Joan Vassos had a very specific way of figuring out which men she wanted to pursue a connection with ahead of her first elimination as the Golden Bachelorette . Joan’s inaugural season of the ABC show is set to debut this week, and fans will get to meet her suitors, who include someone with a famous ex-wife , as they wait and see if she winds up engaged in the end– something she admitted isn’t necessary to her. However, while she might have confidence now that her season has finished taping, that doesn’t mean she didn’t have to resort to certain strategies as she built connections with the men — and had to forcibly say goodbye to them.

Met Guy Gansert--Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos' suitor with famous ex-wife Meet Chock Chappie--a businessman vying for Joan's heart on Golden Bachelorette This included on her very first night. Opening up to People ahead of her season, Joan admitted that she priortized one thing over anything else when it came to her decision-making. Sign up to The Bachelor newsletter HERE for the latest news and updates Joan admitted that she wound up determining who would go home by seeing how easily the men opened up to her on the first night, and if conversion didn’t really flow with them, she opted to send them home.

“Maybe if it didn’t flow easily, that was maybe a sign sometimes,” she said. “You’re almost looking for something to help you make the decision and you’re looking for a red flag, and it’s too early in the relation.