7 Life Lessons from The Bachelorette

A While ago Lily and I sat down and watched the season premiere of The Bachelorette together.  Yes I said that, you didn't read wrong!! It was the first time we had seen it, and because the show is so amazing, I knew it would be the last!!!

Now that everyone’s going to live happily ever after,  I thought it would be a good idea to bring things full circle and share some Life Lessons I’ve learned from the viewing experience.
Life Lesson #1 – A good date must include a hot tub, and/or a helicopter ride.
Okay watching this and seeing a couple minuets after meeting for the first time jumping into a Hot Tub together! What?!! Since when did that become a first date thing? And when is that such an important factor in getting to know someone better?!!  And what’s up with the helicopter rides? Was this the helicopter industry’s last ditch effort to keep from going under? Instead of buying commercials, they paid off ABC to feature a copter ride in each show?
I’m still not convinced, though. I don’t think an expensive ride in a small, noisy cabin and sharing life experiences in a Hot Tube is doing it for me.
Life Lesson #2 – If you were given a nickname in college that related to the untimely release of certain fluids from your body, don’t introduce yourself to a prospective mate with that nickname.
Yes, someone did do that!!
And no, Shooter never had a chance at winning Ali’s heart LOL. In fact I am not sure anyone really won the heart on that show.
Life Lesson #3 – The best way to begin a program is to show 3 minutes worth of highlights from the upcoming program.
I can understand teasing a show that will air the next day or next week, but teasing a show before you show it? Hey ABC, are you that worried about viewers losing interest in the first 90 seconds that you have to show everything that’s about to happen?
Not only that, but they often tease the upcoming segment before going to commercial break. By the time a scene actually airs, I’ve already seen it 4 times. Once during the “coming this season” teaser, once during the “coming next week teaser”, once during the “coming up tonight teaser”, and once on the “coming up after the break” teaser. Thanks for ruining every great moment in the show you paranoid mongrels. This show I found out is torture!!
Life Lesson #4 – When you meet someone nicknamed “Rated R”, expect the worst.
Bachelor contestant Justin Rego put on a good show for a while, but in the end he was exposed as having 2 girlfriends at home in Toronto, one of which knew he had come on the show solely to become famous.
Perhaps Ali should have delved into the motives behind the “Rated R” nickname a bit more? I mean come on,  when you meet someone, and the first thing they do is rip open their shirt to reveal a t-shirt with their professional wrestling name on it, which happens to be ‘Rated R’, expect the worst. Seriously calling yourself Rated R is basically saying, “Hi, my name is Justin, but my friends call me ‘Nudity, Violence, and Explicit Language!

Life Lesson #6 – Have a funny line prepared in the event that you find yourself in a speedo on national television.
Jonathan the weatherman was not prepared, and as a result he blurted out, “You know, I don’t have, like, a huge *blppptt*“. Yes He did say that, what a nice pleasant show to sit down and watch with your family! (Not being Serious)
I’m predicting a cold front and lots of icy days ahead for Jonathan in the extended forecast.
Life Lesson #7 – All major life decisions should be preceded with a cocktail party in which one gets inebriated.
Ali tells us how this rose ceremony is the most difficult choice she’s ever had to make…while she’s holding her 3rd glass of champagne and giggling like she’s being tickled. Hey, I guess when you’re trying to find your soul mate, the one thing you need to have is impaired judgment. Who knew?
Come to think of it, it’s rare to ever see a scene on this show where someone isn’t drinking. They say alcohol is the lubricant of society, and I suppose it makes sense on a show like this where you’re asking people to speed up the normal dating process by a factor of 100.

I would say the biggest and most important Life Lesson we can pull from this would be : The  World's view on entertainment and dating is completely distorted. And yet many people find themselves sitting down and watching this garbage. When Lily and I got done watching that one episode I felt like I needed a shower. How this show could be on their 6th season is besides me. We must not allow the world to influence how we see relationships and how we live our lives. Allow God's Word to direct you in all that you do!! And don't watch this horrible show!!