Bachelor 22 - Arie Luyendyk Jr - Episodes - Feb 19th - *Sleuthing - Spoilers*

Sprite wrote:

Nibbles22 wrote:Honestly, I don't think Arie is that different than any other bachelor who's been in his position (with the exception of Sean and his personal beliefs), which is why not one bachelor is married to the woman they proposed to.  Of course Jason changed his mind and is now married to Molly.  I don't care how many girlfriends any of them have had, or will have.  None of them are different really.  It seems convenient to rake Arie over the proverbial coals, but in reality I could care less what he does or doesn't do with his life decisions.  

If any of them end up getting married on this show, that's a bonus, and that's what we hope for.  If not, I don't care.  I'm just here for the entertainment!  

IMO he is different and he isn't. They all have a past, but some we hear more about than others. Arie is one we have heard a lot about, plus he is older than most so he has had more time to build a reputation. 

My issue with Arie is strictly with regards to the show. I don't buy his looking to settle down, get himself a wife and have babies. Now, I don't think any of them are really on the show for that purpose, but it just seems as if he is just trying to cram that down my throat. I always have an issue when someone tries to force feed me some BS. The more they push, the less I believe.

Like you, I really don't care. The onus is on the women themselves about what they will allow and what they won't. His reputation proceeds him. If they are just in it for the sex...power to them. If they think they can be the one that will change him...good luck. Either way, don't whine when things don't go your way. However, since he is on this show, I do look at his pattern of behaviour to try to figure out how things may work out. In this case, my issue isn't so much how many women he has slept with, it's more how he has moved on from one to the next ... or seemingly in this case ... lined up the next one, before he is finished with the current one ... or several. He clearly has a pattern...on the show and off...and I don't see it changing for Lauren. Of course, it seems she has a pattern of her own, so they could be a match made in heaven, but I won't hold my breath.

Sprite wrote:@LoveDovez Yes!!! I actually mentioned that night one in the unspoiled thread. That he creeped me out how he was ogling some of the women. I know lots of leads...male and female...turn around and follow the cast into the mansion with their eyes, but I had never seen anyone else give them an up and down stare like that. It was the look of a predator...and I do not have much of an imagination and am not prone to dramatics so my reaction kind of shocked me.

Hometowns are here! Are the parents going to skin Arie alive?   #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/Q1AArtLNYd

— The Bachelor (@BachelorABC) February 17, 2018

Dead.        #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/yt8bdBApe0

— The Bachelor (@BachelorABC) February 18, 2018

LoveDovez wrote:How many people on here honestly and truly sees Arie and Lauren together 30 years from now?????
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Nibbles22 wrote:Honestly, I don't think Arie is that different than any other bachelor who's been in his position (with the exception of Sean and his personal beliefs), which is why not one bachelor is married to the woman they proposed to.  Of course Jason changed his mind and is now married to Molly.  I don't care how many girlfriends any of them have had, or will have.  None of them are different really.  It seems convenient to rake Arie over the proverbial coals, but in reality I could care less what he does or doesn't do with his life decisions.  

If any of them end up getting married on this show, that's a bonus, and that's what we hope for.  If not, I don't care.  I'm just here for the entertainment!  

Kashathediva wrote:@sanlee088 And honestly, there are couples in the "program" I don't see lasting that long either. LOL