The Bachelor 20 - Ben Higgins - F1 to F4 - *Sleuthing - Spoilers*

AllAboutLove wrote:

metalgirl wrote:

AllAboutLove wrote:
If the remaining girls know Ben is wanting Lauren as his F1 and has made that clear then I am sure they will be using SM hardcore once they have left to try their own hand at a Kaitlyn-campaign.

But Kaitlyn had nothing else to do.  No job, no school, nothing except BE "The Bachelorette" for as long as the free ride lasted.

The 3 non-chosen ladies may have actual real lives to go back to, instead of desperately trying to extend their 15 minutes of fame.   JoJo has a fledgling Real Estate Development Empire, Amanda has 2 children and a beauty website.  Caila is the wild card, as we don't specifically know what she does for a living.  

"Real lives" never seem to get in the way of Social Media.
For most of these young-uns- IMO, their "real life" is Social Media.
Especially after going on a TV show for "love".

Come January I expect them all to be gunning for the Bette gig, BIP gigs, SM sponsorships, etc, and whatever other scraps they can.
ALL of them.  :Nod:

JMO

I completely agree. I don't even necessarily judge them for it, because, hey, they might as well get something out of it. But, history has shown that even the well-educated ones (Andi, Whitney, Nikki, Catherine) and the mothers/fathers (Michelle, Julia, Emily, JJ) all spend a decent amount of time selling themselves on SM, sponsoring products, modeling gigs, and many do multiple Bachelor show appearances. JMO.

What was Kaitlyn's campaign? I don't follow her on social media so I must have missed it.

eversotrue wrote:I was doing some research, and realized when RJ first reported that Ben was very smitten with someone, it was on October 16th, which was the day the girls were seen in the Mexico City airport. RS then reported he knew how the season was gonna shake out on October 22nd, 6 days after the smitten report. That was already two weeks ago. We're four weeks into filming. That means, Ben would have had to been all in with Lauren in either episode 4 or 5.

Ben`s risk, if he is so into Lauren ,  will be-  whether she is as into him - or once the Bach.Bubble disappears so might  the``Glow ``

Could be a very nice Romance Story to watch though  if it unfolds like it looks  - otherwise we might get a version of  Bach.Canada 2 ending  ( Boy Engaged- Girl - not so much)

Litta123 wrote:My biggest hope is that I end up liking Lauren once I see her on screen. If I don't, it sounds like it's going to be a looong season.(Right now I'm simply feeling neutral towards her. I've got to see her personality before I'll commit.)

I think I will like her, she seems to have a kindness about her in the few pictures I've seen. However it may be a looong season for me when he gets about just Lauren and awkward with all the others. Luckily he seems to be a good conversationalist so we'll see him befriend them instead.


Oh and if I have not said this before I will, hearing that they all know his feelings I do wish he had eliminated Amanda instead of Becca this last episode. Instead he goes and guarantees her a HT. :shootme:

mindless wrote:

rhondam wrote:I'm not sure that the girls are really all too horribly young to be B'ette IMO. Because technically the "engagement" is really just an unspoken agreement to begin dating each other exclusively right? Since how many of us really get engaged only 8 weeks after meeting someone? . So in the real world a typical young couple would get married no earlier than 1-2 years after being in an exclusive relationship right? And two years is the longest a Bach couple can be "engaged" for before they have to give the ring back right? So that would make them 25, 26, 27 when they got married and then add 2, 3 or 4 years to that and they will be ready to start a family. It all could work IMO

I don't know if I read the part in bold right, but wanted to clarify. They can be engaged as long as they wajnt. They only have to give the ring back if they break up, and not even then if the engagement has lasted for more than two years. So two years is the deadline for when you can keep the ring, not a deadline for getting married.

As for Joelle as the next lead, I'm already dreading it. Maybe I'm wrong and she's a lovely girl, but the Ready For Love clip didn't give me the best of vibes and her voice already annoys me. I really hope RS is just guessing about her being the #1 option. Then again there aren't many other options, since I want Amanda as the lead even less. No offense to her, but she should be with her kids.

Thank you Mindless, I interpreted this info wrong. What you said makes much more sense.

eversotrue wrote:I was doing some research, and realized when RJ first reported that Ben was very smitten with someone, it was on October 16th, which was the day the girls were seen in the Mexico City airport. RS then reported he knew how the season was gonna shake out on October 22nd, 6 days after the smitten report. That was already two weeks ago. We're four weeks into filming. That means, Ben would have had to been all in with Lauren in either episode 4 or 5.

Maybe RS got that information from here. Not from insider information.
*edit*

RJ claimed on the open forum to be a friend of Becca's. There is no way to prove if that is true or not, unless one is in the company of Becca and asks her themselves.  However everyone has the right to believe what they want. When information is shared, it's not the forum members position  to question who the poster is, they can offer that information themselves if they chose.

RJ later started a blog, which she later deleted. In that blog she bad mouthed this forum. IMO I really don't care who he/ she was or what she said.

A poster may be referenced in what they shared on this forum, example RJ said, however, asking the identity of a poster is against the rules. Since she deleted her account, her posts will now be Guests' post, so there's no way to prove what she really said. It could be anyone that deleted their account or it could be his/her posts.

As far as credibility, some felt she was accurate, others thought she wasn't. It all comes down to believing what one chooses. One may feel a poster is credible, and another may not.

I hope this clarifies.

Thanks GA.

I think we'll find that not all the girls will believe that Lauren is for sure the f1. Mostly they don't see the lead with others except for GDs and you know the producers are telling them they have a good shot. It always seems to be more obvious to us, the viewers.

I'm giving all of them the benefit of doubt until I see them on the show. I didn't get a bad vibe from Joelle so will just wait and see. I certainly wouldn't compare her with Andi at this point.

Ben F's season was also one that there was a lot of pics from SM. I think it's more common now with Twitter and Instagram. I don't believe we know the f1 until later. RS spoils a lot of seasons but it doesn't mean the sleuthers stop doing their thing so I don't see this season as any different even if we think we know Ben's f1.

eversotrue wrote:Now that it's confirmed that all the ladies know Ben wants Lauren, the Amanda and Ben interaction couldn't be more clear IMO. She knows there's no chance, he knows there's no chance, they know there's no chance. Going through the motions indeed. That date was pretty self explanatory... I really wonder what kind of editing magic they're gonna do this season, if that date was any indication AND the girls being in the know about who Ben wants.. Should be interesting.

RS isn't confirmation imo. Amanda and Ben's interaction wasn't clear to me. There was a huge screaming crowd around them. Why would she be going through the motions? Seems she would go home to her girls if she knew Lauren was F1.

Hey guys! I'm new here and I look forward to discussing this season with you all.

I wanted to ask - do you guys think any of the families will take an opportunity during hometowns to tell their girl about this "Ben's all about Lauren" info? We've heard about families giving away F3 destinations that RS has spoiled in the past, I can't imagine that some of them wouldn't want to mention something like this.

Bubblebunny!

I've been wondering the same thing. I think I'd be more cautious when meeting Ben if it were my daughter bringing him home. I'd be looking for any sign that it is an act...and doing anything I could to protect my daughter from getting hurt. IMO, this kind of knowledge would have to have some kind of impact.