Ben Higgins - Lauren Bushnell - Bachelor 20 - Discussion - #5

by AmoreBella
Ben liked this.. he may have been the airport in Portland
https://mobile.twitter.com/ajdyertheis/status/827247146877349888

That looks like Ben but I think he is not . Looks like that guy has a moustache .

I've been seeing some instagram photos of Lauren with her buttocks exposed.

Does it seem both Ben's and Lauren's Twitter/Instagram accounts have been silent since yesterday? Did they receive calls from TPTB to keep quiet?

I don't really see why TPTB would care that much that they would micromanage their SM activity.

I think what's being said is TPTB do not want the couple to have to come forward with admitting things are strained is my opinion.
I really do think if there is a breakup TPTB would rather it coincide with the ending of Nick's season and preferably after the ATFR. That's my opinion.
Compare it to other breakups and timing either prior to a new season starting or finishing. TPTB, IMO, like the timing of a breakup(negative) to be diluted or neutralized by positive news.

Lauren was posting her instagram story till 7:00 pm last night . She has posted number of stories and three post on instagram . Is that being silent ?? I don't get it??

I don't care one way or another but I haven't seen anything that says they're splitting (or not). Admittedly I haven't read every page because I can't keep up but it seems like this mostly started when Lauren didn't wear her ring in Mexico (smart girl) and was away for her birthday. I saw that Ben commented on Instagram about the rumor. I'm okay either way but haven't seen anything that tells me anything imo.

I'm not getting the comments that Lauren's getting for her lips, etc. Other former bachelorettes have changed a lot more imo. She seems like an okay person to me but seems to rub some people the wrong way I guess. That's perfectly okay here of course.

@Kashathediva I totally agree. One minute we have a couple on the red carpet making wedding plans, and finding the time to attend food testing venues and days later splitsville.

Micromanaged - owned = same thing IMHO.

albean99 wrote:I don't care one way or another but I haven't seen anything that says they're splitting (or not). Admittedly I haven't read every page because I can't keep up but it seems like this mostly started when Lauren didn't wear her ring in Mexico (smart girl) and was away for her birthday. I saw that Ben commented on Instagram about the rumor. I'm okay either way but haven't seen anything that tells me anything imo.

I'm not getting the comments that Lauren's getting for her lips, etc. Other former bachelorettes have changed a lot more imo. She seems like an okay person to me but seems to rub some people the wrong way I guess. That's perfectly okay here of course.

This all actually started in December. But especially the whole month of January. That's when all the sleuthing in their thread has been amping up. 2 threads in 2 months. It's all essentially been cultivating one thing after another IMO.

Btw, Jen is going to a restaurant viewing party in Denver on Monday, so I'm thinking Benlo will be there also. IMO.

Lennoxcolinrolland wrote:

albean99 wrote:I don't care one way or another but I haven't seen anything that says they're splitting (or not). Admittedly I haven't read every page because I can't keep up but it seems like this mostly started when Lauren didn't wear her ring in Mexico (smart girl) and was away for her birthday. I saw that Ben commented on Instagram about the rumor. I'm okay either way but haven't seen anything that tells me anything imo.

I'm not getting the comments that Lauren's getting for her lips, etc. Other former bachelorettes have changed a lot more imo. She seems like an okay person to me but seems to rub some people the wrong way I guess. That's perfectly okay here of course.

This all actually started in December. But especially the whole month of January. That's when all the sleuthing in their thread has been amping up. 2 threads in 2 months. It's all essentially been cultivating one thing after another IMO.

In retrospect, I think the first major clue there were troubles in paradise was when they came out and said they "were in no rush to get married" and were in counseling in October. Obviously the cancelled wedding is a big giant red flag, elephant in the room. I mean, that to me is captain obvious things aren't well. I follow them closely and really started to notice a shift in their social media activity right after their trip to Turkes and Caicos. So in my estimation, things have been seemingly off since the beginning of November. They returned from Turkes and Caicos around Halloween. They started seeing each other less and less, mentioning each other on SM less and less, Ben disappeared from Lauren's snap, etc. Looking at the whole picture, educated guess says things have been strained for them since September when Ben canceled their wedding in real time.

It's interesting that there was a big sentiment that the cancelled wedding was just show shenanigans but IMO it was real and no decent, sane man would sign up for that "storyline" unless it was actually going on to me. I liken this to sm telling the couples' stories in general also: very frequently what we see is really what we get IMO.