Opening up.

Bachelor Nation has been watching Mel Owens search for love on Season 2 of “The Golden Bachelor.” 

And each week, fans get to know more about the remarkable women hoping to capture Mel’s heart and find their happily ever after.

Earlier this year, Mel expressed in a podcast his preferences for only dating women who were between the ages of 45 and 60, which landed him in hot water.

Since then, the Golden Bachelor has apologized for his comments and has been working on earning back the women’s trust.

Now, Mel has stopped by for an exclusive interview with BachelorNation.com after “The Women Tell All” to reveal how this experience has changed his perspective. 

Check out our interview below.

Bachelor Nation: Hi Mel, it’s so great to see you! We’ve loved watching your journey to find love and getting to know more about the wonderful women on your season. How has being the Golden Bachelor changed your perspective on dating women over 60? 

Mel Owens: Hi, thank you! Even though I said what I said, I was actually explaining a story about a story. But that’s long gone. I was married for 25 years and my ex-wife is 20 years younger than me, so my perspective is, I was just one-on-one with her. I didn’t care about [age]. I wasn’t going, “Hey, how old are you?” I wasn’t doing that. My perspective was skewed. But then once I got it straightened out, I was fine. You know what I mean? I was fine! The best part [of this experience] is that you’re with 23 amazing women. And you learn from them because they all have a story, and I have a unique background.

You couldn’t do this type of process on your own because it takes time. But here they gather them all in one space and you get to meet with them and talk to them and get to know them, and pretty quick. Obviously, you get intimate with your thoughts and where you’re from. And that’s what I try to do. I try to find out about them and what they’re all about and where they’re from. So the expectations were high, but they exceeded them because of the experience. It’s really unique, and I’m glad it was me. It’s just wonderful.

BN: That’s great! Is there anything specific you’d love people to know about you and your experience on the show?

MO: Yes, that I love life. I just love doing things. I do. That’s why people go, “Oh, why did you go on the show?” You know, because I’m looking for love. But what a unique experience. So I try to do things that are gonna enrich my life and I thought this would be one of them. And it has! You can only know if you’re in the shoes. And I didn’t know, I knew it was big and wonderful, but not like it turned out to be.