The Bachelor has gripped audiences for years with people tuning in each week to see which girl will be sent home, and which one will get the final rose. My floormates and I have been engrossed since the beginning of Arie’s season. Each Monday night we sit in our dorm basement and yell our predictions of what we think will happen. Here are seven reasons why my friends and I watch The Bachelor:

1. Watching the girls cry

When somebody gets sent home on the first night and they cry in the car about “what could have been”. Also, watching girls ugly cry on national TV is pretty funny.

2. Arie telling three girls he loves them

Alright, bud. You do realize what you just did don’t you? You’ve just created the next bitter bachelorette.

3. Guessing which finalist will be the next Bachelorette

It’s always fun trying to pick out which girl that got sent home too early will return as The Bachelorette.

4. Chris Harrison

I mean he’s really the only reason we watch the show. Plus I just like saying, “Ladies, Arie, this is the final rose. When you’re ready”.

5. The drama

There’s no better start to your week than watching other girls be petty with one another. I can’t be the only one who is secretly waiting for a fight to break out on camera.

6. The bloopers

This is the only time you see the contestant and the bachelor acting like normal. It’s refreshing after you’ve just watched two hours of “reality” TV.

7. The villain finally going home

There’s nothing more satisfying in the world when the contestant you despise the most goes home. Well, maybe watching their faces fall as he hands the final rose to some other girl.

The Bachelor has allowed me something to look forward to every Monday night during my busy semester. So for two hours each week I get to put homework down and get lost in the drama. This seasons finale should be the most interesting yet.