Re: Tim Lopez - Ready For Love - Spoilers - Thread #1

[Iluvbachette]

thank you Buckeye. Now I'm even more eager to see this make-over. it's weird that it's still not online and unfort. I can't watch it on NBC official site.
So Hailey is messing up again, being on bottom 3, but I've read her blog and she got it - is all about confidence - and being very similar to her (in character & profession) I also tend to show my "worse" side through the humor and then if a guy is strong enough to stay and not diverge (hitting on another girl) and sees through the "protection wall" then he's worth "sweating for".

What's your take on Sara and Jenna and other contestants?

I loved Sara and Tim's time together. Even though they talked about her fiance Tim. It is something that needed to be said. Tim and Sara have alot of physical chemistry together. They are very touchy feely with each other. Hugs, hands on legs, face etc.. I loved that he called her doll. I see their connection on a more deeper level. She talked about being funny but we haven't really seen that side of her yet. Although she laughed about her self, which he laughed at as well. It's a very sweet connection. There body language says alot even the snuggles with the small gentle kisses to the body.

Jenna has two red flags I noticed right away last night. Tim about her age and being so young. And her mentioning being a jealous person. She is possesive of her property/person.

Yikes, that spells concern down the road when all his happenings is his band and being apart from her for long stretches of time. As with his ex, she will begin to resent the band. JMO

[tigertiz]

it's weird that it's still not online and unfort. I can't watch it on NBC official site.

happy - you need a hidden IP to watch from abroad. There was a lot of discussion about that during the airing of Bachelor Canada. You might want to search those threads. I dont know which are safe to use - but you could try to google it, to get around the geo-blocking problem.

[terabithia]

So is the show only going to be on line from here on out. If so I wonder if they are only going to post 1 episode at a time. :(

Yeah, I think they'll post 1 new episode every Tuesday online, based on what was said at the end of the ep (something like "Starting next week you can watch a new Ready for Love every Tuesday at NBC.com.")

At this point I wouldn't blame anyone involved in the show if they abandon efforts to hide their relationship status and the identity of their partner. The show filmed last summer (!), it's been cancelled and shoved online, they've gone through enough -- go see a freakin movie with your fiancé.

[docnash14]

So is the show only going to be on line from here on out. If so I wonder if they are only going to post 1 episode at a time. :(

Yeah, I think they'll post 1 new episode every Tuesday online, based on what was said at the end of the ep (something like "Starting next week you can watch a new Ready for Love every Tuesday at NBC.com.")

At this point I wouldn't blame anyone involved in the show if they abandon efforts to hide their relationship status and the identity of their partner. The show filmed last summer (!), it's been cancelled and shoved online, they've gone through enough -- go see a freakin movie with your fiancé.

I posted this on the general spoilers' thread earlier this morning. It will be interesting to see if this comes to fruition:

Giuliana Rancic ‏@GiulianaRancic 10h

"It's not! New night will be announced in next day or so:) RT @jessblanco11: Can't believe todays's the last episode of #ReadyForLove"

[Litta123]

I plan to watch the episode again and pay more attention to analyzing body language etc, but here are some of my impressions that are a little fuzzy as I was somewhat multitasking last night.

Re: Sara - I thought her talking about losing her fiance was an important and necessary conversation to have, but it did bring a heaviness to their time. It certainly allowed them to connect on a deeper emotional level more than Tim with any other girl. There was a significant hug at the end that Amber comments on later as being the best connection she has seen with Tim.

There was certainly touching going on, but I took that to be more comfort and tenderness at her opening up such a painful part of her life to him. I wouldn't put their relationship into a romantic zone yet...which makes sense. I think Tim was wanting to be respectful of her past relationship, but I think he is certainly interested in exploring the possibilities.

Re: Jenna - Most of what we saw with Jenna was in that online clip at the pool. Tim and Jenna certainly have a physical chemistry. There isn't any significant depth to their interaction -- just fun. Matt comments later that Jenna is lucky she's cute. My impression from this was that Matt was criticizing her lack of substance...but I'm not sure. I'll need to rewatch to see if that's what he meant.

Tracey was very pleased with Jenna's date and gets her to admit that she and Tim kissed. The other girls seem shocked -- Jenna hadn't told them about it.

There were a few times where Jenna is shown saying things in a personal interview where I cringed. She made a negative comment about Hailey and I wondered how that was playing with Hailey now as they seem to be good friends. She probably needs to develop a better filter.

I can see Tim's attraction to her beyond just the physical. She seems to have a zest for life which is what Tim speaks to needing/wanting in a future relationship.

[tigertiz]

Re: Jenna - Most of what we saw with Jenna was in that online clip at the pool. Tim and Jenna certainly have a physical chemistry. There isn't any significant depth to their interaction -- just fun. Matt comments later that Jenna is lucky she's cute. My impression from this was that Matt was criticizing her lack of substance...but I'm not sure.

I agree with your assessment of what Matt was criticizing. She went to college and majored in advertising at Texas State, San Marcos which is just outside Austin. She has spent the last two years doing Independent Design Work. I dont know that she has traveled, or really lived anywhere other than in Austin. There really isnt much substance or passion for anything particular there, in terms of what we have seen so far. Normally I would assume it's just editing, but Matt was actually there and seems to have picked up on it. Tim on the other hand may just have really wanted to find and uncomplicated relationship with a really sweet girl, and she fits the bill. He's already done complicated and it didnt work out so well.

