The Bachelor: The Idea Of True Love

The Bachelor is an American reality television dating game show that debuted on March 25, 2002, on ABC. It is hosted by Chris Harrison. The show's success has resulted in several spin-offs including The Bachelorette, Bachelor Pad, Bachelor in Paradise, and Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise. Let's be honest, "The Bachelor" is not what most people would consider a great -- or possibly even good – show. But while the number of reasons not to watch can add up faster than dead roses and limo tears, Bachelor Nation remains united and as passionate as ever (Gonzalez 2017). The viewers of the Bachelor and Bachelorette series have always been debated. Previously, it was reported that young, affluent and educated viewers tuned into these reality shows

I have to question how someone who claims they're looking for true love can say, "Yes, the best way to find it is to go on a national game show where the prize is a marriage proposal" (Clark 2011). I think this is all an amplification of what the definition of love has become in society. Love has morphed into the need for attention with the side benefits of what love really is: a committed relationship (Clark 2011). What's more, in this journey for consideration, a significant number of these ladies will toss out their norms for the interest love. For example, in the journey for true love many of these women are willing to share a man - who they say they're falling in love with - among lots of other women (Clark 2011). The Bachelor goes on weekly dates with multiple ladies, which usually end in the pair making out. Then he tells each woman how special he thinks she is and how he could be falling for her. Notice how he doesn't say love. The women are okay with totally baring their souls to say they are in love only to get that lukewarm response (Clark 2011). The show is what it is, yet you can see the agony in these ladies who say they're falling in love with this man however are realizing he's having a relationship with several other women. I can hear individuals reacting to this by saying, don't watch the show. Be that as it may, I think in many ways there's a need to be an active viewer to comprehend where culture is as far as translating love. What's more, if you comprehend that perspective of love, you can better serve the friends around you who are in a situation of trying to find a mate. I'm not fully convinced the local church is doing a good job of providing a real interpretation of love, so people are turning to things like "The Bachelor" instead (Clark 2011). For the millions of