The Bachelor 20 - Ben Higgins - ATFR - *Sleuthing - Spoilers* #3

Mommyof1 wrote:

mslat92 wrote:I honestly don't see a lasting future for Ben and Lauren.

You are not alone.  I watched the Jimmy Kimmel interview and they revealed that they have already been having "disagreements." Sounds eerily similar to Whitney and Chris.  Time will tell.

mindless wrote:I don't know. "My feelings for you are stronger than anything I've ever felt before" and "You're my best friend" (or something along those lines) don't exactly spell "goodbye" to me.

Beach Lover wrote:To me, Ben appears to want to be done with the show and to just focus on them. That's why I think this may actually last.  If they stay fairly low key in Denver doing just a few of the obligatory appearances here and there, I will feel much more confident in their chances.  

As far as the PDA (or lack of it), some people are just more affectionate and touchy feely than others. But what struck me was the major contrast with Ben.  He seems very different with Lauren now than he did on the show.  He couldn't resist touching or kissing her (and JoJo) and now watching him live I feel he seems a little detached too. It's the inconsistency that bothers me. I guess I just expected to see him more into her than her into him.

Fingersandtoes wrote:

Beach Lover wrote:To me, Ben appears to want to be done with the show and to just focus on them. That's why I think this may actually last.  If they stay fairly low key in Denver doing just a few of the obligatory appearances here and there, I will feel much more confident in their chances.  

As far as the PDA (or lack of it), some people are just more affectionate and touchy feely than others. But what struck me was the major contrast with Ben.  He seems very different with Lauren now than he did on the show.  He couldn't resist touching or kissing her (and JoJo) and now watching him live I feel he seems a little detached too. It's the inconsistency that bothers me. I guess I just expected to see him more into her than her into him.

IMO the difference is, that they now can be as affectionate as they want away from the prying eye. They sleep together, wake up together, share their time together. When we see them now, they're giving interviews. IMO he's still very affectionate (as is she) but respectfully so.

NCGalBecca wrote:

mindless wrote:I don't know. "My feelings for you are stronger than anything I've ever felt before" and "You're my best friend" (or something along those lines) don't exactly spell "goodbye" to me.

This..he's rather clueless. Why can't he take a little ownership over his ILY diarrhea? It would come across so much better. Whoever wrote those talking points for him that he repeated ad nauseam  missed the mark.

I find interview Lauren so much different than TB Lauren. The change is remarkable.

Between the ex Chad and Ben, I feel JoJo was over being dumped on at the end. She may have been a little hopeful but appeared sadly realistic about what was about to happen. No need to have a meltdown as it wasn't changing anything and besides, he cries enough for both of them.

aviej wrote:

NCGalBecca wrote:

mindless wrote:I don't know. "My feelings for you are stronger than anything I've ever felt before" and "You're my best friend" (or something along those lines) don't exactly spell "goodbye" to me.

This..he's rather clueless. Why can't he take a little ownership over his ILY diarrhea? It would come across so much better. Whoever wrote those talking points for him that he repeated ad nauseam  missed the mark.

I find interview Lauren so much different than TB Lauren. The change is remarkable.

Between the ex Chad and Ben, I feel JoJo was over being dumped on at the end. She may have been a little hopeful but appeared sadly realistic about what was about to happen. No need to have a meltdown as it wasn't changing anything and besides, he cries enough for both of them.

As per the bolded, I agree. It was a huge contrast to the Lauren from the show. I never thought the Lauren from the show would such a plunging neckline and a high cut slit in dress for the Jimmy Kimmel show. Neither did I think that she could talk so much. It's interesting though that only now (even while on camera) that we are seeing a huge difference in her personality. I don't recall when last I have seen an F1 have such a remarkable change post-show, IMO. So I'm left a bit confused as to who Lauren is, TBH.

soccermom333 wrote:Just watched the Kelly and Michael interview.  He did say something that was a little weird.  Michael asked about falling in love with JoJo too and he said he "thinks" it all worked out because he falls in love more everyday.  Just the way he phrased it was weird. They both look tired to me so might have to give them a pass.  Not sure she makes it to Denver, but that is probably their best chance of staying together.  

Mommyof1 wrote:

mslat92 wrote:I honestly don't see a lasting future for Ben and Lauren.

You are not alone.  I watched the Jimmy Kimmel interview and they revealed that they have already been having "disagreements." Sounds eerily similar to Whitney and Chris.  Time will tell.