Will You Accept This Rose?

If you're like any other 18-45 year old woman with nothing to do on a Monday, you are probably camped out on the couch for yet another episode of "The Bachelor." In other words, a guy's ten minutes of fame, oh wait, I mean his attempt at finding a wife on TV. I personally have never consistently watched this show, but after watching just this one season of it, I watch it more for the free entertainment than hoping he finds "the one." And it saves me a trip to the movies plus a ticket and popcorn. Why not watch?

Brad Womack is the Bachelor on the 15th season of the hit reality show. What started out as an actual quest to find love, has turned into a "Survivor" cat fight between the women contestants. And let's not forget the main event, Brad, who films his therapy sessions to prove he's truly heading in the right direction. Now any one in their right mind can tell he is absolutely BSing America, not to mention these women. While therapy is an acceptable method of help, filming your sessions cancels out its credibility all together. Obviously you're not going to say exactly what's on your mind with all of America watching.

So this begs the question, why are they even still doing this show? Or more importantly why are we still watching it? It's because we're hooked. And the producers know exactly how to do it. By sending contestants to trips all around the world from Costa Rica to South Africa, it almost forces the contestants to "fall in love." This "swept off your feet" phenomenon is a method producers use to help force a relationship between the contestant and the Bachelor. Not to mention with incredible editing, a soundtrack comparable to that of Titanic's, and increasingly pathetic women throwing themselves at a spray tanned and scripted Bachelor, it is easy to make an audience think you can find love anywhere. Of course after signing contracts, staying under the radar for months, and finally announcing to the media their "split," "The Bachelor" and it's contestants follow an all too common process that one can predict from the first episode. This show, although entertaining and easy to poke fun at, diverts away the idea that real love is out there. Like most people who meet at college or in the frozen food aisle, true love is out there, as supported by real life. So even though Hollywood producers glam up love... Everyone who has experienced it or at least something close, can attest the opposite. Love is not always glamorous and should not be made a mockery as it is in this show. Although its message is to bring two people together, I'd rather let fate do its course then let Chris Harrison ask if I'd accept the final rose.