Speaker 1: Welcome to I Do Part two. It's Susan Knowles here
Speaker 1: today from The Golden Bachelor, as well as Hullow's Got
Speaker 1: to Get Out and from the podcast I co host
Speaker 1: with Kathy under Bachelor Happy Hour Golden Hour. So, as
Speaker 1: you all know, I have been on I Do Part
Speaker 1: two before talking about dating and putting yourself out there.
Speaker 1: And I am so happy to check in with all
Speaker 1: of you because I am finally dating someone myself. I
Speaker 1: am so excited for all of you to meet my man,
Speaker 1: Frederic or fred or Eric or whatever he wants to
Speaker 1: go by today say hello, there you go. And he's French.
Speaker 1: We also have our beautiful Jad. This is his daughter
Speaker 1: who teaches me French every single day. And no I'm
Speaker 1: not good at it yet. However, thank you. We are
Speaker 1: in beautiful Saint Martin right now, right, yes, and this
Speaker 1: is where he lives. So where do we start. I
Speaker 1: was on vacation with Kathy for sixteen days. It is
Speaker 1: a good idea and one night I had an espresso
Speaker 1: martini after dinner. When we came back, Kathy and I
Speaker 1: we did our girl talk, wash our face. She went
Speaker 1: up to bed and I couldn't sleep. I was wide
Speaker 1: awake playing games on my iPad, and I said, let
Speaker 1: me try Tinder and voila. Obviously I swiped right, but
Speaker 1: I didn't get back on for three days. Right, three days?
Speaker 1: And who message to first? How many times did we
Speaker 1: text before we went on our first date? Three days?
Speaker 1: We text? Okay, okay, and do you remember what you
Speaker 1: said to me the first message?
Speaker 2: Yes? What, thank you for your smile?
Speaker 1: Yes, send you for you ura, my aura, Yes, and
Speaker 1: your love. Do you like to dance?
Speaker 2: Yes?
Speaker 1: And is my French better than your English? I think
Speaker 1: you said? And I said yes to two, but no
Speaker 1: to one because I can't speak French. So we decided
Speaker 1: to meet. He asked me to bring ear pods. Correct,
Speaker 1: we bring Kathy along because Kathy can speak a little
Speaker 1: bit of English, I actually, and Spanish and French. I said.
Speaker 1: She could speak no, French a little bit, Spanish a
Speaker 1: little bit, and English a little bit.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I said, so she.
Speaker 1: Helped with the introduction. He put the EarPods in our
Speaker 1: ears and we were on our cell phones the whole
Speaker 1: entire time. Kathy stayed but five ten minutes, had one drink,
Speaker 1: and then she she left. She was comfortable, We were comfortable.
Speaker 1: And no, I did not have a code word or
Speaker 1: anything for Kathy to leave. As a matter of fact,
Speaker 1: I wanted Kathy to stay a little longer, but she
Speaker 1: was like, no, you two were doing your things. She goes,
Speaker 1: and we were fine with that. So tell me about
Speaker 1: the first time we met, when we were communicating with
Speaker 1: our iPhones.
Speaker 2: It's a beautiful Roman.
Speaker 3: Get the.
Speaker 2: Aura.
Speaker 4: I know.
Speaker 2: I have a good moment in your company. Yes, and
Speaker 2: I want to stop the tame ah.
Speaker 3: Is that nice?
Speaker 1: Okay? So should more people in there?
Speaker 2: I do?
Speaker 1: Part two chapter have a wing woman? No, not necessarily.
Speaker 1: The only reason I've brought my wing woman, if you
Speaker 1: call it, is because of the language problem. No problem,
Speaker 1: no problem. He can speak better English than I can French,
Speaker 1: for sure. However, I study more than you do. With
Speaker 1: that being said, no, it's not necessary unless there's a
Speaker 1: language problem. We're working through that, just fine. I have
Speaker 1: seven apps that I use, and I have a tutor
Speaker 1: once a week, and I have JAD every day right now,
Speaker 1: because she's here in Saint Martin with us before she
Speaker 1: returns to France, and then we're going to pick it
Speaker 1: up my phone, I think when you go home, right okay?
Speaker 1: I am fourteen years your senior a problem if he's
Speaker 1: okay you and me, No, that's exactly right. Yes, I
Speaker 1: have dated younger men, and to me, the age is
Speaker 1: just a number. It's about the energy that you give
Speaker 1: each other and what you have in common. Age really
Speaker 1: doesn't matter. I mean, I know how many men out
Speaker 1: there date young young women older men to have arm candy.
