I am guilty of being attached and addicted to most "Bachelor" and "Bachelorette" seasons. Who really didn't love Sean Lowe? I still check up on him on Instagram to make sure his life with Catherine is still going strong (one of the very few success stories from the reality TV show). I love the lavish dates, endless drama and the series finale which always turns out to be "the most intense season finale The Bachelor as ever seen." Well, I hate to burst the bachelor bubble but it's all a bunch of bullshit and here's why
1. First dates are never that romantic — Imagine your first date with a hottie. He comes and picks you up in some fancy luxury car and takes you to the San Francisco bridge for a fancy dinner and just like that, you've fallen head over heels for this hunk in a matter of a couple hours. Let's be realistic here people, first dates will never be that romantic. How many movie and dinner dates have you been on in your lifetime? Probably too damn many. Unless you're a celebrity and can afford to hop on your private jet and travel anywhere you please for a date, you'll have to settle with the typical dinner dates.
2. The drama is all too much for me — I totally understand the stress of living with a bunch of girls (I lived with 20 in a sorority house, fun times). But I can't relate to the whole "dating the same guy" thing. How corny. It just doesn't make much sense to me. When I like a guy I'm already planning the wedding in my head and wondering what our kids will look like. I couldn't imagine sitting around a house (k, mansion) and knowing every girl is envisioning the same thing, with my boyfriend. Of course this creates enormous drama between the ladies or the men of the house. No real relationship has ever functioned in that manner. It's easy to see why most of the relationships have failed long before they made it to the altar.
3. Majority of the contestants are straight looney — Let me use "damn Daniel" as a perfect example. We all know "damn" well Jojo saw absolutely nothing in this guy the moment she met him and then again was reassured when he stripped almost naked and went swimming during the very first night. But we all knew he would get a rose and stay for at least one or two more episodes because it makes for good TV. Another prime example is Chad. My man Chad ... what a guy. I could tell from the look in Jojo's eyes when he was sitting there telling her "I don't know you, how can I love you?" she was ready to kick him to the curb. I already can't wait for the drama to unfold on Monday and Tuesday when Chad goes completely psycho. I hate me for that but it's such good TV.
4. Jojo got screwed over this season — I've watched many seasons of "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette." I have drooled over hotties and had my heartbroken right along side these women. But it's 2016 and we need more drama than ever before! In my opinion, the producers went looking for every weirdo that applied and was like "he's a bachelor super fan? He would be perfect for Jojo" "Oh he's an erectile disfunction specialist? Even better." Jojo seems really chill to me. I was so mad at Ben for breaking her heart. I'm really rooting for her this season but I feel like she has no chance. I already heard the rumors that Jordan (ex NFL player and brother of Aaron Rodgers) wins but it's all for the fame. His ex-girlfriend recently spoke out in an Instagram post, accusing him of cheating and saying he "always wanted to be famous." Poor Jojo ...
I will continue to watch every episode of this season and sit on the edge of my couch shouting ruthless comments at Jordan, drinking wine and checking Twitter every three minutes to see what everyone is saying about what's going on. I think I will forever be a fan but I'm not totally sucked into the whole thing. There's been 20 plus seasons and very few success stories so you do the math. I support you as a Bachelor/Bachelorette fan but just a fair warning, don't to take it to serious. It's only reality TV.