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Joan says I love you, Mark in her season trailer but is everything what it seems?

Joan Vassos metlots of promising suitorson her first night ofThe Golden Bachelorette but one came with a special introduction.

Season 28Bachelorwinner Kelsey Andersonreturned to the mansionwith her 57-year-old dad, Mark Anderson, in tow.

Kelsey, Mark, and Joan on The Golden Bachelorette. Photo via ABC

After fansbecame enamoredwith the widower during Kelseys journey, she hoped he and Joan might hit it off.

My dad, hes been by himself for a couple of years now, she told Joan.

And I think that yall would maybe get along.

Joan and Mark on The Golden Bachelorette. Screenshot via Bachelor Nation YouTube

Its comforting to talk with Joan, Mark said in a confessional.

Its like putting on a fresh, warm pair of sweats right out of the dryer.

Could the endearing compliment mark the beginning of a multigenerational, blended Bachelor Nation family?

Mark on The Golden Bachelorette. Photo via ABC

Love Is In The Air… Or Is It?

The most intriguing clue about Joan and Marks romantic fate comes from thefullGolden Bachelorettetrailer.

Now, its important to note a few things.

For starters, its not clear if Joan is actually saying I love you in the moment.

Others thought it might have been a platonic declaration.

The fan theories are compelling.

After all, when (and how) todrop a love declarationis amajor source of dramatic tensionacross allBachelorshows.

So if this was a straightforward I love you, would ABC casually reveal that in a trailer?

The Bachelor Nation blogger and podcasterhas teasedJoans final four lineup, and claims that Mark is not among them.