{"id":91,"date":"2002-10-02T22:18:49","date_gmt":"2002-10-03T06:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=91"},"modified":"2005-09-24T08:05:34","modified_gmt":"2005-09-24T16:05:34","slug":"the-bachelor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aprilgem.com\/log\/?p=91","title":{"rendered":"The Bachelor"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had the misfortune of seeing ABC’s The Bachelor<\/a> the first time around. Seeing the many women fawn over the one man sickened me, but it was like watching an accident; I couldn’t help myself.<\/p>\n

I didn’t even like the bachelor. I didn’t like his whiny voice, his sappy blank smile, or his seeming lack in personality or humor. I especially didn’t like that he was on this kind of TV show, thinking that he could find his ideal wife among such a group of women in such a short time—and by “such a group of women,” I mean women who think they could actually snag their ideal husband on a show like this.<\/p>\n

So I really couldn’t understand why the women were all over him, let alone in competition for him. They hardly knew the guy, and he hardly knew any of them; yet there they were, crying when they didn’t get picked. When I heard they were going to do a second season of The Bachelor, I had absolutely no interest in it.<\/p>\n

Having said all that, I nevertheless caught a bit of the show tonight when called to see who the new bachelor was, and I will admit that this second bachelor is much better-looking, with a more attractive voice and smile. I know nothing of his personality, as I only caught about two minutes, but I could tell he had a sense of humor when he genuinely laughed at something cute that one of the women said.<\/p>\n

Even better about this season, when the bachelor offered a rose to the Asian woman, she hesitated. Instead of eagerly accepting his invitation to stay, like all the other women did, she asked him a qualifying question, “Do you like to dance?” She gave me the distinct impression that she<\/i> was making a choice as well, and that made me smile and root for her.<\/p>\n

You go, girl!<\/p>\n

It’s not just about the man choosing one woman out of many; it’s also about whether or not the woman wants him in the first place.<\/p>\nShare this post:

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I had the misfortune of seeing ABC’s The Bachelor the first time around. Seeing the many women fawn over the one man sickened me, but it was like watching an accident; I couldn’t help myself. I didn’t even like the bachelor. I didn’t like his whiny voice, his sappy blank smile, or his seeming lack in personality or humor. I especially didn’t like that he was on this kind of TV show, thinking that he could find his ideal wife…<\/p>\n

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