Re: Brooks Forester - Bachelorette 9 Contestant - Spoilers - Thread #13

[Jeepers]

There are times when it takes a bit of time for the heart and the head to catch up with each other

 

I agree that could happe but honestly in a relationship it's always better for the guy to chase the girl and the guy to like the girl more in the beginnning....cuz girls feelings always seem to grow stronger and a guys not as much.

If Des is with Brooks I just don't see it lasting.

That's a bunch of hooey and hog wash

[atem]

Chris H's blog sure makes it seem like Brooks doesn't come back to me!

[latergator]

There are some comical pieces to my tale as well .. Like...

I made him wait 3 days for an answer!!!
The local priest came to my house to talk us out of it .. Didn't think it would work
My guy brought me a pine cone as proof of him going to a special place to contemplate his future .. While there he drove a stick in the ground and marked it with a kerchief that I had given him .. 2 years later we traveled there .. And low and behold .. It was still there
He was thousands of miles away .. And had to earn enough money to get back to me by the date of the wedding .. He made it by 2 days .. With new cowboy boots in hand LOL

see... the heart wants what the heart wants.  Cooks did well for you, and you knew that he indeed loved you when his heart and head finally caught up to each other.  

atem, no I know none of the particulars, and would not take a chance of getting this person in trouble.  I am grateful for the information I get, and it's normally final 1, 2, then 3. trust and even if it doesn't work out like you want it to, look at all that you have gained.

[BarbB222]

Broooks' "Why didn't you tell me" actually got an answer from Des:  "I can't."  But then he said "You can say anything."  Don't the contestants know that the Lead can't say ILY before the FRC?  Or is that a myth?

We need a myth buster.

[atem]

Chris Harrison doesn't make it seem like Brooks comes back.

[sfrank]

Did you guys read Chris blog?! I don't see how Brooks is final 1. I "or so she thought" part is interesting...

Here are some excerpts:

First of all, when you love somebody at this age you don’t need conjured up “adjectives” (or in this case verbs) to describe your feelings. When you love somebody at this point in your life, you say it like Chris and Drew have done. And if you look at Brooks’ body language and his eyes as Des says she’s running, it really says it all. His look screamed out, “What the…? Oh really?”

I’ve asked Des several times along the way if she was concerned about the fact that Brooks never really expressed his feelings. Because she was so in love with him, or so she thought, she either couldn’t see these warning signs, or was “running” so fast that she blew right past them. I guess we all believe what we want to believe. At no time, however, did I think it would come to this. Yes, there were warning signs, but I believed that what Des was telling me about him was true, and that he gave her many other signs that it was all there.

I don’t think Brooks is a bad guy and I truly believe his intentions for being on this show were true. He really wanted to be in love with Des so much I think he almost forced himself into doing something he would have later regretted. One thing about Brooks is that he has a very hard time articulating his feelings. I don’t know if this is a common thing for him, or if he knew it was just going to be so hard that he wanted to avoid it, but either way he struggles with expressing himself.

Brooks knew his conversation with Des was going to be tough, but he had no idea it was going to be this brutal. Des admitted that she loved him and then she dropped an incredible emotional bomb on him when she said she was conflicted because she didn’t want to share her heart with anyone else. Des was gutted, and so was Brooks. I know everybody will have an opinion about what happened, but after looking back, I don’t really think Brooks ever misled Des. He seemed to really struggle all the way through this. Maybe he could’ve come to this final realization earlier, but the fact is, it just never seemed to be there. And when you look at Des’ relationship with Drew and Chris and how they talk to her and treat her, there really is no comparison. They both know exactly how they feel and have easily been able to convey that to Des.

[sfrank]

Chris Harrison doesn't make it seem like Brooks comes back.  

We are on the same page, atem. In fact, it sounds like he put the proverbial nail in the Bres coffin.

[BarbB222]

How can CH allude to anything else? If he gives any clue other than what we've seen, he gives the ending away. That's how cliffhangers work. Stay tuned!

[atem]

Me either, but I guess I'm still just not getting it.  

Because, he said he liked that when she said she was running.

This was the same Chris H saying all 4 guys would have proposed.

And he gave like a sentence to Drew and Chris.

[MonicaJM2001]

Chris Harrison doesn't make it seem like Brooks comes back.  

 I didn't expect him to though, I mean at this point they got everyone right where they want them. If they show any kind of inkling that Brooks comes back, there goes their "ending you didn't see coming." They don't want the audience to spend the next week knowing Brooks will return as that kind of kills any surprises.

[Jeepers]

This is the time of season that CH really tows the company line and puts things in neutral zone .. He does this every season

[atem]

How can CH allude to anything else? If he gives any clue other than what we've seen, he gives the ending away. That's how cliffhangers work. Stay tuned!

Because, he just stated that he was trying to force himself to love Desiree.

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