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Sandra Mason is glad she decided to appear on\u00a0<\/span>The Golden Bachelor<\/em><\/a>, even if it did mean missing her daughter’s wedding. ET’s Denny Directo spoke to the 75-year-old retired executive assistant after <\/span>Gerry Turner<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>eliminated her from the series<\/a>, and she revealed why she has “zero” regrets about <\/span>not attending her daughter’s nuptials<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n “My son-in-law said to me, ‘Mom, the ceremony is eight minutes. The marriage is forever.’ He said, ‘Go. Go!’ My daughter, she said, ‘Mom, I found my guy, you go find yours,'” Sandra told ET. “They were both a little perturbed that I was even considering not going because of their wedding. They’d each been married before. She’s almost 51, he’s 53. Dad, granddad. They’re just great people. He’s a jewel.”<\/span><\/p>\n Sandra didn’t make the decision to go after her chance at love lightly, but rather after nearly three decades of being single.<\/span><\/p>\n “I have traditionally dated, I have double dated, blind dated, I’ve speed dated, I have online dated, and now I have TV dated… I saw the [casting] ad on Zach [Shallcross’] season,” she said. “… I watched the <\/span>Bachelor <\/span><\/em>franchise for years, so I then asked myself, ‘Well, why not?’ So I filled out the application. I actually called my daughter and she actually helped me wordsmith some of the answers.”<\/span><\/p>\n A few months after she submitted the application, Sandra got a phone call that set the journey in motion. Watching that journey back has been a mixed bag for Sandra.<\/span><\/p>\n “I watched the season and I smile and I cringe, and I smile and I cringe. It feels like, ‘Oh, that’s not a good shot of me. Oh, did I say that?'” she said. “All the should have, would have, could haves.”<\/span><\/p>\n Her family, meanwhile, is “all excited,” with Sandra noting, “They’re sending me articles where my name is listed. They’re just cheerleading.”<\/span><\/p>\n The experience was a great one for Sandra, even if she didn’t find love on the show.<\/span><\/p>\n “He didn’t choose me,” Sandra said of the retired restaurateur. “Obviously, his connections with <\/span>my other sister wives<\/a> was just a little deeper, stronger, more starry-eyed than my relationship with him. He followed his heart. Great guy. We got along… but it didn’t turn into love on his part.”<\/span><\/p>\n Since coming off the show, Sandra hasn’t had time to date, though she’s “more motivated” about doing so now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “I’m not gonna stop just because Gerry wasn’t the guy,” she said, before confirming that she’d “highly consider” starring on\u00a0<\/span>The Golden Bachelorette\u00a0<\/span><\/em>if asked.<\/span><\/p>\n For now, she’s focused on looking and feeling young, something she credits to three main lifestyle choices.<\/span><\/p>\n “The answer is not a popular answer. One of the things that I think has an impact on the longevity of my skin, I guess, is I don’t drink alcohol. That’s not a moral thing, it’s a taste thing. I tried. Everything I tasted is yuck. So why bother? I think in the long run that’s made a difference,” she said. “… I try to avoid the sun. The sun damage, it’s not your friend. I think the third thing is, outside of <\/span>The Golden Bachelor<\/span><\/em>, I never [wear] makeup, the foundation powder stuff. I think day after day, year after year, that stuff makes a difference.”<\/span><\/p>\n The Golden Bachelor<\/a>\u00a0airs Thursdays on ABC. Follow along\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Gerry Turner<\/a><\/i>‘s journey for love with\u00a0<\/span><\/i>ET’s coverage of the show<\/a><\/i>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n