Ben Higgins - Lauren Bushnell - Bachelor 20 - Discussion - #4

reason wrote:I don't know if I am the only 1, but last night I thought Ben was intimidated by Nick.  Another thing he does not seems happy?  Is his face always like that?

Totally possible. I don't really think he is intimidated per say, but just the fact that there is a new Bachelor now - he could easily be hitting that "old news" slump. Lots of leads deal with that. I thought Kaitlyn kind of hit a slump as well when JoJo took over. Plus it doesn't help that Ben is being followed up with Bachelor Legend Nick Viall and like pretty much all of Bachelor nation is behind this guy and proclaiming he's gonna be THE BEST BACH EVA!!! Maybe it would be a little bit different if Benny was being followed up with like dopey Chris or like a Flapjack or Jake or Juan Pablo. But he's not. Nick is coming after him. At this point for Ben, while I still loved his season and really did think he was an EXCELLENT Bachelor all things considered - the only thing that actually puts him on Rushmore is if he marries Lauren. Otherwise he's basically just Andrew Firestone. Decent guy, good run, but....

I guess I'm totally lost in space because I don't see anything wrong with them. To me, they are no different than any other couple in the sense that most of them are out and about, going to events, stay in to watch TV, get all dolled up for functions, sell products etc. He has the same crows feet now that he did when he first appeared on K's season.

Ben has never been one to use SM a lot. Maybe before he was TB he posted a lot on IG but after that he's not one to capture every second of his day on SM from what I can see.

I find it hard to believe he was intimidated by Nick. I'm not sure why he would care. He's had that role before. I'm interested to know why he would be intimidated.

I think Lauren is very pretty. She has unusual features, and IMO she is very well spoken when being interviewed.

Whether he is assessing his life, what to do next, or debating if and when he should get married, IMO those are real life issues that people have on a day to day basis. Some have not set wedding dates, and are not talking wedding, no difference IMO.

I give them credit for seeking the counselling through their church and acknowledging that they needed guidance. Real life issues IMO.

Did anyone see Amanda and Emily's IG LIVE? Lauren is with them at Amanda's house. They were eating goldfish and talking about random sh*t.

Lennoxcolinrolland wrote:Did anyone see Amanda and Emily's IG LIVE? Lauren is with them at Amanda's house. They were eating goldfish and talking about random sh*t.

Cool. No matter what people think of Amanda, she's still a human who probably could benefit from some girl time. The twins and Lauren adore her girls too so if they're there they are probably getting more attention too.

Ben and Lauren just spent 7 days together. If I was Lauren's friend and never got to hang out with her without Ben I'd be irritated. Sometimes you just need girl time.

Regarding Lauren's looks. My husband legit thought Lauren was hands down the hottest girl Ben had. Bar none. So it's all in the eye of the beholder. I think Lauren is gorgeous too.

I think she is beautiful, also.

@FMG2015 IA IMO it's important to have friends without your partner, husb/wife whatever. Especially the latest ex who does not like his g/f to spend any time apart from him. There's a reason everyone has good friends, and I'm sure Lauren is a good friend to Amanda and others for good reasons.

@sosleepy IA I think she's adorable. She looks like her Dad and her brothers, she has the cutest cheeks.

FMG2015 wrote:

Lennoxcolinrolland wrote:Did anyone see Amanda and Emily's IG LIVE? Lauren is with them at Amanda's house. They were eating goldfish and talking about random sh*t.

Cool. No matter what people think of Amanda, she's still a human who probably could benefit from some girl time. The twins and Lauren adore her girls too so if they're there they are probably getting more attention too.

Ben and Lauren just spent 7 days together. If I was Lauren's friend and never got to hang out with her without Ben I'd be irritated. Sometimes you just need girl time.

Definitely. I wasn't saying it in a negative way. Just wondering if anyone else watched and if they noticed anything worthy of discussion.

Everything worthy of an opinion is in the eye of the beholder. I think Lauren is very pretty (she needs to have the right styling though, otherwise we get raccoon crazy eyed Lauren.) I just don't think she's of the higher entity of good looking people from this show. She has a very "unusual, you really have to appreciate her features" type of look IMO.

Yeah, different strokes for different folks. My boyfriend and guy friends didn't even have Lauren in their top four in terms of looks, but she's a cute girl. My friends and I always thought Ben was super cute and a guy next door type though.

^ For some reason, I found/find Ben to be SUPER attractive. Like, lookswise, he's hot. But the more he opens his mouth, he becomes less and less cute to me. And I can't with all the greasy pics of him.

My guy friends thought Lauren was in the middle of the pack of all the girls on the show. Not ugly, but not beautiful. Your average blonde in the mall in Cali.

Lauren is staying in Cali for at least a couple of days, Ben was at the airport today, for anyone who cares