Golden Bachelor: Owens narrows to Munson and Cullers after hometowns

Mel Owens narrowed his field to two women and sent one home during the hometowns episode of The Golden Bachelor that aired Wednesday, Oct. 22, after traveling to Las Vegas, Denver and Austin to meet the families of his final three contestants. Owens, 66, chose Peg Munson and Cindy Angelcyk Cullers as his final two and eliminated Debbie Siebers, following emotionally charged meetings in each hometown and a rose ceremony back at the mansion.

Owens met Peg Munson in Las Vegas, where Munson, a retired firefighter and former bomb technician, introduced him to family and colleagues. Munson’s daughter asked direct questions about Owens’s feelings and whether he saw a future with her mother; Owens told her he was not “in love yet” and did not know if he could reach that point by the end of the process. In Austin, Cullers brought Owens to meet her daughters, who also expressed concern about what they perceived as hesitation. Owens told them he had been honest about his feelings and reiterated his cautious approach to declaring love, saying he does not use the word lightly.

In Denver, Siebers shared a deeply personal history, telling Owens about a previous partner who died by suicide and...