In celebration of the newest season, I'm going to hop on the bandwagon and talk about The Bachelor.
I had no idea what this show was until last year when it was Ben Higgin's season (and God bless television for bringing us this gorgeous man).
Anyway, I loved the show and I thought it was hilarious. I even tuned in to the next season of The Bachelorette and I was immediately hooked! I didn't think too far into details and didn't understand why people hated it so much. I
get it now, though. It can come off as a pretty disgusting show. Why would anyone want to find love and have their relationship based on some type of weird competition?
Hear me out, because I think it's pretty weird, too. I wouldn't want the guy that I'm dating also seeing, and potentially being physical with, another woman--let alone twenty-five women! That just screams problems in the long run. Especially knowing that multiple bachelors and bachelorettes fell in love with multiple women throughout the season.. I don't understand how the marriage can be successful unless the partners are extremely forgiving and kind.
Anyway, I started to be really against the show, until I watched Sean Lowe's season. I didn't know anything about him, but I do know that he has a seemingly (as seen through the media) successful marriage and a beautiful baby boy. I started to do some research on him and his family, and it turns out, in my opinion, that they did things the right way. He fell in love, they got engaged, and they publicly waited until marriage to have sex.
Watch this video to understand what I'm talking about:
I wanted to praise Sean Lowe for doing what I feel like every Bachelor should do. I feel like the way he and his wife, Catherine, went about things are the reason why they seem so happy.
Get rid of the other women, and the crazy unrealistic dates--and the competition--,and focus on the bigger picture. He wanted love and he kept his cool the entire time, knowing what would most glorify God.
Now, that's #relationshipgoals.