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5 Reasons 'Bachelor In Paradise' Might Be Your Best Chance At Finding Love On Reality TV

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5 Reasons 'Bachelor In Paradise' Might Be Your Best Chance At Finding Love On Reality TV

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Oh Paradise. Where you put 35 attractive young people who have already had their first taste of fame on an beach in Mexico with an open bar. WHAT COULD GO WRONG? To make things worse they need to couple up each week in order to stay in paradise AND new PYTs come in every week, as if the pot wasn't already stirred. Although this seems like a Bobby Flay recipe for disaster, this might be your best options. Disagree? Let me explain.

1. The couples are seriously put to the test.

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Although it seems almost cruel at times (making someone watch their recent ex get engaged right in front of them? Yep, season 5), this type of hardship can help strengthen a relationship by allowing couples to work through hard situations. In the Bachelor/Bachelorette, you only have good, fun dates and never really go through the hard stuff till after you are already engaged. Yikes! This ~journey~ allows for bad couples to break apart before things get to serious and helps good couples grow closer. Thanks, Chris!

2. The dating pool isn't one person

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Even if that one person is THE BEST, not everyone is going to get along with everyone. When contestants go one the show, they have one option: the bachelor or Bachelorette. Because of the lack of options, you might get the feels for that person because you feel like you should or because that is their literal job for 5 weeks. In Paradise, you have SO MANY OPTIONS. This allows for couples who are better suited for each other to find love. Need examples? I got plenty. Chrystal and Chris. They were nuts on the Bachelor and Bachelorette, but because they had such a big pool of options in paradise, these two self-obsessed love birds found love in Paradise. Carley and Evan. They are weirdos, but on paradise these two nerds found each other and now are married and have a kid. Dang.

3. You can talk to people and get advice!

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THIS IS A BIG ONE! On the Bachelor and Bachelorette, you have no phones and the only people you can talk to are the person you are dating and the other guys that are trying to DATE THE PERSON YOU ARE DATING. Needless to say, this is not a good situation to get some good, loving advice. In paradise, you have friends that have their own thing goin' with someone else and they can speak some good, objective truth into you. My advice to anyone: if your friends don't like the person you are dating, listen to them!! 9/10 they are always right and it is better to listen to them from the start than to go through the whole ordeal of heartbreak. Whose got time for that?!

4. It isn't a competition

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THERE ARE NO WINNERS OR LOSERS IN PARADISE. Seriously. People just hang around and then leave. Yes, you might leave in a limo crying without finding love. Yes, you might embarrass yourself on national telivation with millions of people watching. But hey, you didn't lose! The bachelor is seriously a competion and you shouldn't be with someone to "win" or because you don't want to "lose." In the wise words or Jordan Sparks, "why does love gotta feel like a battle field??" Jordan, you gotta try paradise. People just hang around on a beach all day. No battle fields here.

5. It is a pretty sweet place to fall in love

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I mean I wouldn't say no to meeting my future husband on a beach in Mexico?! Love is in the freakin' air on paradise and people do get straight to the point: Are we compatable or not? Meanwhile we have to stay in the real word, where people are vague af and you have to go on a coffeeshop date, not on a yacht in the middle of no where. Ugh life isn't fair.

The biggestest downside is you have to be on the Bachelor/Bachelorette in order to be asked to go on Bachelor in Paradise. Oops. Are YOU here for the right reasons? Guess you better start your ~journey~ at an audition near you.

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5 Reasons 'Bachelor In Paradise' Might Be Your Best Chance At Finding Love On Reality TV

Chris Harrison might finally be the matchmaker of your dreams.

1. The couples are seriously put to the test.

2. The dating pool isn't one person

3. You can talk to people and get advice!

4. It isn't a competition

5. It is a pretty sweet place to fall in love

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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There have been many lessons learned.

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2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

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8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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