Joe Coleman didn't get off on the right foot with Michelle Young on The Bachelorette's new season, but he's hoping to slowly gain her trust and win her heart.

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Joe is a 28-year-old real estate developer from Minneapolis, MN, who reconnected with Michelle on The Bachelorette's eighteenth-season premiere October 19 on ABC.

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Joe said he was "looking for a queen" to complement his goals and that he loved Michelle's "top notch" smile and the fact they're both biracial.

When Joe introduced himself to Michelle on Night 1, she noted how he looked "really familiar" right off the bat.

Joe shared how he's also from Minnesota and would like to return home with her, which prompted Michelle to ask, "Have I met you before? Have I slid into your DM's? Is your last name Coleman?"

"Yeah," Joe replied. "That's me."

"Oh my God!" Michelle responded.

Michelle appeared caught offguard, but at the same time, she said she was "kind of interested" in the mysterious suitor and ultimately gave him a rose.

According to ABC, Joe has a "heart of gold" and wants to settle down.

Until viewers can watch what happens next between Joe and Michelle on The Bachelorette, let's get to know a little more about this bachelor right now.

Below is a list of six facts Reality TV World has compiled about Joe Coleman.

Joe Coleman is a Minnesota-born-and-raised city boy

Joe works as a real estate developer, property manager, and investor for single family/small multi-family properties in the Minneapolis area. He has worked full-time since November 2020.

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The Bachelorette bachelor considers himself to be pretty introverted

Joe is looking for a woman who is smart, caring, articulate and able to make him laugh.

He wants to find a partner with aligning values and would love to start a family in the near future. He hopes to find a "real one" with whom he can build something solid that will stand the test of time.

In fact, Joe wants to have at least three or four kids!

Joe bounced back and forth between colleges

After graduating from Hopkins High School in 2011, the bachelor attended the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities from 2011 to 2013.

Joe then transferred to Saint Mary's College of California, which he attended from 2013 to 2015 and took Communications courses.

Joe continued his education at the University of Minnesota, where he studied Business and Marketing Education and Communication Studies from 2015-2016.

The Bachelorette bachelor played college ball

Joe played basketball as a guard at the University of Minnesota and Saint Mary's College of California.

He was named 2011 Minnesota Mr. Basketball and was a Top 100 ESPN Recruit.

While Joe says basketball was his first true love, he's now ready to build a life outside of sports and find a wife.

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Joe previously worked in sports and sales

From January 2016 to October of that year, Joe worked as a digital content specialist for SportsEngine, who executed a social-media marketing strategy and covered basketball tournaments.

The following year, Joe served as a business development specialist for the same company.

Joe proceeded to land a job as a basketball trainer at Lifetime fitness from January 2019-March 2020.

Afterward, Joe was hired by Infor software company to do business development and eventually inside sales.

Michelle felt a romantic spark with Joe before The Bachelorette began filming

Michelle has revealed she and Joe "messaged back and forth about basketball briefly" -- a few exchanges here or there -- on social media and then he "ghosted" her before The Bachelorette kicked off filming.

Joe claims he had a lot going on at the time, including handling a property a few blocks away from George Floyd Square, where a lot of shootings and anxiety was going on. Joe didn't feel ready to open up to somebody at the time, and he assured Michelle that he wasn't dating anyone else when they had communicated.

Michelle could relate to Joe's struggle, especially in regards to the aftermath of George Floyd's tragic death, but she expressed to the suitor how she wished he had communicated better with her in the past and just said that he wasn't ready for a commitment yet.

"How do I know you're not going to shut down again?" Michelle asked.

"It's something I've been focusing on with myself, better understanding how my actions have affected others and how my not responding is lacking communication skills -- which is something I need to learn to be better at. And I'm working on it; I've gone to therapy," Joe explained.

Joe added, "I actually came for you," but Michelle felt the need to "protect" her heart around him.

"I do not want to get hurt," Michelle said. "The hardest part about Joe is that my heart wants to let loose but my mind is trying to guard. That guard is a red flag."

Michelle also wondered why Joe was suddenly popping up in her life again.

"Why now? Why did you wait? Is it because I'm the Bachelorette? I'm here to find my one soul mate, and at the end of this, I don't want my heart broken -- and so I'm torn," Michelle revealed.

But in the end, Michelle gave Joe the final rose of the season's first Rose Ceremony, and Joe said he was excited to think about the relationship he could build with Michelle.

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