The Bachelor 20 - Ben Higgins - Episode 9 - Discussion - *Sleuthing - Spoilers*

nutty1 wrote:I blew up the above picture....... could it be this lamp?

Crazylady29 wrote:i guess I'm just projecting on what I would do.

AmyB wrote:The show isn't "Ben commits solely to Lauren while everyone else sits around and watches." The premise of this show is pretty ridiculous but the whole point is falling for multiple people. And, you know, that's the show Lauren signed up for. She didn't sign up to date a guy who was committing only to her. She was well aware that there were 27 other girls in the process and that the chances that he would fall for someone else were high.

And furthermore, I'm sure she and Ben have discussed it in the months since the overnights and FRC. And they would've broken up if there was a real issue about it, which I'm sure would've leaked somehow. Her brother even defended him on twitter about the fantasy suite question (he said Ben gave a really good answer but they edited it out) which he wouldn't have done if Lauren was having problems with Ben. 

This is a highly, highly edited TV show and TPTB would've been pushing Ben towards the narrative they wanted to portray by deliberately confusing him (eg, talking up JoJo, planting doubt about Lauren). The 'falling in love with two women' thing was probably storyboarded before the season started since they were well aware that Ben is a highly sensitive and easily manipulated guy and thus was easier to "direct" towards this highly dramatic narrative.

Crazylady29 wrote:And I am very happy to see that they actually like each other. Has that ever happened when the f2 girls actually are friends?

julychild wrote:

Crazylady29 wrote:And I am very happy to see that they actually like each other. Has that ever happened when the f2 girls actually are friends?

Becca and Whitney

Crazylady29 wrote:He could but as the f1 how can you know he really is in love with you when he has the same feelings for other people. No wonder most couples don't work out on this show

NCGalBecca wrote:Yet, knowing all that is stated above about the games being played, we still come back for more and thousands sign up to be a part of it.

Still, my favorite reality love story is Dom and Dani from Big Brother. While there is plenty of producer manipulation on there, too, due to the live feeds, you could see their love connection happen in real time.