Speaker 1: That is not my goal by any means. It didn't
Speaker 1: matter to me how old you are. So I know
Speaker 1: I don't live in Saint Martin. However I am here
Speaker 1: right now and I have been back five times since February, Yes,
Speaker 1: one because of I breke my hand. We were hiking
Speaker 1: in g Ance, Marcel Uh. They were going to go
Speaker 1: surfing and I was going to film his son and
Speaker 1: him and I slipped on gravel and broke my wrist.
Speaker 1: I had to have surgery, a plate, seven screws. Long
Speaker 1: story short. He took me to the hospital, took very
Speaker 1: good care of me, I will say, and perfect gentleman.
Speaker 1: And then I flew home, had surgery and came back
Speaker 1: for rehab because I wasn't allowed to do anything. So
Speaker 1: what better place to be.
Speaker 2: For me? It's a it's a distinquoke, he.
Speaker 1: Cooks, he cleaned me, he showered me, he shaved me.
Speaker 1: A kiss you yeah, kiss me? So tell me for you? Yes,
Speaker 1: what was it that made you swipe right for me?
Speaker 1: What is it you liked about me? What else? God,
Speaker 1: you're allowed to say it your funny, your crazy attitude.
Speaker 3: It's true.
Speaker 2: I love you.
Speaker 1: So when I was home back in Philadelphia, every time,
Speaker 1: not every time, but when he talked to his daughter's
Speaker 1: ad on the phone, they would face time with me
Speaker 1: so I could meet her. And a couple of weeks ago,
Speaker 1: she they call me and she says, my daddy say
Speaker 1: he's in love. I must spend time with this woman.
Speaker 1: So she came for the same amount of time that
Speaker 1: I'm going to be here. I've been here. I'll be
Speaker 1: here eighteen days this time. And we got to spend
Speaker 1: a lot of time together. As a matter of fact,
Speaker 1: her and I do more than you and I. This weeton,
Speaker 1: We've been having fun, with a lot of fun. You
Speaker 1: have met my daughter on FaceTime, yes, and chat it
Speaker 1: just a little bit my sons, just for a second
Speaker 1: or two. So when he comes to my home, then
Speaker 1: he'll have time with my sons. He was a little
Speaker 1: nervous the second time I was here, because every time
Speaker 1: I would trip or fall, what would you say? No, no,
Speaker 1: don't get hurt your boys. I won't be allowed back
Speaker 1: in Saint Martin.
Speaker 2: Yes, beat your fruit.
Speaker 1: So yeah, so that children part. But you know what,
Speaker 1: at my age, I do care what my children think. However,
Speaker 1: this is my life and my time, and it's about
Speaker 1: my happiness. So I'm certain that my children will be
Speaker 1: happy for me. Okay. Our favorite things about each other? Hmmm,
Speaker 1: your favorite things about me? You told some of them the.
Speaker 2: Same your ways that's mine? You uh empty? And when
Speaker 2: I it was you, I love.
Speaker 1: Yes, we did laugh.
Speaker 2: We laugh a lot every day time.
Speaker 1: Yes, for me. The first thing I saw was his
Speaker 1: picture on Tinder, and I thought he was handsome, and
Speaker 1: I swiped right. That was it. When we met. It
Speaker 1: wasn't as soon as I saw, Oh my god, it
Speaker 1: was about two hours in. I think we were both
Speaker 1: with our heads on our phone with the translation, and
Speaker 1: I remember saying to you, you know where I come from.
Speaker 1: When I go on a date or meet someone, I
Speaker 1: usually make icon tact. And I can't even tell you
Speaker 1: what color your eyes are because my head has been
Speaker 1: down on the phone, and we both started to laugh.
Speaker 1: Remember I mean laugh, and I think it was that
Speaker 1: moment for me? Was it for you? At that moment?
Speaker 1: It was for us. Books we knew, we enjoyed each other,
Speaker 1: We liked each other. The date lasted four or five hours.
Speaker 1: We talked forever. I don't remember my favorite things about him.
Speaker 1: Number one, he's so handsome. Number two he's so funny.
Speaker 1: We make each other laugh, and I think that is
Speaker 1: so so important in a relationship. Uh romantic the French,
Speaker 1: I got to give it to them. This man thinks,
Speaker 1: and it's not put on. When we're out at my
Speaker 1: friend's house for dinner, he get what it's time to leave.
Speaker 1: You get my purse and my phone, he carries everything,
Speaker 1: he opens the door for me. It's a perfect gentleman
Speaker 1: and sexy because that's this is about us.
Speaker 3: So for me, we are funny.
Speaker 1: So my recommendation out there, obviously, I was far away
Speaker 1: from home, and I'll pick up a tender app anytime anywhere.
Speaker 1: I never had this far of a long distance relationship before.
