out. I remember feeling it right then. I cried when he drove off.”
On Thursday’s episode ofThe Golden Bachelor, Gerry, 72, decided to move forward with Leslie Fhima and Theresa Nist, sending home Faith . As she expressed on the show, Faith thinks her and Gerry’s contrasting lifestyles — not to mention the fact they live in different states — played a role in the breakup.
“He never brought that up, but I had felt that that might’ve been,” Faith says. “I remember that night thinking, ‘Oh, should I have done that?’ But, I wouldn’t have been being honest had I not said that. He needed to know that because I’m just not the type of person that can see my kids a couple of times a year.”
Faith Martin and Gerry Turner on ‘The Golden Bachelor.'.Craig Sjodin/ABC
Craig Sjodin/ABC
The high school teacher also says she loves to be “outside more than in.”
“The other part of it is, I love to camp and hike and backpack and be on my horses,” she continues. “I’d never playedpickleballbefore. I mean, there’s a million reasons that he might’ve gone, ‘Ah. This isn’t really a great fit,’ even though we had a strong connection. As hard as it is for me to take, I feel like it was the best decision that he put me out when he did.”
Faithreceived Gerry’s First Impression Rose, but “never felt like I had an edge of any kind,” she tells PEOPLE.
“From Day 1, I saw something in Gerry that I wanted to explore,” she recalls. “It was a very interesting connection for me, different than what I had experienced before. It was less full of sexual chemistry and a more heart-to-heart, soulful and kind of a spiritual connection. There was something real special about him I wanted to explore. It was an instantaneous thing.”
However, Faith said she “was hooked, line and sinker” after her one-on-one date with Gerry.
“It wasn’t because we were on a yacht and it was a fantasy thing,” she says. “It was just that we really had the most amount of time to share things and time together. It was so wonderful to be with him. It was a great feeling.”
Faith Martin and Gerry Turner on ‘The Bachelor.'.John Fleenor/ABC
Faith looked forward to her family meeting Gerry during hometowns.
“I knew they were really hopeful that I could find love,” the reality star says. “That’s something they’ve always wanted from me since the death of their dad, and since the dating scene had been really not what I was looking for in my life. I think they fell in love with him a little bit, too. Everybody that meets Gerry falls in love with him a little bit.”
Herself included.
“There’s lingering feelings,” Faith acknowledges now. “I truly love the guy. It felt so good to just be in his arms. I would love to have him in my life somehow, but I also think that’s a big bite to ask for. I seriously could be friends with whoever he ends up with, and feel like I could love him appropriately in a non-romantic sense.”
Still, Faith accepts that her breakup with Gerry “was the best decision” for both of them, and she looks forward to celebrating “with him when he finds love.”
“I trust the wisdom in Gerry, that he’s looking for specifics in his life that will work for him,” Faith says. “I can respect that. But he really did touch a special place in my heart and showed me what I didn’t have. I know one quality that I really, really am looking for — that’s the kind of quality that Gerry had.”
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