I have a confession to make.

My favorite TV show is The Bachelor (or Bachelorette or Bachelor Pad depending on which is on at the time). My favorite part of the show? The drama, the ridiculous premise, the egos, and… more drama.

Despite watching for the drama I really do find myself wanting (most) people on the show to find love. Deep down the hopeless romantic within me wants at least one successful relationship to emerge out of every season. At the same time I love the drama and ridiculous idea of the show. Talking about how your relationship is progressing and only how your relationship is progressing for a few weeks while one is just trying to win a contest with a proposal as a prize seems like probably one of the worst ways to attempt to find love. Which is what makes The Bachelor so wonderful!  Throw in the drama of 25 women dating the same guy and living in the same place and I’m hooked.

This season’s been a bit different. I find myself not wanting Ben F to find love. I didn’t like him on Ashley’s season. I don’t like him now. He’s not a very interesting conversationalist (which of course makes for terrible TV), has terrible hair, and is kind of a jerk. And he keeps Courtney around (a psycho beyond anything The Bachelor has seen yet). So why am I still watching it?

Moments like this (start watching at 3:30):

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