Two weeks ago,
I had no clue I'd be in the place I am now. I was talking to someone whom I
thought liked me but instead I ended up with an apology message , “sorry if I’ve
been leading you on…”, was my favorite line of the whole message and the best
part, it was via Facebook. How classy! That’s when I thought, if you can’t find
the courage to give me the straight up truth, then why should I invest any more
of my time into something that obviously wasn’t going to progress. It takes two
to tango!
I find it funny that it happened in February,
isn’t that always the way? Heartbreak in February, weight gain during summer,
convert to Judaism in December. I’m only
joking, but seriously when I was at the store the other day, I flipped off the Valentine’s
Day isle and I was yelling at the TV when some dating show was on. Typically
when I watch TV it's when my mom has full reign of the television and channel
chases from one guilty pleasure show to the next. It's hard to tolerate The Real
Housewives of O.C. and Keep up with those Kardashians, all in one night!
Recently she's been mesmerized by all the uncontrollable drama and heartbreak
that takes place in ABC's The Bachelor. Now I had watched clips of the show
when I walked in either her room or the living room and find it to be the
stupidest thing I’ve ever seen. It's crazy how some women get so drawn into it all, there is actually even a video game, based off the show. It's probably for those women who didn't make it on in the first place. It is there chance at wining in a virtual way! What if they lose? That would be awkward.
This week when I actually sat down
and watched an episode, I got both very confused as to what was happening, I
had so many questions. They make so much happen in one hour. But I also felt
very bad for one girl that got sent home when it wasn’t even the rose ceremony. I posted on Facebook “I feel bad for one arm Sara. She just got
sent home. It makes me want to cry for her. She says "it's just the same
old thing, I'm always told I'm a great girl and any guy would be lucky to be
with me."
I was feeling all weird about it the
show, I was seriously angry, so I posted
“The concept of The Bachelor is
stupid, these girls are all fighting for the attention of one man and he
obviously doesn't love them all yet he continues to lead them all on. I don't
think that's fair to their feelings like just pick one stupid ass and be
honest.”
Honestly you aren’t going to find
love by dating a million women on national television, that’s asking for many
things, and love isn’t one of them. I
think when it comes to love…I’ll get back to you on that one.
I can't even decide which of your blogs are my favorite so far. You are laugh out loud funny. Of course, you already knew this. I feel a little hurt, like you've been holding out on us in class ;-), but the joy I feel reading your hilarity makes me forgive you instantly. You keep writing, and I'll keep reading. Kimberly
ReplyDeleteP.S. I forgot to say that I <3 how you use visuals! I don't know where you've learned to blog like this, but you're a total natural. Kimberly
ReplyDeleteThat means so much to me! Thank you so much! I'm just trying to be the next Carrie Bradshaw!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Jonathan... Whether its one guys and one-hundred women, or one woman and one-hundred guys, this is simply ego-serving objectification. While to some extent I can agree with the old adage, "Love is just a blood sport," it's not as simple as a game show. What little I can say of love from my experience, is that, there's no one right person out there for every one, and if you happen to find a person, or different individuals over the course of your life, who fit with you at that time, or even better, change and grow with you, than you are truly lucky. Also, while appearances are an important element in relationships, they are not the core, and these shows obviously pander to the superficial.
ReplyDeleteJonathan,
ReplyDeleteCan I just start by saying, "OMG! FINALLY!" I hate, no, I detest those reality shows on dating, even the Kardashians....like REALLY?! WHO CARES! I won't even begin to talk about how ugly they are by the way....
Now as to V-Day, you're right, the marketing does make it uncomfortable for single people. And because it is a day in which everyone is all gooey and mushy we all feel lonely if we don't have a significant other. But in the end, I put it this way, if your significant other only shows he/she "cares" only on Valentines day, then there's something wrong already.
Elie