The Golden Bachelor season 2 contestant Gerri Flowers is choosing to focus on the positives after being sent home by lead Mel Owens.

“I was like, ‘Wow, OK.’ But I said, ‘You know what? This experience tops it all, then I can’t be sad,’” Gerri, 64, exclusively told Us Weekly of her mindset after not receiving a rose in the Wednesday, October 8, episode. “It’s that old saying, ‘It’s better to have loved then not to have loved at all.’ And that’s really how I felt. I really felt like that. I mean, I was a princess for the time that I was there and that was lovely. Some people don’t have that.”

While saying goodbye to Gerri on Wednesday, Mel, 66, asked if he could walk her out of the Bachelor mansion — a gesture he didn’t do for the other contestants he sent packing. The pair proceeded to sh

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