Ben Patton - Ready For Love - Spoilers - Discussion

Wait-A-Minute wrote:

Love_Me wrote:I wonder why Ernesto thought they were still together?

that is an excellent question. i think the answer is that ernesto was really under no illusion they were still together. he's pretending. he's continuing to play the part of ready for love contestant/reality tv star. ernesto is now in constant promo mode, acting as if this is all part of a longer term career. take at a look at his twitter activity over the past day since the finale was released. while ben, shandi, tim and others have kept to a few simple replies and comments, ernesto has reeled off dozens of tweets, replies, comments, etc.

My honest opinion is that he's trying to encourage Eva to admit to their "love". Looking back, I think they approached Shandi to pretend she didn't know about them. In exchange, he'd go over the top pretending to be with her. Could be why Shandi never acted like a 'rival', just smooth.
If I'm right, I've lost all respect for Eva.. not for falling for Ernesto but for lying about it. Tim even tweeted a picture of him and Jenna in Eva's private plane. Ernesto is in the back .. no Shandi

stg73 wrote:As I said before I don't usually watch these shows. So, you guys help me out. Do you think he has already hooked up with someone else? He has made comments about being unavailable & a few weeks ago said he took his mate & one of the MM's to dinner in Dallas. I think I would just remain silent instead of pretending!!!

He made a comment about being unavailable?
If you still remember.. details, please!

Yes, but interestingly enough I can't find it now. (maybe he removed) Someone commented he should date Courtney Kerr, and he said he was sure she would find her P, but he was unavailable. I will continue to look for it, but it wasn't long ago. Hopefully I can find and paste in. IMO he might should date Courtney, she seems to be everywhere he is.

She may be too far into the friend zone at this point.

Teddy333 wrote:

Wait-A-Minute wrote:

Love_Me wrote:I wonder why Ernesto thought they were still together?

that is an excellent question. i think the answer is that ernesto was really under no illusion they were still together. he's pretending. he's continuing to play the part of ready for love contestant/reality tv star. ernesto is now in constant promo mode, acting as if this is all part of a longer term career. take at a look at his twitter activity over the past day since the finale was released. while ben, shandi, tim and others have kept to a few simple replies and comments, ernesto has reeled off dozens of tweets, replies, comments, etc.

My honest opinion is that he's trying to encourage Eva to admit to their "love". Looking back, I think they approached Shandi to pretend she didn't know about them. In exchange, he'd go over the top pretending to be with her. Could be why Shandi never acted like a 'rival', just smooth.
If I'm right, I've lost all respect for Eva.. not for falling for Ernesto but for lying about it. Tim even tweeted a picture of him and Jenna in Eva's private plane. Ernesto is in the back .. no Shandi

i highly doubt ernesto is trying to get eva to admit to anything. if anything, it's the opposite and they are trying to keep their relationship out of the limelight for now. you probably need to look back to archived threads and read the comments by katiebaby, who had insider info about eva and ernesto being a couple during taping and again once ernesto and shandi ended their relationship. katiebaby's person-in-the-know told her that ernesto essentially put shandi in the position of having to break off their relationship so it could end without obvious blame on ernesto and then he could be "free" to move forward with eva.

as for that private jet situation, it happened in february when eva's retaurant She by Morton's had it's grand opening. from ernesto's own comments in the past day on twitter about shandi, their relationship ended last year, so by february they were long broken up and there would have been no reason for shandi to be on that trip, which we know included ben too.

Teddy333 wrote:I wouldn't want my son to marry a girl he hasn't had sex with. I'd want him to have a fun sex life that will help to carry him through the parts of life that are tough. A good sex life is healthy!
I still love to touch my man!
IMO, it's easy to 'save yourself' when you have little or no sex drive.

Ben has a 'knight in shining armor' complex. He sent Renae home because Allie cried. Allie's a nice person with the right guy, I'm sure. Someone simple minded who would love her for her smile. (her response to why she likes Ben).

If he takes his time, and contacts Tarryn, he might develop a real connection with her, and not be bored to tears when it comes time to have a real conversation.

I really didn't see much in Tarryn. She wanted him to pursue her, but did not give what he needed to see from hers. Tarryn's voice and expressions were annoying to me, and that's saying alot since Trista's (Sutter) voice didn't really bother me.

Wait-A-Minute wrote:

Teddy333 wrote:

Wait-A-Minute wrote:

Love_Me wrote:I wonder why Ernesto thought they were still together?

that is an excellent question. i think the answer is that ernesto was really under no illusion they were still together. he's pretending. he's continuing to play the part of ready for love contestant/reality tv star. ernesto is now in constant promo mode, acting as if this is all part of a longer term career. take at a look at his twitter activity over the past day since the finale was released. while ben, shandi, tim and others have kept to a few simple replies and comments, ernesto has reeled off dozens of tweets, replies, comments, etc.

My honest opinion is that he's trying to encourage Eva to admit to their "love". Looking back, I think they approached Shandi to pretend she didn't know about them. In exchange, he'd go over the top pretending to be with her. Could be why Shandi never acted like a 'rival', just smooth.
If I'm right, I've lost all respect for Eva.. not for falling for Ernesto but for lying about it. Tim even tweeted a picture of him and Jenna in Eva's private plane. Ernesto is in the back .. no Shandi

i highly doubt ernesto is trying to get eva to admit to anything. if anything, it's the opposite and they are trying to keep their relationship out of the limelight for now. you probably need to look back to archived threads and read the comments by katiebaby, who had insider info about eva and ernesto being a couple during taping and again once ernesto and shandi ended their relationship. katiebaby's person-in-the-know told her that ernesto essentially put shandi in the position of having to break off their relationship so it could end without obvious blame on ernesto and then he could be "free" to move forward with eva.

as for that private jet situation, it happened in february when eva's retaurant She by Morton's had it's grand opening. from ernesto's own comments in the past day on twitter about shandi, their relationship ended last year, so by february they were long broken up and there would have been no reason for shandi to be on that trip, which we know included ben too.

Thanks for the tip. I'll read back and find Katiebaby's posts. I don't know about Tarryn. She tweeted she wasn't recruited till 10 -14 days before filming began, so she really wasn't all in. This is why I say given the time and developing closeness of a 'normal' relationship, she may be exactly what Ben needs.

Who was Angela's MatchMaker?

2observe wrote:Who was Angela's MatchMaker?

Tracy :) Funny how she fell in the ranks, being all out of guys for Ernesto, early in the game. But she pulled off two wins, in the end!

Thanks Wait-a-minute and Katiebaby. I read the whole older thread. When I was thinking of possible scenarios, KatieBaby confirmed my worst fears of deception. I don't care what Eva and Ernesto do or feel, but to drag Shandi into their mess: ugly

tealeafs wrote:

2observe wrote:Who was Angela's MatchMaker?

Tracy Funny how she fell in the ranks, being all out of guys for Ernesto, early in the game. But she pulled off two wins, in the end!

Thanks Tealeafs, that's what I thought. LOL, Tracey beat out Amber and Matt. GO TRACEY!!!!!

I just loved Tracy. She was pure awesome sauce.