My Bachelorette Blog

As my wife watched another episode of the Bachelorette, I decided write a blog about the show.

Let me first clear the air by saying, I am in now way, shape or form a fan of either show, The Bachelor or The Bachelorette.

Jenna enjoys watching, and I usually catch tidbits of each show as it is on.  So, I unfortunately know more than I ever want to about the show. 

The premise of the show is absolutely ridiculous.  I realize that everyone finds their significant other in weird and unexpected ways, but falling in love by working your way through 25 applicants to the show?  Not very likely to work out great.  

First of all, they leave their real life for a period of time.  They don't have to make things work while working, or taking care of a house, or managing finances, or any of the other things that can get in the way of a relationship.

Secondly, they get to travel to some of the most beautiful locations in the world.  It's kinda like a perpetual honeymoon, only you have to share it with several other guys/girls who are falling in love with/making out with/sleeping with the person they are supposedly falling in love with.

Doesn't seem like a formula for success to me.

Just to see how successful "Reality Dating" is, I did some research on Wikipedia (click here to hear Michael Scott's thoughts on Wikipedia), and found out that there have been 14 episodes of the Bachelor, and only one of which has ended in a wedding.  However, it wasn't with the girl he initially chose on the show, but the runner-up.   They are currently nearing the end of season 6 of the Bachelorette, and only one of those couples is married. 

That equals out to a whopping 10% success rate thus far.  Not great odds for current Bachelorette, Ali, who left season 14 of The Bachelor to go back to her job that she couldn't lose, and then promptly quit the same job to be featured on season 6 of The Bachelorette.  And who knows, if she fails to find love on this season, she can probably join the cast of The Bachelor Pad, which is made up of past participants of the shows and starts this fall.

On top of all this, I am pretty certain that much more of the show is scripted than ABC will ever let on to.  Apparently people like to watch relationship drama, so drama is what they 'create'.

I could probably go on for a while ranting and raving about how ridiculous these guys who are trying to guard and protect Ali's heart, getting tattoo's to impress her, or going on the show to promote his professional wrestling career, but I would rather not write a thesis length blog on the shows absurdity.