Ah, Olivia. This season's contestant we hated so much that we couldn't look away from the screen. She seemed to be pretty normal at first, she even got the first impression rose! As the weeks progressed, she got crazier and crazier. The secondhand embarrassment was so real. But I've been thinking, aren't all girls crazy to some degree? If we were on the show, would we be acting any different? Here are six reasons why we're all Olivia on the inside.
1. Being overly competitive and scheming to get what we want.
The other girls have beef with Olivia because she always gets Ben alone first. My question is: why aren’t they doing that? They have just as much opportunity as she does (I’m looking at you, Leah). This show is a competition after all. Gotta get that rose, no matter what it takes.
2. Trying to do something cool and failing miserably.
You know what I’m talking about. That cute guy from down the hall asks if you want to join him and his buds throwing the football in the quad, but you can’t catch a ball to save your life. Admit it: we’ve all tried to impress a guy by doing something “cute,” but we end up flailing around like a showgirl out of her cake. Bonus points if it was in front of an audience.
3. Acting like we know what we're talking about.
Along the same lines, we try to sound smarter than we really are, especially when that cute guy from math class in involved. But, we really just end up sounding more stupid than we would have if we had just said that we don’t have any idea of what’s going on. But instead we say, “Of course I can help you with your calculus homework! It's not like I'm a tourism major or anything.” *Sweats profusely*
4. Freaking out over insecurities.
We all have flaws, but sometimes we take the little things too far. I know I’ve freaked out over zits, frizzy hair, and eyeliner. Are “cankles” really any different? Plus, a lot of times we tend to talk about ourselves too much instead of making someone else feel better. Some people are worse about this than others…cough, cough, Olivia.
5. Reading way too far into “signals.”
I’m definitely guilty of this one: "He looked at me for more than 10 seconds, so he must like me!" You know if your best friend came to you saying, “Ben pushed off my leg instead of the couch to stand up,” you’d be throwing a party because he’s obviously in love with her.
