Bachelor 19 - Chris Soules - General Discussion - *Spoilers*

noobsleuth wrote:I just baffled by this Bach choice. What the heck is production thinking?

This has nothing to do with Chris being a nice, good, wholesome, wealthy guy, whatever. They picked (or allegedly) picked a farmer. A farmer! The most physically demanding and time consuming occupation on the planet. You wake up, you farm, and you do that until the sun sets. It's not 9-5 M-F, it's 365 days a year. Good luck ever going on a vacation again. I say this as someone with extended family who own a very large farming operation. It's leaving parties and family functions on weekend afternoons to go back to work at the farm until dark. All of the boys married women they met through farming who are already familiar with the lifestyle.

My only conclusion would be that Chris isn't technically a farmer. As one would not be able to leave for extended periods of time to go on TV to find a wife. I can see, I guess, how it fits nicely into a storyline. Hopefully they cast some early risers! I'll be interested to see if Chris has thoughts about moving away from home. A true test to the women would be to move them all in next door to his parents, wake them all up at the crack of dawn every single day, have them do the work that Chris' mom does every single day, and see if they want to stay. Allowing them the torture of driving an hour to the closest Target optional.

I'm really trying to be serious and realistic. This is a real stink of a situation for production. Either Chris gives a little on where he lives or it's going to take a very special woman to make this a legitimate match.

Cecilia wrote:

noobsleuth wrote:I just baffled by this Bach choice. What the heck is production thinking?

noobsleuth wrote:

This has nothing to do with Chris being a nice, good, wholesome, wealthy guy, whatever. They picked (or allegedly) picked a farmer. A farmer! The most physically demanding and time consuming occupation on the planet. You wake up, you farm, and you do that until the sun sets. It's not 9-5 M-F, it's 365 days a year. Good luck ever going on a vacation again. I say this as someone with extended family who own a very large farming operation. It's leaving parties and family functions on weekend afternoons to go back to work at the farm until dark. All of the boys married women they met through farming who are already familiar with the lifestyle.

My only conclusion would be that Chris isn't technically a farmer. As one would not be able to leave for extended periods of time to go on TV to find a wife. I can see, I guess, how it fits nicely into a storyline. Hopefully they cast some early risers! I'll be interested to see if Chris has thoughts about moving away from home. A true test to the women would be to move them all in next door to his parents, wake them all up at the crack of dawn every single day, have them do the work that Chris' mom does every single day, and see if they want to stay. Allowing them the torture of driving an hour to the closest Target optional.

I'm really trying to be serious and realistic. This is a real stink of a situation for production. Either Chris gives a little on where he lives or it's going to take a very special woman to make this a legitimate match.

I agree with the bolded.  But viewers really liked him on Andi's season (not me) and he is allegedly a millionaire.  That being said, unless TBTB find a few women who actually want to move to small town Iowa and be a homemaker, I don't see a marriage out of this one.  But I will give it a shot, because, who am I kidding, I always watch, even if I don't spend time on the Boards unless I really like a contestant.

ironcat wrote:I think the fact that he is able to take the amount of time off he is taking is a pretty good indication that Chris isn't just a "farmer".  That plus I don't think that most farmers who need to be up at dawn every single day to work their own land are multimillionaires.  Aren't we subsidizing the small ones with our taxpayer money because they need it?  I assume Chris' situation is far different.  He even mentioned to Andi that he does quite a bit of traveling in his work, so I suspect he's more of a businessman/entrepreneur, but calling him a farmer is more "romantic".

Also, there are plenty of other occupations, particularly the ones that pay very well, that require long hours and working on weekends.  Very few "career jobs" are 9-5, five days a week.  Of course, the average Bachelor participant tends to be "underemployed", and so has a lot of free time to famewhore.  

noobsleuth wrote:

Cecilia wrote:

noobsleuth wrote:I just baffled by this Bach choice. What the heck is production thinking?

noobsleuth wrote:

This has nothing to do with Chris being a nice, good, wholesome, wealthy guy, whatever. They picked (or allegedly) picked a farmer. A farmer! The most physically demanding and time consuming occupation on the planet. You wake up, you farm, and you do that until the sun sets. It's not 9-5 M-F, it's 365 days a year. Good luck ever going on a vacation again. I say this as someone with extended family who own a very large farming operation. It's leaving parties and family functions on weekend afternoons to go back to work at the farm until dark. All of the boys married women they met through farming who are already familiar with the lifestyle.

My only conclusion would be that Chris isn't technically a farmer. As one would not be able to leave for extended periods of time to go on TV to find a wife. I can see, I guess, how it fits nicely into a storyline. Hopefully they cast some early risers! I'll be interested to see if Chris has thoughts about moving away from home. A true test to the women would be to move them all in next door to his parents, wake them all up at the crack of dawn every single day, have them do the work that Chris' mom does every single day, and see if they want to stay. Allowing them the torture of driving an hour to the closest Target optional.

I'm really trying to be serious and realistic. This is a real stink of a situation for production. Either Chris gives a little on where he lives or it's going to take a very special woman to make this a legitimate match.

I agree with the bolded.  But viewers really liked him on Andi's season (not me) and he is allegedly a millionaire.  That being said, unless TBTB find a few women who actually want to move to small town Iowa and be a homemaker, I don't see a marriage out of this one.  But I will give it a shot, because, who am I kidding, I always watch, even if I don't spend time on the Boards unless I really like a contestant.

I agree that he's likable, he seems like a very sweet and caring man. I'm also not surprised that he's a millionaire or that his parent's farm is worth millions (however they quantify that). That's how it is for my family as well.

I doubt Chris is looking for a homemaker right away. I imagine he's looking for someone to help grow the business with him depending on how much he wants to still be involved. I didn't see his hometown so I don't know if he has other siblings who are also active in the business. Maybe he's hoping at some point it will be big enough to incorporate which then Chris could have a more 9-5 position doing more operational/financial type stuff and essentially hire other people to run the farm and be the "farmers". (if they haven't already, again I didn't see his HTD) Maybe he liked that Andi seemed more business savvy and less farm hand.   

At least there is usually some basis for the criticism and sarcasm....other than the mans profession...which happens to be admirable in my book.

tigertiz wrote:

At least there is usually some basis for the criticism and sarcasm....other than the mans profession...which happens to be admirable in my book.

I have no problem with his profession. It doesnt matter to me whether he works 9- 5 or travels alot , or not.  It's nice that he can travel. But you cant travel all that much from September to June , once you have kids in school.  

It's his remote location that is a huge problem.  Ree Drummond's ranch (Pioneer Woman) is one hour from Tulsa, in an area that does not have months of snow and ice to double that drive time.  Alot of women who did not grow up on a farm would be able to manage that, with enough money to soften the lonely lifestyle.  I'm not saying it would be easy, but certainly possible.
  I just dont think it's believable that TPTB would cast even 6-8 candidates who would really really not mind being an hour from a Target and a Starbucks ( in good weather that is) in remote, rural Iowa.  There is no city of nearly a million people (Tulsa), one hour away from Arlington Iowa.  To me, that's the problem.  Isolation, loneliness, remote, far from shopping (even in decent weather), really far from any major city. So if they manage to cast 3-4 women who could hack it, who's to say Chris will like any of them, while they compete with the models who turn his eye?  Yes, the premise is just awful.

noobsleuth wrote:Do we know where Chris lives? Does he live at the farm? It seems like his parents do, but if he's doing traveling stuff and active on the business side of things, it's possible that he would only need to visit and that most of his work could be done from elsewhere.

and whoever is his eventual wife will not be required to abandon civilization.:-