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

Lennoxcolinrolland wrote:John Stanton (Amanda's dad) liked a comment on this pic that essentially says Ben and Lauren would stay together if that meant staying relevant. Ummm. First of all, does he know who his daughter is? Second of all, that's rude. Considering his daughter is best friends with Lauren. Third of all, I wonder if he knows something..?


https://instagram.com/p/BO5eJ5UAKY9/

I am betting that John Stanton was "liking" the comment that was written in response to the post by @joanralaity that you are referring to....

nicoledavis376 responded @joanralaity not really even true! Amanda and her fiance just broke off their engagement and she's still very much popular by media and society, and Emily and Haley didn't even win and are both very well liked. They're one of the few that look genuine and happy! They don't pretend everything is perfect when it's not. When you get engaged on national TV it brings a lot of baggage with it into your relationship as well.

This comment refers to Amanda in a positive fashion and IMO since it is refuting the comment you referenced this is the comment he liked or intended to like. Also since Lauren and Amanda are very close friends and are currently together...I seriously doubt Amanda's dad would shade Lauren or his own daughter.

IMO it is wise to read all the comments before jumping to conclusions.

Info from Laurens IG listed above in the quote.

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Does anybody know if Lauren liked the instagram picture that Ben posted of them last night

Lennoxcolinrolland wrote:

Duke702 wrote:I don't have a good feeling about these two lastin anymore... just my opinion based

Can I ask why?

Just a feeling I get from them. The whole Ben not really wanting to get married and seeming unsure on their show. That clip from the Bachelor preview the other night was awkward--Lauren seemed kind of bitter in her answers about when they'll get married. They just don't seem that happy together from what I can see. They seem to be spending a lot of time apart lately. I hope I'm wrong. JMO.

Edgarretana10 wrote:Does anybody know if Lauren liked the instagram picture that Ben posted of them last night

Yes she did.

Seabear wrote:

Lennoxcolinrolland wrote:John Stanton (Amanda's dad) liked a comment on this pic that essentially says Ben and Lauren would stay together if that meant staying relevant. Ummm. First of all, does he know who his daughter is? Second of all, that's rude. Considering his daughter is best friends with Lauren. Third of all, I wonder if he knows something..?


https://instagram.com/p/BO5eJ5UAKY9/

I am betting that John Stanton was "liking" the comment that was written in response to the post by @joanralaity that you are referring to....

nicoledavis376 responded @joanralaity not really even true! Amanda and her fiance just broke off their engagement and she's still very much popular by media and society, and Emily and Haley didn't even win and are both very well liked. They're one of the few that look genuine and happy! They don't pretend everything is perfect when it's not. When you get engaged on national TV it brings a lot of baggage with it into your relationship as well.

This comment refers to Amanda in a positive fashion and IMO since it is refuting the comment you referenced this is the comment he liked or intended to like. Also since Lauren and Amanda are very close friends and are currently together...I seriously doubt Amanda's dad would shade Lauren or his own daughter.

IMO it is wise to read all the comments before jumping to conclusions.

Info from Laurens IG listed above in the quote.



All JMOEO

It's not really about jumping to conclusions IMO. Lennox simply stated Amanda's dad liked the negative comment about Lauren and Ben. He did that. That's the only one he liked out of all of those comments. The comment you referenced is 10 posts down from the one that he did in fact like. Who knows. It could have been ridiculously coincidental that he liked that comment.

sosleepy wrote:I don't even understand!!! I assume some/most of those comments have to be JoJo fans.

Like what? "Shoulda picked JoJo!" Like, why? So she would miss out on the opportunity to head her own show? So she would miss out on her chance to garner 2M+ followers? So she would miss out on the chance to be with Jordan, who is a MUCH better match for her on paper (and I assume for real) in every way? So she would have to leave Dallas and uproot her life to live in Ben's 2 bedroom house in Denver? So she'd have to struggle with Ben's insecurities and wishy washy-ness instead of Lauren??? So she'd get stuck doing HEA instead??????? So she'd get stuck with the public humiliation Ben likes to put his woman through every few months???? LOL!! At this point I *almost* kind of agree with these crazies! I *almost* wish he'd picked JoJo too so my girl Lauren could have had a shot at Jo's dream life.

That's why I wouldn't call those people JoJo fans. I'm sure actual fans of her are happy that Ben didn't pick her, since it gave them a whole season of JoJo and she's obviously very happy with her pick to this day. I have no idea why anyone who actually follows JoJo would want her to be stuck with immature wishy-washy Ben, or would keep going to Lauren's SM to complain about something that's in no way relevant to her life anymore. I think they're obsessive Ben fans, who preferred him with JoJo and still can't get over the fact that they have to see him with Lauren instead. JMO.

Cila51290 wrote:

umngirl wrote:Lauren always seems happier doing girl things with Amanda than she does with Ben. But what do I know.

