Episode 10 (Finale) - 3/11 - Bachelor 17 - Discussion - Spoilers

The flip side is that, unlike us, Shay is up close and personally knows all parties involved so maybe she has cause for concern that we don't know about that has her praying. This is her brother and we're just TV viewers.

She doesn't strike me as someone that would be so reserved without a reason given how vocal she has been for over a year.

Baseball Mom wrote:

Cari wrote:

Baseball Mom wrote:If it is true that Shay doesn't like Catherine (which seems to be the case basing on the lack of enthusiasm in her blog), then I have even more respect for Sean and his decision to go with his heart and fight for the love he has for Catherine. Some people have been painting him as someone who would please his sister first rather than go against her wishes...well, he's proven them wrong. Hopefully, the parents would be more supportive... pretty sure Sean's dad would be....coz you know the heart wants what the heart wants and Sean's heart is with Catherine!

TTHANK YOU, Mom, I mean Baseball Mom! You seriously sobered me up! #ComfortingPost

Trust me, I am as upset as you are ("praying for my brother and his new relationship"...she couldn't even say Catherine's name, like seriously????) but trying to stay positive for this sweet couple...I admire Sean and the man that he is, even more now....

I agree I am admiring Sean and Catherine's perseverance despite CH and perhaps Shay. But, let's give Shay the benefit of the doubt that perhaps it's not about Catherine but the fact that Sean wasn't sure until the end there, or so she thinks. Or perhaps the very quick wedding, Catherine quitting her job to just be in this adventure with Sean. DWTS may have been a SeanCat decision and not supported by Sean's family. Also, this all-consuming love that can perhaps burn-out. A lot to take for Shay and her family, don't you think? But we heard, Sean and Catherine say they will fight for this. So let's pray for all of them that they will all come to terms with this and be happy. Unfortunately, Catherine and Sean will not be happy if Shay does not show her support. So hopefully time will give her some clarity too.

Catdwoman50 - you are so diplomatic. Would that Shay had shown graciousness and at least mentioned Catherine's name. #wouldithavekilledher

Maybe we're overreacting. Gah, I hope so.

There's no reason for a sister or friend or anyone to not like Catherine. She goes to freaking church and is abstaining from sex, just like her fiancé. She quit her job (right?) and is moving to be with Sean. What else do people want her to do?

It should be all about Sean & Catherine now.

That's the point. Sean has spoken time and again about how critically important his family is to him, including last night when he tweeted:

It's easy to see why I value family so much when you get a glimpse of the people I love the most. #TheBachelor

Shay retweeted that and said "love you."

Shay has been an integral part of his Bachelor experience.
She could not mention that Sean chose Catherine in her blog because it was posted it March 12. But there have to be some negative feelings for Shay not to have prepared a short welcome to Cat on her blog or at least to have tweeted some sort of congratulations. It's not as if she was in the jungle last night without internet access.

So the blog we're overreacting about was posted before the finale aired?

No, it was posted at 4:23 am today, March 12.

Maybe she is saving her thoughts for her appearance on Good Morning Texas. I'll watch that before I judge.

ODG! I would have known if I looked, coz I read that yesterday.

Thanks NCGalBecca- my watch calendar is off because of daylight savings! All the worse. If she prepared this to post when she knew she could talk about Sean and Cat and wish them well, but chose not to.......

umngirl wrote:Maybe she is saving her thoughts for her appearance on Good Morning Texas. I'll watch that before I judge.

Yes! Let us know how that goes!

Oh I'm sure she'll say something and tweet something nice today. She'll know that people have noticed.