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

[Ariela]

Well, basically it's going to be that she fell in love with Brooks and he left and she opened her heart again and fell in love with Chris S and he will be fine with it.

I don't see this scenario at all.  She just told Brooks (and the world!) that she was conflicted NOT because of which guy to choose, but because she ONLY wanted to go on dates with him throughout the entire process.  For her to turn around in a week's time and accept Chris's proposal because he loves her and has declared his devotion in contrast to Brooks just makes no sense.  She is a strong girl, is proud to say she is and is independent, and for that to happen with Chris would convey utter weakness.  You cannot be in love with someone, then open your heart and accept a proposal to someone else in a week's time - that would be laughable and turn the show into a complete joke with the masses.  

I truly believe if there is an engagement next Monday, it's with no one other than Brooks, period. [/quo


Des cannot win.
Her choice is going with someone who doesn't lover her (Brooks), or choosing someone she doesn't love (Chris, Drew). NOT GOOD.
I don't want to hear any more excuses for Brooks....oh, he'll come back, realizes that he loves her... He HUMILIATED her on national TV for 45 minutes.
Supporting Brooks' behavior tells me that there MANY weak women willing to take  men back, no matter what he does. Look at the politicians. Yuck.

[atem]

Well, basically it's going to be that she fell in love with Brooks and he left and she opened her heart again and fell in love with Chris S and he will be fine with it.

I don't see this scenario at all.  She just told Brooks (and the world!) that she was conflicted NOT because of which guy to choose, but because she ONLY wanted to go on dates with him throughout the entire process.  For her to turn around in a week's time and accept Chris's proposal because he loves her and has declared his devotion in contrast to Brooks just makes no sense.  She is a strong girl, is proud to say she is and is independent, and for that to happen with Chris would convey utter weakness.  You cannot be in love with someone, then open your heart and accept a proposal to someone else in a week's time - that would be laughable and turn the show into a complete joke with the masses.  

I truly believe if there is an engagement next Monday, it's with no one other than Brooks, period.

Her brother Nate has already said in a private PM and public tweet that RS is wrong. The article say she's engaged.

Desiree is just going to say that she didn't realize that her true love was there all along until Brooks woke her up to the fact that she keeps falling for men that didn't love her back.

[Cecilia]

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Episode 11.

[Guest]

Well, basically it's going to be that she fell in love with Brooks and he left and she opened her heart again and fell in love with Chris S and he will be fine with it.

I don't see this scenario at all.  She just told Brooks (and the world!) that she was conflicted NOT because of which guy to choose, but because she ONLY wanted to go on dates with him throughout the entire process.  For her to turn around in a week's time and accept Chris's proposal because he loves her and has declared his devotion in contrast to Brooks just makes no sense.  She is a strong girl, is proud to say she is and is independent, and for that to happen with Chris would convey utter weakness.  You cannot be in love with someone, then open your heart and accept a proposal to someone else in a week's time - that would be laughable and turn the show into a complete joke with the masses.  

I truly believe if there is an engagement next Monday, it's with no one other than Brooks, period.

Her brother Nate has already said in a private PM and public tweet that RS is wrong.  The article say she's engaged.  

Desiree is just going to say that she didn't realize that her true love was there all along until Brooks woke her up to the fact that she keeps falling for men that didn't love her back.  

What about that ring atem? Seems like it will be from Chris.

[atem]

To say that Brooks is like a politician is laughable to me. He just takes the proposal seriously.

[atem]

Well, basically it's going to be that she fell in love with Brooks and he left and she opened her heart again and fell in love with Chris S and he will be fine with it.

I don't see this scenario at all.  She just told Brooks (and the world!) that she was conflicted NOT because of which guy to choose, but because she ONLY wanted to go on dates with him throughout the entire process.  For her to turn around in a week's time and accept Chris's proposal because he loves her and has declared his devotion in contrast to Brooks just makes no sense.  She is a strong girl, is proud to say she is and is independent, and for that to happen with Chris would convey utter weakness.  You cannot be in love with someone, then open your heart and accept a proposal to someone else in a week's time - that would be laughable and turn the show into a complete joke with the masses.  

I truly believe if there is an engagement next Monday, it's with no one other than Brooks, period.

Her brother Nate has already said in a private PM and public tweet that RS is wrong.  The article say she's engaged.  

Desiree is just going to say that she didn't realize that her true love was there all along until Brooks woke her up to the fact that she keeps falling for men that didn't love her back.  

What about that ring atem?

The engagement ring? What about it. Only if he picks that inscribed ring that means he's not F1. But, we don't know that for sure yet.

[Guest]

Well, basically it's going to be that she fell in love with Brooks and he left and she opened her heart again and fell in love with Chris S and he will be fine with it.

I don't see this scenario at all.  She just told Brooks (and the world!) that she was conflicted NOT because of which guy to choose, but because she ONLY wanted to go on dates with him throughout the entire process.  For her to turn around in a week's time and accept Chris's proposal because he loves her and has declared his devotion in contrast to Brooks just makes no sense.  She is a strong girl, is proud to say she is and is independent, and for that to happen with Chris would convey utter weakness.  You cannot be in love with someone, then open your heart and accept a proposal to someone else in a week's time - that would be laughable and turn the show into a complete joke with the masses.  