I agree. It's because she gets to be herself with her friends IMO. She can't even snap a lot with Ben cause he "hates it. Meanwhile, many couples are barely annoyed when their fiancé is doing that to them. I get that you don't have to be like everyone else in regards to snapchat, twitter, & IG but if someone is constantly annoyed by what you do, then I'd seriously be fed up by now. A lot of the times Ben is 5ft away from Lauren busy on his phone texting a storm to whoever and she's snapping what he's doing. How boring!

That's the one thing that gives me pause with these two. Not the lack of snapping, but I just wonder how strong a friendship they really have. Do they have similar senses of humour or common interests? I just see it more with most other couples from this franchise. I was expecting to see it on HEA, but even their cutesy moments seemed mostly scripted and awkward. Are they just awkward on camera or do they really have so little chemistry they can't produce any humour or entertainment on their own? I'm not sure. If they're still just relying on the initial infatuation and knowledge that they're both good people, it's gonna be an uphill battle for a long time. I mean I do know some couples who seem to have little in common who still stay committed because they love each other, but it's not my ideal that's for sure. Having that friendship is the most important thing for me, feeling at ease and making each other laugh. Feeling butterflies when you look at someone is nice and all, but it won't take you very far if you fail to connect in other ways. JMO.

Seabear wrote:

Lennoxcolinrolland wrote:John Stanton (Amanda's dad) liked a comment on this pic that essentially says Ben and Lauren would stay together if that meant staying relevant. Ummm. First of all, does he know who his daughter is? Second of all, that's rude. Considering his daughter is best friends with Lauren. Third of all, I wonder if he knows something..?


https://instagram.com/p/BO5eJ5UAKY9/

I am betting that John Stanton was "liking" the comment that was written in response to the post by @joanralaity that you are referring to....

nicoledavis376 responded @joanralaity not really even true! Amanda and her fiance just broke off their engagement and she's still very much popular by media and society, and Emily and Haley didn't even win and are both very well liked. They're one of the few that look genuine and happy! They don't pretend everything is perfect when it's not. When you get engaged on national TV it brings a lot of baggage with it into your relationship as well.

This comment refers to Amanda in a positive fashion and IMO since it is refuting the comment you referenced this is the comment he liked or intended to like. Also since Lauren and Amanda are very close friends and are currently together...I seriously doubt Amanda's dad would shade Lauren or his own daughter.

IMO it is wise to read all the comments before jumping to conclusions.

Info from Laurens IG listed above in the quote.

All JMOEO

But if he'd liked that comment it would have shown he liked it.  Thats not where the like seems to have appeared.  Now, he could've mistakenly hit the wrong comment, but her family has proved to have no problem attacking and trashing those when they want (Satan Nick 2.0 for example).  So, not sure there's much jumping to conclusions.  It'd be more accidental than anything IMO.

ETA:  Jinx @Ash2214 !  Sorry didn't see your post up there.

if Lauren doesn't return to Denver this week  I think we can say they are having problems do you guys agree ?

@Edgarretana10 Yeah. I would say the reason would have to very large to explain that away.

Seabear wrote:

Lennoxcolinrolland wrote:John Stanton (Amanda's dad) liked a comment on this pic that essentially says Ben and Lauren would stay together if that meant staying relevant. Ummm. First of all, does he know who his daughter is? Second of all, that's rude. Considering his daughter is best friends with Lauren. Third of all, I wonder if he knows something..?


https://instagram.com/p/BO5eJ5UAKY9/

I am betting that John Stanton was "liking" the comment that was written in response to the post by @joanralaity that you are referring to....

nicoledavis376 responded @joanralaity not really even true! Amanda and her fiance just broke off their engagement and she's still very much popular by media and society, and Emily and Haley didn't even win and are both very well liked. They're one of the few that look genuine and happy! They don't pretend everything is perfect when it's not. When you get engaged on national TV it brings a lot of baggage with it into your relationship as well.

This comment refers to Amanda in a positive fashion and IMO since it is refuting the comment you referenced this is the comment he liked or intended to like. Also since Lauren and Amanda are very close friends and are currently together...I seriously doubt Amanda's dad would shade Lauren or his own daughter.

IMO it is wise to read all the comments before jumping to conclusions.

Info from Laurens IG listed above in the quote.

All JMOEO

Maybe! But that's technically not the one he liked. Like everyone else has said though, it could've been a mistake. And I did read all the comments, but again, that's technically not what he liked, so it wasn't relevant to me. IMO.

@casjacknick they been spending more time separately than together in the last month and we all know that not everything in their relationship is sunshines

Edgarretana10 wrote:if Lauren doesn't return to Denver this week  I think we can say they are having problems do you guys agree ?

I find it odd that on Monday Lauren said they were "hopefully" returning to Denver right after that Shelift event ... and then she didn't. BUT she seems so happy right now in all her snaps and posts. She and Ben are still liking and commenting on each other's stuff. And I thought they seemed relaxed and happy and had great answers to their questions on Monday. So who knows. Ben just spent an entire week with her in Portland. But I do agree, they are definitely spending more time apart then they used to.