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I Used To Hate 'The Bachelor' And Now I'm Addicted

Yeah, I'm that person.

Annie Condodina
Jun 05, 2018
Villanova University
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I Used To Hate 'The Bachelor' And Now I'm Addicted
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I used to hate "The Bachelor."

Yeah, yeah, that's right. I never watched a season. I wasn't up-to-date on the gossip or the cute guys or the annoying girls. I never watched the proposals, and I never got excited when the next Bachelorette was announced. I thought it was a scripted, unrealistic scam and questioned why anyone in the world gave even an ounce of their energy to it.

That was until I watched my first season. (Nick's season, SMH.)

Don't get me wrong, I still one-hundred-percent stand by all of those statements. It is, indeed, a scripted scam. I question why I watch it every time I turn on the TV. The contestants are annoying, and it pits girls against girls for entertainment purposes. But for some strange reason, I can't seem to look away.

With "The Bachelorette," I only get more addicted. You only have to root for one girl the whole time and then you can make fun of every guy on there instead of just one.

There's nothing like sitting down with a group of people you love to scream at the TV over people you love (and hate.) You frantically search for the best contestants on Instagram, scroll through the live tweets on the hashtags on Twitter. It's the perfect point of conversation between strangers. It's the perfect bonding activity for new friends.

The perfect crossroads between trashy and classy. There's no other way to explain it.

Now we're back for the next Bachelorette, and I am 100% on board. YES, BECCA! BYE, ARIE! And I'm the person saying, "Seriously, you've never watched it before?!"

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