‘Golden Bachelor’ couple Gerry and Theresa divorce after 3 months together

Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist said they hope news of their divorce doesn't discourage other people in their 70s from looking for love.

Only three months after their lavish, televised wedding ceremony, Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist of the Golden Bachelor have announced their divorce.

During a Friday appearance on Good Morning America, the ex-couple broke the news about their separation, and said they hope the divorce doesn’t discourage other people in their 70s from dating.

“Theresa and I had a number of heart-to-heart conversations and we’ve looked closely at our situation — our living situation, and so forth — and we’ve come to the conclusion mutually that it’s probably time for us to dissolve our marriage,” Turner said.

Turner, 72, and Nist, 70, sat holding hands during the interview. Nist still wore her wedding band on her ring finger, which she said she would be returning to Turner.

“But we don’t have to give back the memories,” Turner smiled.

Turner proposed to Nist on the Season 1 finale of The Golden Bachelor, which aired on Nov. 30.

Still, the couple said, given their ages, they did not want to pretend to be in a relationship for the sake of public image. Turner said both he and Nist are dedicated to their families, and the living in different states proved a problem.