Things are a bit intense in the Week 5 episode of The Golden Bachelor, as Gerry has a single one-on-one date and takes the rest of the remaining ladies out on a group date. But when he decides not to give a group date rose, it's clear that things are getting harder and harder for him. Case in point: sending Ellen home despite their connection.

Although Gerry doesn't cite any one event or reason for not giving Ellen a rose before hometown dates, it all boils down to his connections with the women he did give roses too. Faith was the first impression rose recipient and she seemed to have a special place in Gerry's heart from the start. His connection with Theresa is also made clear when he sends her nemesis Kathy home. And Gerry and Leslie have genuine chemistry.

That's not to say that Gerry and Ellen don't have something between them. In fact, it's made clear when he walks her out instead of the other women who didn't get roses in the Oct. 26 episode. But Gerry's connections with his final three are too strong for him to pass up.