"The Bachelor" came on the air and into our hearts in 2002. In over 14 years, there has been 20 seasons, and three spinoff shows. Our culture cannot get enough of the Bachelor drama, the relationships and the break ups. The premiere of the 20th season with the bachelor, Ben Higgins, brought in 7.5 million viewers in the United States. So the real question is, who are all of these 7.5 million people who tune in every Monday to watch girls fight for the attention of one man? Well, I have broke down these viewers into 6 different categories of why they watch the bachelor.
1. The True Fans: These are the people who have watched all 20 seasons of "The Bachelor," "The Bachelorette," "Bachelor in Paradise" and "Bachelor Pad." They are the ones who follow "The Bachelor" on all forms of social media, and have watching parties every Monday night. Their week revolves around "The Bachelor," and talk about it all week until the next episode airs.
2. Those who watch it as a guilty pleasure: These are the people who watch it to get their mind off their terrible Monday. They might not watch it every week, but still enjoy seeing the stupid drama on the show. They may be doing other things while watching the show, but still know the girls and know basically what is going on. They might not tell everyone that they watch the show, and keep the fact that they enjoy the show on the down low.
3. Those who are forced to watch it: These people take it on for the team. They are the boyfriends, friends, roommates who are just there when other people are watching it. They do not care about the bachelor or if he finds true love, but still have to sit through those two-hour episodes. They may talk through the whole show and make fun of it, but are still roped in to watch the show. They would never willingly watch the show, but when they are with other people, they have no other option.
4. The hopeless romantics: These are the people who actually think that the bachelor will find the one. They believe that this type of dating can actually work for a man/women to find their true love. These romantics do have evidence to back up their claim with Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney, Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici, and Ashely Hebert and JP Rosenbaum. They are the ones who tune in for their televised weddings.
5. Those who hate it, but cant stop watching it: These are the people that tweet about how stupid the show is, but still watch it EVERY WEEK. They watch the show to make fun of the girls, the drama, the crazy dates and of course, the bachelor. They judge everything about the show, but still watch it.
6. Those who have serious FOMO: These people hate to feel left out of a conversation, or a night out. They only watch "The Bachelor" so they know what everyone is talking about on Tuesday. They watch "The Bachelor" to contribute to a conversation and understand what everyone was tweeting about.
So, which category do you fall into?
