The purpose of this post is not to be a hate piece on The Bachelor. I don't respect the show. But, I also don't hate it. I don't believe there's anything real about reality television and The Bachelor falls into that category. When Jimmy Kimmel had this year's contestant on his late night show, he said, "I believe you will date [the winner] for a period of 4-6 months and then you will be one of the most eligible bachelors in the world yet again." Anyway, that little bit out of the way, this show is a huge distraction for my wife and sister because they watch it religiously. So, every Monday night my sister comes over to watch this show with my wife and I have some quiet time to get things done that I need to work on. That's why I don't hate the show. As much as I don't love it, it does give me some free time on Mondays that I can put to good use.
You and my hubs should be friends, he loves his alone time! I also dislike reality TV though - I watched my fair share of it in my youth, and it's just so dumb and not "reality" at all. I also found that I was way more relationally aggressive after watching it, because that's usually the draw of these shows - tons of drama.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. Even though the bachelor is etertaining and I still watch it, I don't take it as seriously as I used to. Now that I am older I can tell how fake it is and staged. Even though I know it is fake, I still can't wait to watch it every week.
ReplyDeleteI have never really understood the Bachelor and how people think that it can actually help you fall in love. Maybe sometimes it really does happen but mostly i think It gives girls this unrealistic view of love and it makes guys mad. Just a personal opinion.
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