So mazel tov to The Bachelorette. Brava! We thought we had seen it all, and then it’s like you managed to find a new element on The Periodic Table of Uncomfortable. Our only hope is that this serves as a closing salvo on the “virgin contestant” storyline. Let it be the grand finale, if you will. Because as entertaining as this was, we’re not sure we can handle it anymore.
Other takeaways from Week 7:
I think saying the phrase “we can take over the world together” is the new kiss of death on The Bachelorette. Brendan said it to Katie in his final plea for her to keep him on the show, and Ivan said it to Tayshia last season, right before he got the boot as well. It’s seemingly a sweet thing to say, but after thinking about this for a while/dusting my face with 12 bags of Hartely’s kettle chips, (brain food) I realized why it keeps going so wrong.
Saying you want to “take over the world” with your partner puts the onus of the relationship on what you can achieve together rather than on the relationship itself. It implies you’re more into what that person can get you, rather than who that person is themself. And when you’re on a show like The Bachelorette, where dating someone can literally lead you to fame and fortune, people are very much on guard about that sort of thing.
Also, you want to “take over the world?” Who are you, Napoleon? This is a dating show, not the battle of Portugal. Maybe settle for taking over a single-family home in the suburbs and call it a day.
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