Speaker 1: But it is doable, and I can't tell you. Sometimes
Speaker 1: you just can't find somebody in your backyard. It's okay
Speaker 1: to look elsewhere. You never know what's going to happen.
Speaker 1: I and Kathy both have been out there. We were
Speaker 1: on the Golden Bachelor looking for love, and two years later,
Speaker 1: I'm still not searching. I think I kind of gave
Speaker 1: up really searching for something and just was okay by myself.
Speaker 1: And I happen to open up that app and here
Speaker 1: we are and it's working out perfectly. Actually, we don't choose.
Speaker 1: Oh yes, go ahead say yes. He's sharing that you
Speaker 1: don't choose to fall in love, that it just happens,
Speaker 1: and if it happens to happen a long distance at
Speaker 1: this stage of the game, at our age, I do
Speaker 1: part two. It's okay. Either one of you can pick
Speaker 1: up and go. It's not like we have full time
Speaker 1: nine to five jobs anymore. We've raised our children, our
Speaker 1: grandchildren are here at least for me, and you do
Speaker 1: what you want ready from the every day. Every day
Speaker 1: is a different day. So love is not sought, it's
Speaker 1: simply found. That's why we say we fell in love.
Speaker 1: We don't choose to fall and have romantic encounters. They're
Speaker 1: just around the corner in a city far from home
Speaker 1: or near home, So don't be shy, Get out there,
Speaker 1: put yourself out there. If you're looking for love, be alive,
Speaker 1: be where you are, and it's okay if it's not
Speaker 1: in your backyard. Uh huh, he says, don't look she falls.
Speaker 1: It is true that we can give love the opportunity
Speaker 1: by meeting people or just moving around. You can find
Speaker 1: love anywhere. Yes, he says. What I love about Susan,
Speaker 1: do I really have to tell you is that when
Speaker 1: you are near her, you see her, you talk to her,
Speaker 1: she is captivating, her gaze, her smile, her aura, this
Speaker 1: positivity that she excludes at every moment. And I'm not
Speaker 1: talking about her physical assets like my ass, but I
Speaker 1: think he likes my ants. You're so cute. So with
Speaker 1: that being said, what else would you like to tell
Speaker 1: people looking for love at the stage of the game
Speaker 1: in your golden years?
Speaker 2: Your choice, what you want, they want, what you go,
Speaker 2: where you go? I go, Well, I wish you it's
Speaker 2: my every day.
Speaker 1: Okay. This is so beautiful, And even being married before,
Speaker 1: I've never felt this kind of love before. It's it's magical.
Speaker 2: Magic, magic, but you.
Speaker 1: More magical, more magical. Oh my god, You're gonna make
Speaker 1: me cry to feel love right now. This part of
Speaker 1: my life is so important because you're not looking for
Speaker 1: the same as you were when you were forty years younger,
Speaker 1: thirty years younger. Then you're looking to get married and
Speaker 1: do have a family and children. We don't. We did
Speaker 1: all that. Now, it's just about enjoying the last chapter,
Speaker 1: if you will, of our lives and being happy.
Speaker 2: Oh the Dessau in English, a measure of love is
Speaker 2: to love without museum.
Speaker 1: They're beautiful the French. I'm telling you, yeah, it gives
Speaker 1: me goosebumps, even though I'm sweating in Saint Martin. This
Speaker 1: kind of love. I couldn't ask for more. I really couldn't.
Speaker 1: It's it's just a miracle. It's a miracle that we
Speaker 1: found each other many it's showing me and it's perfect.
Speaker 1: And also, as you all know, I am not going
Speaker 1: to be on Bachelor in Paradise because I did find
Speaker 1: love on my own and he's sitting right here right
Speaker 1: But I keep thinking that maybe Nancy will find love.
Speaker 1: I don't know why I had this stream one night,
Speaker 1: Nancy kept popping in my head. So I'm so excited
Speaker 1: to watch Bachelor in Paradise or Golden in paradise when
Speaker 1: it when it airs to see if I was right.
Speaker 1: And we all want Kathy to find somebody, don't we here,
Speaker 1: Jim Gosh, and we also won't talk about our new
Speaker 1: Golden Bachelor. Mel. I happened to meet him when I
Speaker 1: was out in California not too long ago for a
Speaker 1: Hulu event, and he had said to me any advice
Speaker 1: I told. I welcomed him and said to him, My
Speaker 1: only advice to you, Mel is be true to yourself.
Speaker 1: You're going to be world wind with all these women
Speaker 1: at your feet, you know, dating here and there and everywhere.
Speaker 1: Just keep true to yourself and what makes you happy.
