Lauren Bushnell - Bachelor 20 - *Sleuthing - Spoilers* - #2

jen689 wrote:TMZ's second post about Lauren....

BACHELOR' CONTESTANT LAUREN B. Engagement Ring On ... WINNER WINNER?



From Bachelor' favorite Lauren Bushnell looks like a taken woman, judging from the ring on her finger, but there's less here than meets the eye.

The photo surfaced Tuesday -- Lauren wearing what looks like an engagement ring -- and it caused a ****storm thanks to her friend who posted the pic on Instagram. Could it be ... Ben not only picked her but popped the question?  No.

The photo was taken in September, 2 months BEFORE Ben picked the woman of his dreams. There's no way she was married during the competition, or even engaged, because it would mean the show was a sham and that would be a PR disaster for producers.

So the takeaway is this ... a rose by any other name may be a rose, but a ring on the left ring finger is not always an engagement ring.

http://www.tmz.com/2016/01/27/bachelor-lauren-bushnell-engagement-ring/

sophienette wrote:

peggy0221 wrote:

AmyB wrote:I'm confused. Lauren is generally a confident person, yes, but that doesn't mean that she has confidence in absolutely everything she does 100% of the time. Before, she was criticized for acting like she doesn't care enough, but now that she is showing him she cares it must be her being manipulative and passive aggressive because, as a confident person, she's not allowed to feel uncertainty and seek out validation to make sure that Ben still feels the same thing she does?   She can't win!

In fact, standing on the complete opposite spectrum, I see what you see too.  
Fans of hers said everything in her favour to cover all bases, when she was indifferent with Ben, people said she was being real and know her value. When she fished for compliment, people said she has a fragile heart that it was only a guard. She wins no matter what.

I get why people like her, she always says the right things and smiles perfectly.
But confidence/cockiness can also be manipulative and calculated sometimes. We may just see it from a different angle.

I guess some have a more positive angle/benefit of the doubt point of view... or as cynics would put it

Sprite wrote:

Al wrote:This reminds me of a quote that someone on here posts with, and I apologize that I can't recall who it is right now.
Sorry it's not word for word but: You may be the ripest, juiciest peach but there are still people who don't like peaches.

That's me!

KB_Mom wrote:I am not by any means quick at picking up details in a pic and a half second glance at the pic, I knew it was so not an engagement ring.

KB_Mom wrote:I am not by any means quick at picking up details in a pic and a half second glance at the pic, I knew it was so not an engagement ring.

sophienette wrote:

Julie81 wrote:

.....Hey Sophie!!

Hi Julie! Fancy meeting you here ;)