When Gerry Turner first signed up to become the Golden Bachelor, he knew that he had a few deal breakers going into the show. If any of the women smoked, it was a definite disqualifier. Another trait the 72-year-old from Indiana took seriously was his date’s geographical location. After all, how in the world would they decide where to live?
Luckily, it was a conversation that he immediately had with Theresa Nist, who was born and bred in New Jersey. “On the first date, he spoke to me about possibly moving to the Charleston area,” Nist explained during an interview with Entertainment Tonight. “And I said, ‘Well, wow. I have a son who lives in South Carolina.’ I said, ‘That would work,’ but it wasn’t until the fantasy suite that the conversation came back to that, and we realized then — so South Carolina is probably where we are going.”
After their engagement, the two officially started house hunting in the Charleston area, which is less than two hours where Nist’s son resides. However, the idea of staying in New Jersey close to Nist’s daughter is something that the couple has also been debating instead. “I like that area, and Theresa’s home is 15 minutes from the ocean, and that is so attractive to me,” Turner told People. “So we have more than one option to explore. We’ll find the spot that we’re both happy with.”