Speaker 1: That's what we did right. Everybody was excited about the
Speaker 1: new Golden Bachelor. I'm sure the world is jumping up
Speaker 1: and down can't wait to see them, and me too.
Speaker 1: I can't wait to watch. And I keep in touch
Speaker 1: with every everyone from my show from both shows now
Speaker 1: after filming got to get out those people, oh my goodness,
Speaker 1: there definitely became a part of my life, just like
Speaker 1: the ladies on The Golden Bachelor, as well as Gary.
Speaker 1: Gary and I still talk, but the people from got
Speaker 1: to get out. So my most favorite person I can't
Speaker 1: say that Bonnie and Clyde, if you will, would be
Speaker 1: vow from Dancing with the Stars. He was my Clyde
Speaker 1: and I was his Bonnie, and little Demi was my roommate.
Speaker 1: And as you all know, I hope everybody listening has
Speaker 1: watched the show, and I'm getting mail like crazy saying
Speaker 1: why would you tell everybody your secret your exit strategy?
Speaker 1: And I have to laugh because I was silly. But
Speaker 1: there was a reason I say this because it was
Speaker 1: very early in the show and I was not ready
Speaker 1: to escape. But I thought by telling everyone my plan,
Speaker 1: they would trust me. And if you continue to watch,
Speaker 1: the things that happened were hysterical, but I no longer
Speaker 1: told them when I had an escape strategy. With that
Speaker 1: being said, I talked to every single one of them
Speaker 1: almost daily in another text chain, if you will, and
Speaker 1: there wasn't one person on there that I disliked. There
Speaker 1: really wasn't. I loved all these people and being on
Speaker 1: reality TV for me is just making more friends and
Speaker 1: enjoying every single moment of knowing new personalities and new
Speaker 1: destinations to go see people's I feel blessed, I really do.
Speaker 1: But the biggest blessing of all, I don't care anything
Speaker 1: about TV. Is this right here?
Speaker 2: Okay?
Speaker 1: For the escape? Still, when we first talked about the
Speaker 1: Golden Paradise, I shared with him that, you know, I
Speaker 1: might be going and what if I kiss another man
Speaker 1: on TV? Remember what you said? You said, it's not
Speaker 1: going to be fun to watch. But I know it's TV, right.
Speaker 1: But I couldn't pick anybody. I wasn't interested, so I
Speaker 1: had to be honest.
Speaker 2: You do what you want. I did.
Speaker 4: Just here, I am I won't you're yes, I am happy.
Speaker 1: So he watched some of The Golden Right. You could
Speaker 1: find that on the internet. However, I have not been
Speaker 1: able to get Hulu here in Saint Martin, so he
Speaker 1: has not seen the show. He saw clips, a lot
Speaker 1: of clips from it, but I have to wait till
Speaker 1: he comes to the United States for him to watch
Speaker 1: the show.
Speaker 2: Right.
Speaker 1: I think the three days I had left here in
Speaker 1: Saint Martin after we met, we spent every minute together
Speaker 1: and he had said when will I see you? And
Speaker 1: it was in exactly nine days after I left. I
Speaker 1: was due to go on a trip to California. Kathy
Speaker 1: and I with some friends of mine, and unfortunately she
Speaker 1: had a heartsack, so it was canceled, and I turned
Speaker 1: to him and said, just so happens. I got all
Speaker 1: my miles back from the airlines, and I had the
Speaker 1: week off, so I said I can come back for
Speaker 1: this day. He was perfectly happy, and I said, you'll
Speaker 1: have to help me find a place to stay. Remember,
Speaker 1: and you said, no, you stay with me. So long
Speaker 1: before Golden Paradise came, we already knew what we were
Speaker 1: to each other, I admit, and he does as well
Speaker 1: that either one of us has ever said I love
Speaker 1: you so quickly. Right. We don't know why, we just
Speaker 1: do it was just right?
Speaker 2: Sure?
Speaker 1: My question it we do. Love is love when you
Speaker 1: feel it, you feel it. It's the international language. Yes see,
Speaker 1: it doesn't change no matter what language we speak changed.
Speaker 4: I love it.
Speaker 1: This has been a lot of fun and I love
Speaker 1: catching up with everyone from I Do Part two listeners.
Speaker 1: I'm just like you. I put myself out there and
Speaker 1: look look what happened. I was able to find not
Speaker 1: just love again, but the best love I've ever felt.
Speaker 1: And yes it's far away, but we're figuring that out.
Speaker 1: So if you're single and needing some dating help, email
Speaker 1: us or call us we're here to help. All the
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Speaker 1: Do Part two an iHeartRadio podcast where falling in love
Speaker 1: is the main objective and I'm here to prove that
Speaker 1: it does work.