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How does The Bachelor affect society's view on romance? - Coggle…
How does The Bachelor affect society's view on romance?
Shortened time period
Pressure to get engaged
People there for the wrong reasons
"Scripted"
One person dating several people at the same time
The Bachelor
The Bachelorette
The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart
The Bachelor: Winter Games
Bachelor in Paradise
Social media's opinions
Death threats to the people on the show
Ruined reputations
Formed negative opinions of these people
Source #1
"For the millions of people watching, "The Bachelor" is shaping our cultural view of love. It’s saying you have to compete for love. Plus you have to not be yourself and do things you normally wouldn’t to prove you’re worthy of love"
This quote demonstrates how people get the wrong idea of what love really is by watching this show and it can impact what people think they need to do in order to find love.
"After the cameras are off and the elaborate dates are done, very few of the couples actually end up married. Once the real courtship begins, the thrill that comes from getting all the attention is gone."
After these people leave the sheltered environment of the show, reality hits and they have to determine if they actually have as deep of a connection with this person as they think they do.
Source #2
“The lead often only has genuine feelings for a select few, but it’s interesting to watch the way that one person ends up being the top pick. It always reminds me to keep an open mind when dating.”
Although the show is filled with drama and entertainment, viewers can also take away important lessons from this and relate it to their own dating life
"Relationship experts also acknowledge that the show has an influence on viewers, but many are concerned about the message it conveys.“It sets up an unrealistic expectation that people should be able to know they are in love [quickly],” says licensed clinical psychologist Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D... “It’s not realistic, and it may speed people into unhealthy relationships.”
Although some people just watch the show just for the drama, many also admire these people and try to do certain things they see in the show in real life and this can lead to very unhealthy relationships.
Source #3
"It creates these dramatic situation that for whatever reason people are just attracted to so it has to evolve it had to evolve a little bit with society yeah for better or for worse so and I mean not many people thought we would last, but probably even fewer people thought that show would last totally and its become ingrained in society that...everyone knows what 'will you accept this rose' means"
As the show's popularity has grown, certain terms from the show are just know by majority of society because it has become such a normal thing to watch a show where one person dates up to thirty people at the same time, where when the show first started out, it was a very strange concept for many to grasp.
"I think a huge impact is social media you know the fact that social media is around people come on the show sometimes you know already having a good following and that might be something that people are in it for so it's hard to know if they're being authentic or not so I think that plays into it a lot..people have different agendas"
Throughout the years, society has become more and more obsessed with their social media following and the amount of fame they have on certain apps. I think by watching the show and seeing how many people go on the show for the wrong reasons and are just using this experience to grow their popularity, it can insert trust issues into society and make it harder for people to fully trust their partner and form a deeper connection with one another.
"I think it's just a combination of high emotions and being in a stressful environment you know you are dating one person with a lot of other women... I can't fault any of these women for getting emotional"
"You know this opportunity doesn't really a lot for second chances, you're on a crunch of time and when I see that my connection with you is starting to wither and I see signs that are not what I'm look for in my wife at that time then I've got to act on it and focus my energy and efforts on the women who I'm forming those strong connections with"
Source #4
I think many people watching the show see the bachelor or bachelorette making these quick decisions and send people home over a tiny disagreement they have- ending their relationship with one another, but in reality, when two people are dating they don't end the relationship and jump right into several others. They are also not constantly comparing the connection you have with each other to the connection they have with someone else.
Although the environment these people are in is very emotionally draining, in real life, the person you are dating is not also dating ten other people so I think many get the idea that you have to be vicious and always fighting in order to get the attention of your partner, but in reality dating is nothing like that.