The Bachelor

So I was honestly laying in bed with the lights off, all cozy and ready to fall asleep and....

nothing.

So, let's rehash this season of the Bachelor, shall we?

The Bachelor is a lot like life. (Wait, let me argue this point!) You're given the perfect opportunity. In the case of the Bachelor(ette): You get to date 25 people and choose one of them to spend your life with. Except, you're human and your flaws get in the way and you pretty much ruin everything. This season of the Bachelor, all of the drama and the display of interpersonal relationships is essentially a portrayal of our culture in microcosm. Men that a) don't act like men and b) don't bother with morals. Women whom a) don't act like ladies, and even when they do, b) second guess their own self worth because their worth is downplayed by men whom a) don't act like men and b) don't bother with morals. Take Kacie B: the beautiful on the inside and out Christian from Tennessee. Unfortunately she watched last season of The Bachelorette and thought that Ben, contestant last season and "The Bachelor" this season, was someone she would like to date. I admit, I love Kacie and I was rooting for her to end up with Ben. (I think this has more to do with wanting guys to realize girls like her are worth having than wanting to see her with Ben in particular, we've known he was a dog since week 5!) She made it the whole way to hometown dates, where out of the original 25 there are only FOUR girls left.

Hiccup: Ben is a winemaker. Kacie's dad doesn't drink. Kacie is from the heart of the Bible belt in conservative Tennessee. Ben is from liberal California. Ben wants to live together before getting married. Kacie's parents are adamantly against that. [Kacie seemed to allude that she would be open to it, but I have a strong feeling that was just because she wanted to keep Ben. I think she would have regretted it. Big time!] So prior to her hometown date, Kacie had never mentioned that her father didn't drink to Ben (the winemaker!) I think it's definitely a case of wanting to find someone so badly, you make the picture of how life "would be" in your head without actually realizing how life would be. (Never mind that ABC will eventually stop funding date night...) How easy is it for us to be seduced by the flash and glamour of society. How many girls (guys) on these shows only become infatuated with the Bachelor(ette) because that person is the Bachelor(ette)?

And that's all for tonight, because now I'm actually going to bed!