Last Monday marked the start of the 20th season of "The Bachelor." Yes, you read that correctly. This reality TV show where people come to find love is in it's 20th season. If you are one of the smart ones who stays away from reality TV, I can provide a brief rundown seeing as I have wasted my own time watching this show.
Basically the show features either one man or one woman who is seeking love. They have about 25 romantic interests to choose from. Over the course of the season they will go on dates, both individual and group, to get to know their romantic interests. At the end of each episode there is a Rose Ceremony. At this ceremony the bachelor, or bachelorette, will hand out roses to the people they are interested in keeping around. If you don't receive a rose you are forced to leave the house and go home both humiliated and heartbroken.
Maybe you don't see a problem with this show. Or maybe you are one of those people who idolizes shows like these. However, I'm here to tell you that there is a problem with "The Bachelor" and shows like it. Possibly the biggest problem with this show is the length of the season itself. Each season lasts for a little over a month. At the end of the season the bachelors often propose to the woman they have chosen. So basically after only a month of knowing one another the couple has the opportunity to get engaged. Is that crazy to anyone else? Figuring out if you want to spend the rest of your life with someone should take way longer than a month to determine. Now, it is true that some of the bachelors don't propose and continue to have regular dating relationships with the woman they chose. However, no matter what the couples did at the end of the season, most of the couples broke up after the cameras disappeared.
My other issue with this show is the fact that people are turning to reality TV to find love. I guess actually going out and meeting someone without the help of producers is now a thing of the past. Do you really think any of the things these romantic interests say to the bachelors is true? If I was put in a house with a very attractive man and thrust in front of cameras I would say anything to get him, and America, to like me. These types of shows are taking true romance out of our world. I mean whatever happened to meeting someone in a coffee shop and planning a realistic date. Ladies, most men in real life will not be able to take you on a helicopter ride, unless he's Christian Grey of course. Plus this is a reality TV show. Who is to say that any of the things that happen on the show are even genuine interactions? The producers could be telling the bachelor to do this or that, or telling the romantic interests to start drama with another person in the house. You shouldn't believe everything you see on both the internet and reality TV.
I am extremely surprised "The Bachelor" has made it to its 20th season. I can't believe enough people still view it to keep it on air. Half of the whole thing could be all made up. The girls on the show all act like catty 12-year-olds all because of one attractive man. I for one am not a fan of the show for the aforementioned reasons. I won't judge you too hard if you are a fan of the show. Afterall, I used to be a fan of Honey Boo Boo, so I don't have much room to talk.
