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For her part, Charlee suggested he needs to \"upgrade\" when it comes to his texting skills and not start each message with \"Dear, and then her name.\"

Turner said to the women, \"I want to find that person who is the right one. I know you guys have always wanted me to be happy ... and that one person is out there somewhere that will do that.\"

Angie said, \"I hope you get that, I really do.\"

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Turner was announced as the first \"golden bachelor\" in July. The show will center around a new kind of love story for \"the golden years.\"

\"It's never too late to fall in love again,\" he told \"Good Morning America.\"

Prior to the \"Bachelor\" franchise, Turner was married for 43 years to his high school sweetheart, Toni. She died in 2017, just six weeks after she retired, he said.

\"The Golden Bachelor\" will premiere on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 8 p.m. ET, followed by the premiere of \"Bachelor in Paradise.\"

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