[happygolucky]

Keep it coming girls, it's more interesting to read your thoughts and tigertiz, thanks for info, but I still haven't figure out how to do it. Last time episode was online 5h after airing, today - nothing, and if it won't be aired anymore, just online, I might never get a chance to see it all.
Anyway - about Jenna, since I read all the tweets - she went to UK during summer after RFL was taped.
Also don't think girls have less depth if they are younger (and I'm the "old maid" according to Hailey), but it's true that she probably doesn't have all the baggage of bad experience that some other girls went through (meaning 10 more years of unhappy relationships) - so she is more light and easy for adventure.
So what did the girls talk about each other?

[atem]

Keep it coming girls, it's more interesting to read your thoughts and tigertiz, thanks for info, but I still haven't figure out how to do it. Last time episode was online 5h after airing, today - nothing, and if it won't be aired anymore, just online, I might never get a chance to see it all.
Anyway - about Jenna, since I read all the tweets - she went to UK during summer after RFL was taped.
Also don't think girls have less depth if they are younger (and I'm the "old maid" according to Hailey), but it's true that she probably doesn't have all the baggage of bad experience that some other girls went through (meaning 10 more years of unhappy relationships) - so she is more light and easy for adventure.
So what did the girls talk about each other?

Too bad there isn't someone that gives those re-caps online with pics like the Bach/Bachette series do.

[Guest]

Jenna only said something about Hailey, they were sitting there getting "made up" talking and Hailey did admit to Tim it was the "raunchy part of the house", Jenna was smiling at Tim and you could tell she was wanting Hailey to stop with some of the talk she was giving. All Jenna said about Hailey was she wasn't sure it was a good idea to talk to Tim about panic attacks & puking...and said she sometimes wants to roll her eyes. I mean come on, if your sitting there trying to impress the guy and the girl your talking with is saying things like that in front of him, I'd probably feel the same way if I was trying to impress him, ! I don't think she said it in a mean way, just a come on girl pull it together way.

We didn't get to see all their 1/1 time so not sure what all she said, but Tracy liked everything she did. She admitted she could get jealous/territorial, hopefully she can work on that...at least Tim knows up front.

I also liked that Jenna was the one that went to and comforted Taonaya when she was crying.

Gosh sounds like I'm Team Jenna!

[happygolucky]

Good, cuz I do sense good vibe from all the girls, to be supportive of each other, but of course when the "dating time" is accelerated, sometimes you do have to be careful what you speak about and how you say it. That has nothing to do with not being true to yourself, just it's harder to fix first impressions, when people don't have time to get to know you better and you blow 2nd chance to show yourself in better light.

[Litta123]

Lost, good point, I had forgotten that Jenna went to comfort Taonaya. She did seem very compassionate there. It was a caring gesture. Taonaya isn't even on her matchmaker team so she's building relationships with the other girls.

You're right about the Hailey comment. I just had a chance to listen to it again. It wasn't as bad as I had originally thought. I think you described it in a more accurate way.

I do think that Jenna had a more significant conversation with Tim. We just didn't get to see it. The fact that she comments about Tim's spirituality not meshing with Christina's (in that web clip for next week) tells me she had to have known about that from somewhere.

What I do recall is that Jenna is the first person who has graduated from college in her family. That may explain her lack of life experience beyond the Austin area. Total speculation, but perhaps her resources didn't allow for that. I'm basing that on my life experience of teaching kids in similar situations -- so I could be way off.

[marriedtoabaritone]

Lost, good point, I had forgotten that Jenna went to comfort Taonaya. She did seem very compassionate there. It was a caring gesture. Taonaya isn't even on her matchmaker team so she's building relationships with the other girls.

You're right about the Hailey comment. I just had a chance to listen to it again. It wasn't as bad as I had originally thought. I think you described it in a more accurate way.

I do think that Jenna had a more significant conversation with Tim. We just didn't get to see it. The fact that she comments about Tim's spirituality not meshing with Christina's (in that web clip for next week) tells me she had to have known about that from somewhere.

What I do recall is that Jenna is the first person who has graduated from college in her family. That may explain her lack of life experience beyond the Austin area. Total speculation, but perhaps her resources didn't allow for that. I'm basing that on my life experience of teaching kids in similar situations -- so I could be way off.

I was coming to mention that I appreciated that they showed her going to comfort Taonaya. She IS young, and apparently that appeals to Tim. He seems to believe that young ones can feel deeply (he alluded to that when Taonaya mentioned she was engaged at 18) and since he was married young...I appreciate that he's not discounting any of them based on their age. These are quality girls and I'm sad that we are only shown a brief bit.

Was in mentioned that Jenna moved to Austin after college? San Marcos is about halfway between Austin and San Antonio, right on 35. The two cities are very different in feel and flavor, so it says something to me if she chose Austin when it was time to settle. (The whole area is very developed...the whole hour-long drive from Austin to SA is strip mall after Starbucks after Chili's, etc...)

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