Did You Watch? - The Bachelor

Beware! Bachelor spoilers!


Wow. Who would have guessed "nice-guy" Jason could mess up so royally in the eyes of his many female fans? The fan favorite from his own season on the Bachelorette, Jason had a huge following when he started his reality show journey as The Bachelor. When he was turned away by Deanna, women everywhere cried foul.

This season Jason picked the motherly, adorable Melissa to be his future wife while emphatically rejoicing in his decision. Flash forward 6 weeks to the taping of the After the Final Rose special... Uh-Oh. Jason wasn't smiling. For weeks there had been rumors and conspiracy theories about the results of this season's The Bachelor, and most of them were accurate. On Monday's special, Jason officially ended his 6-week engagement with Melissa to ask Molly, the runner-up, for a second chance! I was watching the Twitter trends about the bachelor, and the majority of the tweets bashed Jason's decision. I continue to wonder why he even proposed to Melissa rather than just picking her and forgetting the engagement for a while! He even appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live after filming ended to reveal that he was engaged!

I started watching The Bachelor a few seasons ago because my sister was really into the show. It's hard for romantics not to get caught up in the magical editing. Truthfully, the show isn't magical, and it has only produced one healthy marriage. Who knows how much is real and how much is planned? The truth is that, after so many seasons, the show may have lost what little magic it held. A bachelor before Jason didn't pick a girl. He chose to remain single. The front-runner from that season, Deanna, picked a loser snowboarder and later broke off the engagement. The front-runner from that season just flip-flopped his choice and let down the wonderful Melissa.

Truth is, I won't be watching the show any more. I think I finally realized how amazingly stupid it is.