The Dating Game

How well do you know Sean Lowe? Take The Bachelor tell-all quiz!

In The Bachelor tell-all, host Chris Harrison asks hunky Dallas guy Sean Lowe about the girls he let go — and a couple of the final three. (Overnight dates in Thailand up next!) At one point Sean confesses, “Being the bachelor is not easy. In fact, it’s really hard sometimes. You have to walk away from your life for months. It just got to a point where I thought, is it all for naught?”

So how well do you know Sean Lowe? See if you can match the statement to the bachelorette or the sticky situation.

A. “It took everything in me just to basically control my emotion.”

B. “I think I would be lying to myself if I said her brother didn’t influence me a little bit. I’m not sure I want this guy as my brother-in-law.”

C. “The kiss, I felt no passion behind it, and I knew in that moment this isn’t the woman I’m going to marry. I didn’t have those feelings of love for her. And I just couldn’t keep her around if I knew that.”

D. “I fully appreciated the gesture. And I know how huge that was for her to do on national television for the world to see. But I had already come to the conclusion that she was probably not going to be my wife.”

E. “Had she said I love you, it could have been a game changer.”

F. “I couldn’t have imagined any of that going on when I was on The Bachelorette with the guys.”

G. “She’s not suited for this show. She doesn’t know how to handle herself in this environment. She’s a woman that simply can’t get along with her peers.”

H. “She made a grand entrance, but probably came on a little too strong.”

I. “She’s a little odd. But I dig that about her.”

J. “I gotta say, she does a better Chris Harrison than Chris Harrison.”

K. “I say, it’s really none of your business.”

Answers

A. In response to Desiree’s brother Nate, who bullied Sean on the hometown date

B. Desiree

C. Sarah

D. Selma, who finally decided to kiss Sean on TV

E. Lesley

F. About the fight between AshLee and Tierra in St. Croix

G. Tierra

H. Ashley P., lover of 50 Shades of Grey

I. Catherine

J. Daniella

K. When asked about getting physical on the overnight dates.

"She never should have been on the show," Sean says of Tierra.

Sean Lowe and Tierra of The Bachelor in St. Croix

Photo courtesy of ABC

"She never should have been on the show," Sean says of Tierra.

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Racket sports

Trendy Austin padel club Padel39 lobs first DFW location into Carrollton

Photo by Juan J Valdes

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A popular padel club from Austin is serving up its first location in Dallas-Fort Worth: Padel39 has purchased and taken over the existing Dallas Padel Club, at 3000 Belmeade Dr.

According to a release, multimillion-dollar renovations are underway and are expected to be complete by summer 2026. The revamp includes:

Seven new outdoor courts are being added to the current three indoor courts (with completion expected by March 2026).
Full food and beverage capabilities for a premium sports bar that is open to the public.
A fitness area for members that is affiliated with HYROX, recovery areas, wellness facilities (sauna, cold plunge, etc.), upscale locker rooms.
Upscale lounging and coworking space.

For those not up on their racket sports, padel is a cousin of pickleball, tennis, and racquetball. The sport has been wildly popular in Spain and Latin America for decades and is one of the fastest-growing sports in the U.S. Like pickleball, it's a doubles game played on a small court, and players hit off glass walls.

Padel was invented in Acapulco, Mexico, by Enrique Corcuera; Padel39 bears the first two numbers of all Acapulco ZIP Codes.

Padel39 co-founders Will and Naomi Boyce.Photo by Juan J Valdes

The company was founded in 2024 by husband-and-wife William Boyce and Naomi Boyce; William played tennis for the University of Texas at Austin.

Padel39 currently has two locations in Austin, with a third opening in March. They say they aim to open 12 to 15 Padel39 clubs in Austin, Dallas, and Houston by 2028. After Carrollton, a location will open in central Dallas in late 2026/early 2027, they say.

“We currently introduce 200+ new players to the sport each month, while maintaining a core group of repeat clients who return for the fitness, competition and vibrant community,” William Boyce says in the release. “Each new location fulfills our vision to put Padel39 and Texas at the epicenter of the padel community.”

In addition to offering courts to play on, Padel39 features on-court programming, tournaments, social events, and physical wellness opportunities such as courtside Pilates and morning yoga.

Padel39 Padel39 courts and lounge areas at a location in Austin. Photo by Josh Graziadei

While Padel39 offers memberships, all guests are welcome to play, they say. According to the website, each club is priced differently. At the flagship location in Austin, Padel39 memberships start at $89 per month or $890 per year, but players can also rent courts as needed for 90 minutes at $30.

“We set out to create a modern take on a country club; a place where members and guests could ‘play and stay,’” Boyce says. “We’ve built that and more. We work to improve the experience for our guests each day.”

Outdoor construction on the Carrollton club is expected to be completed by March. Indoor food and beverage, fitness and lounging renovations will be finished by summer, they say. The club will remain open during renovations.

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