The new Bachelorette, Jillian Harris has a dating maxim, "You have to slay a few dragons to find Prince Charming."
As I watched the season premiere, I was very impressed by the variety of good-looking, accomplished, and adventurous dragons Jillian would have to slay this season, hopefully resulting in her Prince Charming. And from the preview of the season, it looks to be a very exciting blood bath!
Everyone who watches dating show like these, asks themselves the same questions: What makes people think they can find love this way? Why do people want to publicly fall in love, or, in some cases, be rejected on national television?
Did you know what only the first season of the Bachelorette has produced a successful marriage? After 13 seasons of the Bachelor and four seasons of the Bachelorette, only one couple is married. And after last seasons, exciting and controversial finale, I wonder why people continue to sign up to essentially be heart broken.
Let me just say that I really enjoy watching the show and although I probably would not sign myself up for the next season of the Bachelor, who knows, in a few years, maybe.
The fairy tale that ABC has created is alluring; helicopter rides, exotic destinations, "fantasy suites", all sound so glamorous, but so impractical. Last season, Jason Mesnick claimed that the chemistry between him and Melissa Rycroft off-camera was completely different and thus, he ended things with her, only to pick up things with Molly Malaney, the season's runner-up. OF COURSE, the chemistry is different. Once you return to the real world from the world of reality television, things are going to different.
MTV and VH1 have also attempted several sleazier versions of the Bachelor style dating show. None of those have resulted in fruitful, or healthy, relationships either.
So, obviously reality dating television shows do not have a successful track record, but I wish Jillian well. I hope she can halt the cycle of broken hearts and find her Prince.
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