I truly believe if there is an engagement next Monday, it's with no one other than Brooks, period.

Her brother Nate has already said in a private PM and public tweet that RS is wrong.  The article say she's engaged.  

Desiree is just going to say that she didn't realize that her true love was there all along until Brooks woke her up to the fact that she keeps falling for men that didn't love her back.  

What about that ring atem?

The engagement ring?  What about it.  Only if he picks that inscribed ring that means he's not F1.  But, we don't know that for sure yet.  

He used the words forever in the poem. Seems like he would be the one to inscribe a ring and seems like he would pick that cut of diamond.

[Piper61]

There's also the possibility that the shocking ending could be that Brooks does come back, professes his love, offers her what she said she wanted all along and cried big tears about only a few days before, yet she humiliates him and refuses him on national TV and says it's over and she's going with Chris. That, too, would be shocking    And that's the one I fear.

This whole season has been at Brooks' expense because this whole season Des has made it about him.

I agree with your point, too, BarbB222. They've been working so diligently and hard to hide this ending, to make it look like she chooses no one and that Brooks is gone for good. After what he said, it'd be shocking, out of left field and make no sense to most people if he returned and proposed. What happens with Brooks is the secret they seem to be protecting even at the expense of Brooks (once again). I hope that's the one we see. I hope, I hope.

What???  Now it is DES' fault that Brooks is conflicted, has left her, and is making her upset??  Consider re-thinking that concept.  Brooks could have handled the situation much classier than he did.  If, indeed, he knew that he was not feeling it after his HTD, he never should have accepted the rose....why take a spot away from someone who actually DOES want a life with her??  Oh, I forgot -- he wanted that free trip to Antigua!!

First of all, the bolded part. I meant that Des has always singled Brooks out to the producers so they made the show about him. What I said bore no comment to how Brooks felt and acted himself.

Brooks handled that tough situation very well. He went out of his way to get the advice from his mother and sister about how to go about talking to Des. He didn't want to hurt her. He had a talk with CH for the same reason. He was trying to find the best way possible to let her down. He didn't express himself very well to her, but then I think he was still confused. Especially when she started telling him she loved him and was only conflicted because she wanted to be with him. She'd given him other things to chew on. It is true, why didn't she tell him earlier? He could've used that info. He was being accurate there, and real, like he always has been on this show. I don't know if it would've changed anything, but he probably would've gone about things differently. He seriously didn't think he was breaking her heart THAT bad. He said so. He sincerely thought that she was torn between guys.

It is all heartbreaking.

The fact that he did linger around so long is a sign that he still had strong feelings for her at that time and despite his words.

He handled that tough situation about as well as anyone could and I hope he handles the next tough situation just as well.

OMG!!  We will obviously have to agree to disagree here.

Per the bolded:
1.  Brooks did not choose to have a sit down with CH -- Chris arrived at his door unannounced.
2.  He HOPED that she was torn...as he said in the limo, he wanted her to be in love with one of the other guys.
3.  How are you so sure that he "lingered" because he was so into Des??  Your speculation is only that.  He is immature and has not handled plenty of things as a man.  What mature adult needs to describe his relationship in terms of "adjectives" like walking, running, etc????  If he were self aware he would have been able to relay his true feelings of conflict to Des.  Lord knows, she might have still loved him.  The way he chose to "deal" with it was the way middle schoolers act -- I'm surprised that he didn't say that they were "seeing each other" or "going out".

Surely Des missed the red flags -- so did plenty of people here!!  It is humorous to watch people "fall for" someone when they don't even know him.  I can understand (sort of) that Des missed the signs -- she was there to hold him, kiss him, do whatever he decided was OK with him...but it's another to so closely align with a ghost on television.

With regard to Chris, I thought it was mentioned in the episode description that Brooks asked to speak with Chris, but it seemed as if Brooks was expecting him and not surprised at all when he showed up regardless of how it came to be. We can certainly disagree on this whole maturity thing, and the way she and Brooks were describing things. It was between those two, and they were happy to view things in this way, whether or not anyone else agrees with them or not, or whether it meets anyone else's standard of maturity or not. Seems like nitpicking to me.

[atem]

grace8136 Then he's not final 1, because both L&S and WetPaint indicated what that final 1 ring looks like. Too bad L&S didn't mention the Final 2's ring.

[Guest]

grace8136 Then he's not final 1, because both L&S and WetPaint indicated what that final 1 ring looks like.  Too bad L&S didn't mention the Final 2's ring.

Yes, that's what I'm saying, you seem sure she picks Chris (and that Chris is ok with being 2nd choice) but that ring fits Chris.

[Pattycake92]

The episode description calls Brooks the love of her life. Y'all really think she's gonna accept some other man's proposal?

[iamreal2u]

What is the song that is played for Chris S? Thanks!

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