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Millions of people tuned in to watch the recent season of “The Bachelor” and the show’s ratings just keep rising. The show doesn’t only appeal to the same demographic featured on the series (namely the 18 to 35 group)—“The Bachelor” has raised in the rankings for viewers ages up to 49 in recent years. But does everybody who watches the show love the show? That’s certainly up for debate, as CNN pointed out based on the rather critical Tweets of the program they rounded up in this article. Many people “hate-watch” the show, and maybe they’re right to. Do you think the women on the show are smart to put their dating adventures on national television? Or that the premise of the show is even the making of a good relationship? We don’t. Here is why couples formed on shows like “The Bachelor” are bound to fail.
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Couples formed on “The Bachelor” are often bound to fail for the same reason long-distance relationships fail; that’s not real life. Everyone is removed from their regular responsibilities, obligations, stresses, and relationships to be on the show. Just like you are when you travel to visit your long-distance boyfriend. But once you have to be with someone in real life—with work and family and stress involved—you both change.
