The Golden Bachelorette: The Men Tell All featured Joan Vassos reuniting with a room full of her exes and confronting Pascal Ibgui about their emotional breakup during the episode that aired Wednesday night on ABC.
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The men who participated in the Tell All were Pascal, Charles King, Bob Kilroy, Gregg Lassen, Christopher Stallworth, Kim Buike, Michael Stevens, Dan Roemer, Jack Lencioni, Jordan Heller, Gary Levingston, Keith Gordon, Jonathan Rone, Mark Anderson, and Charles Ling.
The men were all smiles as they joined together onstage, and Charles L. announced how he missed the other senior bachelors -- his new best friends -- "every minute" of every day.
Charles L. boasted about how he was the fittest person on the kickball group date, and when looking back on The Chippendales date, Jonathan confirmed that's he's never stripped before -- "professionally."
In a few life updates, Gregg revealed how his terrible snoring in the mansion inspired him to take care of his sleep apnea.
And Michael shared how he'd been diagnosed with cancer before his The Golden Bachelorette appearance.
Michael confirmed he's "going to be fine and it was caught early," and he thanked the other guys and Joan for a wonderful experience that kept his mind off something frightening.
Gregg said there wasn't a man on the show who wasn't funny, intelligent, witty and handsome.
Jack provided some laughs and Jesse had burgers passed out to the cast and everyone in the audience in honor of Jack's grilling skills at the mansion.
When Jonathan sat in the hot seat next to Jesse, he watched back highlights of his journey, he got a little choked up and wiped tears out of his eyes.
Jonathan said Joan validated him and made him feel seen, and he added how she has a wonderful and caring spirit about herself that made her feel comfortable and safe.
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELORETTE' COUPLES NOWJonathan shared how Joan filled a hole in his heart and he's very thankful she listened to him and supported him.
Jonathan also got emotional when recalling how Mark had left Post-It notes in his coffee cup one morning during filming just to let him know that he's "a fantastic human being."
Mark apparently wrote that he was humbled to have met Jonathan, and Kelsey Anderson's dad asked the bachelor to put a Post-It on his mirror reminding him that he is "strong, interesting, deserving and enough."
"I just started bawling. It meant so much to me," Jonathan said.
The entire audience was in tears hearing about Mark's kind and sweet gesture.
When Mark sat in the hot seat, he said it was a "very emotional journey" for him to pursue Joan after losing his wife Denise Anderson to breast cancer.
Joey appeared on The Men Tell All on Kelsey's behalf, and he shared how he's so proud of Mark and the world has definitely fallen in love with him.
Jesse then talked to Charles L., and the crowd went crazy for him. Jesse called him "a pop culture icon," and Charles L. said he's "thrilled" about his newfound fame and popularity.
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Charles L., who has a newfound confidence and feels "lighter than before," shared how he's ready to date again, and then a woman stood up in the audience and shouted how, on behalf of Bachelor Nation, she'd love to see him star on Season 2 of The Golden Bachelor.
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The audience then roared with applause.
"But if not," the audience member continued, "my mom is single!"
When taking a look back at funny moments in the mansion, footage showed Pascal putting face masks on the men and leading them in meditation.
And Kim was shown fixing broken things around the mansion and attempting to lead the other guys their daily tasks as well as in song.
Since only a couple a guys wanted to sing Kim's famous "Mansion Men" song to Joan, Jesse called in the Gay Men's Choir of Los Angeles to properly perform Kim's symphony. The men loved every second of the song, and Kim's smile was from ear to ear.
Pascal then got emotional when watching back highlights of his time on The Golden Bachelorette.
Pascal told Jesse that it was "very difficult" to say goodbye to Joan and he hoped that he didn't hurt her because that was never his intention. Pascal insisted Joan is definitely worthy of love.
"I just wasn't able to give her what she was looking for at the time. I was too guarded," Pascal explained.
"I've been through a lot of struggles... I didn't get any loved from my parents, and so I became very protected and reserved.
Pascal claimed he's now ready to break down his walls because the men in the house had taught him it's okay to cry and be vulnerable. Pascal's son also said he's very proud of his dad for showing emotion and inspiring men to wear their heart on their sleeve.
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Joan told Charles L. that she loved him and they needed to exchange phone numbers.
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After Jonathan and Joan exchanged a few words, Jonathan announced that he met a woman since his journey and he's "happy."
But the highly-anticipated moment of the evening was Joan and Pascal's reunion after their tense and emotional goodbye in Tahiti during Fantasy Suites.
Pascal told Joan, "You are an incredible woman, and I hope that by me leaving, you were able to find the right man for yourself."
"After hometowns, I really loved your family and your lifestyle. I pictured a life with you," Joan replied.
Joan continued, "And I know that that Tahitian bonding ceremony was really uncomfortable for you, and I thought maybe in Fantasy Suites we could've figured out something in either direction, but you had already made up your mind."
Joan added when talking to her third-place finisher, "You were very kind and I want the best for you. I want you to be happy."
Joan proceeded to tell all of her bachelors that she truly wants to have a friendship with all of them going forward.
The Men Tell All ended with a preview of the upcoming The Golden Bachelorette finale.
Joan, Chock and Guy apparently traveled to Bora Bora for the final days of their televised journey to find love, and both men say in the clip that they're "in love" with Joan and want to be with her forever.
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Joan is then shown walking away from Chock and admitting, "This is the last thing I wanted."
Joan appears to have had very tough time letting herself love again and feel worthy of love in return.
But then Joan stands at the Final Rose Ceremony in a beautiful dress and says, "I feel like the luckiest person in the world right now. I've only been in love with one person -- more than one now."
Joan teased to Jesse at The Men Tell All how her ending was emotional and there were a lot of tears.
"But I can tell you that some of them were happy tears," Joan concluded.
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