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

[atem]

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

Which episode description?

[LLiza]

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.

re the bold statement above... if it was not arranged, why was the front door left ajar?  go back and watch and if you can, put on closed captioning... not everything that's being commented on this message board is being said.  it's like seeing an accident and each person has a differing view of what went down.  when you read the words, it makes a lot of sense.  and as far as Brooks lingering... most men (even women) would have been out of there long before he was. he was seeing things from a different point when she confessed her love.

Every little thing on this show is arranged!! Chris said in his blog that "I was told how the conversation went with Brooks and his family and was asked to go visit with him." To me, that does not say "Brooks asked me to stop over." Though who knows?? Brooks was certainly expecting him -- his hair was duly in a disastrous "do" so that everyone (even Des in the next scene) would be assured that he was distraught!! What a faker!! I just wish that he would have manned-up and accepted and taken responsibility for his feelings. Like I said BEFORE Monday's show, Brooks wants others to bail him out of unpleasant situations. (Not to mention that I truly believe that there was much more to his story, but he wasn't ready to disclose that on national tv.)

[Piper61]

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.

I agree. There was no question that at the time of the FDs, after she'd had her FDs with both Drew and Chris, that she stated she was in love with Brooks and if he were to propose, she would accept. She was also going to tell him during their FD that they never had that he was the one and she was in love with him. In her place, if that's all true and that's how I felt, there is no way I would accept a proposal from Chris or Drew. She said in her PI that she couldn't love those two the way she needed to after Brooks. I could certainly understand her agreeing to date Chris after the show just to see if something additional would grow if Brooks is out of the picture, but not getting engaged. And she is supposedly engaged, so that's either Brooks from the start, or somehow she dumped Brooks after filming and quickly took up with Chris and is now engaged to him. I don't see that.

[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.

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.

All it tells me is that he's not final 1, if he picks that ring. Yes, he's ok being 2nd choice, because he thinks he's the guy for her.

[Guest]

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.

re the bold statement above... if it was not arranged, why was the front door left ajar?  go back and watch and if you can, put on closed captioning... not everything that's being commented on this message board is being said.  it's like seeing an accident and each person has a differing view of what went down.  when you read the words, it makes a lot of sense.  and as far as Brooks lingering... most men (even women) would have been out of there long before he was. he was seeing things from a different point when she confessed her love.

I really like Brooks. I think he's a cutie.

Does it matter who arranged the meeting with CH? CH said the producers did, but I'm sure that Brooks was prepared for CH coming to the door. Didn't he say he wanted to talk to him? Wasn't there cameras there at the ready? He obviously knew he was coming and wanted him as a sounding board.

He made some comment about her being conflicted and then she explained herself, that she had just been conflicted because she didn't want to share her heart. Hoping she liked one of the others means he wasn't sure where she was at. He was surprised when she said she was in love with him and then felt even worse.

Did you see his reaction when she said she was in love with him? He was like, really? NOW you tell me? He was irritated with her that she hadn't said that a long time ago. After that, you saw he felt even worse and said he realized now how much he was breaking her heart. Then he couldn't leave. He even asked her if he should go at the end. He said in his PI that he hadn't expected to hear what she said and that that changed things, that he just wanted to sit there with her, that he didn't want to leave, and that it was making him second-guess himself.

I think he needed to describe their relationship that way because he was not completely into her at that time. CH said so much.

[Kaltie]

Haha don't think I'm a stalker right now but I saw that Brooks listened to this song on his FB. 
It's about a heartbreak... Coincidence?

Read the lyrics! 
[b style="border: 0px none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"]Wild Belle - "Shine"[/b]

What did I tell ya 'bout
Leaving me letters on the door when I'm not home
I don't love ya
And you don't make it much better when you actin' like a child

What is this Valentine's day?
I don't think so
Just a kiss that's all you askin' but I don't want to

Look at the lover he puts the shine in the sun
I've got a lover he puts the shine in the sun

When I'm on a walk, strollin' through the park
I don't wanna see your face
If you catch me at the bar with my man after dark
I'll turn the other way

Goodbye old memory I'm moving off your road
Goodbye old memory, I'm moving on for sure

I've got a lover, he puts the shine in the sun
I've got a lover, he puts the shine in the sun
I've got a lover, he puts the shine in the sun
I've got a lover, he puts the shine in the sun

You said that you can't take it the way your hearts been breakin'
I felt just how you feel
But now I have forgotten you took my heart and lost it
And suddenly it's beating once again

Goodbye old memory, I'm moving off your road
Goodbye old memory, I'm moving on for sure

I've got a lover, he puts the shine in the sun
I've got a lover, he puts the shine in the sun
I've got a lover, he pus the shine in the sun
I've got a lover, he puts the shineeeee in the sun

[atem]

Wild Belle sure has a lot of depressing songs about a guy losing out on a girl he rejected.

[Kaltie]

Wild Belle sure has a lot of depressing songs about a guy losing out on a girl he rejected.

 Omg... You're scaring me. He has like a whole list of Wild Belle songs......... 

[atem]

Wild Belle sure has a lot of depressing songs about a guy losing out on a girl he rejected.

 Omg... You're scaring me. He has like a whole list of Wild Belle songs......... 

I know! That was another clue he's not final 1. He listens to them all the time.

[Cecilia]

I think on a whole the music he listens to on spotify is more indicative that they are together than not.

[Kaltie]

I know.. I've noticed that too.. And he made the list after The Bachelorette was filmed.. 26th May. Ohh man... 

[Pattycake92]

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

Which episode description?

The final one.

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