Cowards and Fools
I have watched several seasons of that very stupid show that I should never watch again, The Bachelor. Here’s what I’ve noticed: the guy follows his heart up until the last 2 or 3 women. Then he starts to freak out. He gets scared of making a mistake. And do you what he does then?? He chooses, almost invariably, the person he has the least chemistry with. Does that suprise you? It doesn’t suprise me anymore.
This year I was rooting for Chelsea because I thought they had the strongest connection. I got a sinking feeling when he was at his parent’s house and they asked him who he felt more comfortable with, “Shayne” he said. Then he said he felt more passion for Chelsea. Damn. You know what that means. He chickened out. Chelsea said it as she rode away in the limo, “He’s a fool.”
I’m not saying this because I like Chelsea better. Shayne would be in the exact same situation with someone else. I’m not talking about either women. I’m talking about Matt being a wimp.
Playing it safe has not been a winning strategy for these men. Shannon Gossage writes:
Out of 11 seasons of The Bachelor only season 6’s Byron Velvick and Mary Delgado are still together. Reportedly a marriage is planned for sometime in the future. And out of three season’s of The Bachelorette only Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter are happily married. Rehn was a cast-off from the first season of The Bachelor. Rehn and Sutter welcomed their first child – Maxwell Alston – in July 2007.
Trista, from the Bachelorette stepped it up. She was choosing between Charlie and Ryan. Charlie was handsome, charming, had a great job. Ryan was introverted, also quite handsome, and was a fireman. She had more chemistry with Ryan and she went ahead and chose him. They are the one couple that has gotten married! Is there a lesson here? (No, “choose the fireman” is not the lesson.)
Matt seems like a committed kind of guy, maybe he and Shayne will make it work. Maybe I was reading it wrong and he really has a lot of chemistry with Shayne and they are the best together. They certainly seem like they could have fun together. I wish everyone involved in the show, and every one in the world, true love and a best friend.
Whatever happens with Matt and Shayne, I want to emphasize this:
Don’t be fools, any men who happen to be reading this. Don’t be cowards. Be a MAN, for goodness sake. Pick the person who could really hurt you.
More Gossip about people we don’t even know:
- Mandi Bierly at Pop Watch thought he was going to pick Chelsea too. Right up until the visit with his parents.
- Noelle who was one of the last four women on this season of the Bachelor talks about her experience.
- People who are WAY more into and knowledgable about this show than I am talk about Chelsea on The Bachelor. They had it figured out a long time ago just based on the way the women were edited on the show. I guess there is a typical pattern for editing the participants, which leads me to believe that I have no idea what really went on between the people on the show. I am not watching this stupid show anymore.
Where are they now:
- A conference call after the show with Matt and Shayne.
- Shayne poses for the cover of Girls Gone Wild.
- I don’t know what Chelsea is doing.
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