Ampersand

So, I just watched the final episode of this year's Bachelorette - yes, I know, it aired like a month ago. And the truth is, I think I saw about 1 other episode. Unlike most of the population, The Bachelor/Bachelorette saga drives me absolutely crazy because it is 1) very fake with all the rules they set up and 2) entirely unrealistic. I mean, in a show that promotes "finding love" they go through that process very quickly and how many of these couples are still together?

Yes, I know, for some people, when-you-know-you-know and they are engaged and married within a year. But for the vast majority of the population, that just isn't true. And there is nothing wrong with that - it's simply a fact.

Life (and love) moves at a much slower pace than the Bachelor/Bachelorette would have us believe. But I don't think that is the fault of the entertainment industry - they are simply playing off what we already want. We WANT love to move faster, we WANT to find that person, and we definitely DON'T WANT to deal with heartbreak and rejection. But we can be reassured in knowing that although nothing lasts forever - there is always an "and."