TV

I've begun to realize how little time I spend watching TV and how much time I spend on this computer. 

I remember the days where my mom and I would watch our TV shows. Cold Case was our show. 

Nowadays I don't really have a "show". Although, when I'm home I do a good amount of catching up on Castle and Big Bang Theory with Ashley.

Then again there are so many stupid shows on TV I might not be missing out on much. 

I know people fawn over The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, but I just do not see it. It's basically a very, very soft porno with a bunch of nice looking people. The next bachelorette will more than likely be the girl who was "heartbroken" on this season of The Bachelor. Then, the bachelor after that will be the heartbroken guy from The Bachelorette. It's a vicious, seemingly never-ending cycle of heartbreaks and second chances. Oh fooey I say. 

Come on now, heartbroken? How heartbroken can these girls or guys be? If you think that watching one guy kiss a bunch of girls, take them on "romantic dates", and give them a cliche rose to keep them around is love or anything close to it then you need some serious fixing. 

The statistics are there to support my statements. Guess how many couples from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are still together? There are 24 "official" couples from both television series, so why don't you take a guess at how many are still together? 

Keep in mind that 50% of first marriages end in divorce in America. (Of course, these couples aren't necessarily married. That would require staying together long enough to tie the knot.) 

The answer you all are looking for is a whopping 3. 3 out of 24 couples, or 12.5%. 

I'm not sure where these couples went wrong really. Was it the intense personal encounters in a hot tub in the snow-capped mountains? Or maybe was it due to losing the allure of only having one guy or girl as opposed to dozens? Or is it possibly the idea that these shows don't help people find true love?

Just because you take 25 single ladies (or guys) and hand them over to an eligible bachelor (or bachelorette) doesn't mean they're going to find someone. 

I guess they are looking to increase the odds? Or are they? Do the producers really give a shit?

It's reality TV and who knows how real it really is. 

I don't have a problem with people who like these shows. Hell, if you're looking for a way to look at good looking people it's probably your best bet. Just don't expect much out of it other than that. 

I know that each bachelor feels an "intense personal connection" with one of the girls he meets, and I'm not saying that he is lying, I'm just saying maybe his idea of a "personal connection" is a bit off. 

Or maybe I am a bit off. As always that is a possibility. (However unlikely it is I still have to accept that it is possible.) 

As always, it has been my pleasure filling your head with my thoughts. 

NP: Snow- Red Hot Chili Peppers