Joe Coleman is a frontrunner on Michelle Young's The Bachelorette season and may have what it takes to win her heart.
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Joe is a 28-year-old real estate developer from Minneapolis, MN, who is still competing for Michelle's roses on The Bachelorette's eighteenth season.
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Joe said he's "looking for a queen" to complement his goals and he was immediately smitten with Michelle's "top notch" smile and the fact they're both biracial from similar backgrounds.
According to ABC, Joe has a "heart of gold" and wants to settle down.
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And Michelle complimented Joe's quiet confidence and how he's not the loudest guy in the room.
Until viewers can watch Joe and Michelle's romance continue to blossom on The Bachelorette, let's get to know a little more about this handsome suitor right now.
Below is a list of seven facts Reality TV World has compiled about Joe Coleman.
Joe Coleman is a Minnesota-born-and-raised city boy
Joe works as a real estate developer, property manager, and investor for single family/small multi-family properties in the Minneapolis area. He has worked full-time since November 2020.
The Bachelorette bachelor considers himself to be pretty introverted
Joe is looking for a woman who is smart, caring, articulate and able to make him laugh.
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He wants to find a partner with aligning values and would love to start a family in the near future. He hopes to find a "real one" with whom he can build something solid that will stand the test of time.
In fact, Joe wants to have at least three or four kids!
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Joe bounced back and forth between colleges
After graduating from Hopkins High School in 2011, the bachelor attended the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities from 2011 to 2013.
Joe then transferred to Saint Mary's College of California, which he attended from 2013 to 2015 and took Communications courses.
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Joe continued his education at the University of Minnesota, where he studied Business and Marketing Education and Communication Studies from 2015-2016.
The Bachelorette bachelor played college ball
Joe played basketball as a guard at the University of Minnesota and Saint Mary's College of California.
He was named 2011 Minnesota Mr. Basketball and was a Top 100 ESPN Recruit.
While Joe says basketball was his first true love, he's now ready to build a life outside of sports and find a wife.
Joe previously worked in sports and sales
From January 2016 to October of that year, Joe worked as a digital content specialist for SportsEngine, who executed a social-media marketing strategy and covered basketball tournaments.
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The following year, Joe served as a business development specialist for the same company.
Joe proceeded to land a job as a basketball trainer at Lifetime fitness from January 2019-March 2020.
Afterward, Joe was hired by Infor software company to do business development and eventually inside sales.
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Michelle slid into Joe's DMs before The Bachelorette began filming
Michelle has revealed she and Joe "messaged back and forth about basketball briefly" -- a few exchanges -- on social media before The Bachelorette kicked off filming and then he "ghosted" her.
Joe claims he had a lot going on at the time, including handling a property a few blocks away from George Floyd Square, where a lot of shootings and anxiety was going on. Joe didn't feel ready to open up to somebody at the time, and he assured Michelle that he wasn't dating anyone else when they had communicated.
Michelle could relate to Joe's struggle, especially in regards to the aftermath of George Floyd's tragic death, but she expressed to the suitor how she wished he had communicated better with her in the past and just said that he wasn't ready for a commitment yet.
"How do I know you're not going to shut down again?" Michelle asked.
"It's something I've been focusing on with myself, better understanding how my actions have affected others and how my not responding is lacking communication skills -- which is something I need to learn to be better at. And I'm working on it; I've gone to therapy," Joe explained.
Joe added, "I actually came for you," but Michelle felt the need to "protect" her heart around him.
"I do not want to get hurt," Michelle said. "The hardest part about Joe is that my heart wants to let loose but my mind is trying to guard. That guard is a red flag."
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Michelle also wondered why Joe was suddenly popping up in her life again.
"Why now? Why did you wait? Is it because I'm the Bachelorette? I'm here to find my one soul mate, and at the end of this, I don't want my heart broken -- and so I'm torn," Michelle revealed.
But in the end, Michelle gave Joe the final rose of the season's first Rose Ceremony, and Joe said he was excited to think about the relationship he could build with Michelle.
Joe looks forward to traveling with his future wife
Joe would love to travel to the Galapagos Islands one day.
A couple of other fun facts about the bachelor? He is scared of spiders and love snacks!
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