Arie Luyendyk Jr - Lauren Burnham - Bachelor 22 - Discussion #2

sosleepy wrote:I never found Arie sexy either! He has kind of flabby man boobs. Look for it.

sanlee088 wrote:

sosleepy wrote:I never found Arie sexy either! He has kind of flabby man boobs. Look for it.

You know I had to do it. Show the evidence. while I agree that he isn’t fit and toned like your average 25 year old, he doesn’t look so bad for a 36? Year old. I know all people see differently though. He’s no Roberto, that’s for sure!



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To make this post about Arie and Lauren, I’m so glad they are spending so much time together. Their time together during these vacay days remind me of dates on the show, but with one woman only. It will be interesting to see them back to real life doing day to day things. JMO

Iluvbachette wrote:Honestly all the pictures don't bother me in the least. I am happy to see them. And to see Arie and Lauren so happy. I can go way back to season one. TPTB makes sure things get out there to push ratings. I would say it is more TPTB getting the word out there and not Arie and Lauren. It isn't the first season and won't be the last. Bring on the pictures I love seeing them.

littlereddress wrote:Can I ask this question.  What if Becca realized it was not going to work out with Arie and she wanted out.  She is out of the bubble and not feeling it anymore, realizes they are not compatible or whatever.  Maybe a scenario where someone very appealing slipped into her DMs and she wanted to pursue it and she was talking to him without Arie knowing waiting for the show to be over.  However, she tells Arie she is struggling with their relationship and not all in.  Would you feel the same way and feel she was cheating on Arie?

sosleepy wrote:

Amberish wrote:

sosleepy wrote:

Did you listen to RS’s podcast? Even Arie admitted to her that he hurt her and she’s given him more chances then he deserves. She wanted there to be more between them time and time again, and he dragged her along, burning her along the way. Most recently being when he notoriously took the Bach gig in September. Courtney says at the time, they were spending a ton of time together and she felt, they were really close to becoming a couple for real.

Of course, I did. But how did he burn her? She said what? No, she didn't.

She said he hurt her by not returning her at-the-moment affection, but it's not as if he ever led her on. Moreover, she said she's a big girl and she gets it. I hope we do, too.

Courtney even said what-her-name, that other girl he had dated last year, should have asked the right questions instead of assuming the relationship was more than it ever was. But, she is young and didn't know better.

Dating is dating.

Insofar as Arie and Becca, it appears that he is saying from the get-go he recognized he made a mistake --- by proposing to anyone given his state of confusion. His words. And now we know Becca is so broken that she's unable to travel the world in search of her own love story --- oh, wait a minute --- she is so must not be so broken up.

(In retrospect, had Melissa Rycroft not had her long-term love waiting in the wings after Jason, I expect she, too, might have done as Becca is.)

We know from every successful Bachelor show couple that it is only AFTER the season ends and the excitement fades do the couples actually fall in love. Sean and Cat, too!

Again, I'm hopeful for an Arie and Lauren bachelor wedding. Not an extravagant miniseries like Jason's, but something similar to Sean and Cat's. Perhaps in September?

Alrighty. We are most definitely going to have to agree to disagree. Courtney said she cried and cried after Arie took the Bach gig. You could even tell in her voice how hurt she still was when talking to RS. She said herself that Arie told her she constantly gave more chances than she should. Sounds like a woman who was hurt by the careless actions of this man to me.

As for your other points, no doubt these couples fall in love (if the fall in love) after filming. And I feel like a broken record, but i don’t think anyone is angry at Arie for changing his mind or being confused in a confusing situation. It’s not what happened. It’s how it happened. It’s his emotional cheating, his changing stories, his vague timelines, his bs excuses (ie: he filmed the breakup for Becca so she could get the Ette gig, give me a break. What a martyr. ). It’s the gross socks IG pics while he was engaged to someone else, the fact he chose New Years to contact Lauren (traditionally a “couples” holiday) while he was engaged. The fact that he told Becca he was only contacting her for closure. I could go on and on.

I could give a crap that he decided Becca wasn’t the one for him and he thought he made a mistake. Good for him for being with the person he wants to be with (for now). It’s everytjing else. He’s just... not my cup of tea and I find him gross.

Amberish wrote:

sosleepy wrote:

Amberish wrote:

Of course, I did. But how did he burn her? She said what? No, she didn't.

She said he hurt her by not returning her at-the-moment affection, but it's not as if he ever led her on. Moreover, she said she's a big girl and she gets it. I hope we do, too.

Courtney even said what-her-name, that other girl he had dated last year, should have asked the right questions instead of assuming the relationship was more than it ever was. But, she is young and didn't know better.

Dating is dating.

Insofar as Arie and Becca, it appears that he is saying from the get-go he recognized he made a mistake --- by proposing to anyone given his state of confusion. His words. And now we know Becca is so broken that she's unable to travel the world in search of her own love story --- oh, wait a minute --- she is so must not be so broken up.

(In retrospect, had Melissa Rycroft not had her long-term love waiting in the wings after Jason, I expect she, too, might have done as Becca is.)

We know from every successful Bachelor show couple that it is only AFTER the season ends and the excitement fades do the couples actually fall in love. Sean and Cat, too!

Again, I'm hopeful for an Arie and Lauren bachelor wedding. Not an extravagant miniseries like Jason's, but something similar to Sean and Cat's. Perhaps in September?

Alrighty. We are most definitely going to have to agree to disagree. Courtney said she cried and cried after Arie took the Bach gig. You could even tell in her voice how hurt she still was when talking to RS. She said herself that Arie told her she constantly gave more chances than she should. Sounds like a woman who was hurt by the careless actions of this man to me.

As for your other points, no doubt these couples fall in love (if the fall in love) after filming. And I feel like a broken record, but i don’t think anyone is angry at Arie for changing his mind or being confused in a confusing situation. It’s not what happened. It’s how it happened. It’s his emotional cheating, his changing stories, his vague timelines, his bs excuses (ie: he filmed the breakup for Becca so she could get the Ette gig, give me a break. What a martyr. ). It’s the gross socks IG pics while he was engaged to someone else, the fact he chose New Years to contact Lauren (traditionally a “couples” holiday) while he was engaged. The fact that he told Becca he was only contacting her for closure. I could go on and on.

I could give a crap that he decided Becca wasn’t the one for him and he thought he made a mistake. Good for him for being with the person he wants to be with (for now). It’s everytjing else. He’s just... not my cup of tea and I find him gross.

Let me tell you why I'm right. *IMO*

Courtney said, she cried because Arie was no longer available. Not that she was in love with him. Not that she was in a committed relationship with him. But because the two --- both single, both in their 30s and both wanting to marry and have children --- were getting along so well working on a flip together, that in the course of spending ALL that time together working on the flip, discussed the POSSIBILITY of trying to be a couple. They didn't become the couple, Instead, they talked about the possibility. There is a difference.

Then, Arie became the bachelor, fell in love with Lauren. Courtney, knowing Arie was no longer a possibility, cried, because she's alone and the option of trying to be a couple with Arie was gone. She then begins helping her friend, Arie, by counseling him about what to do next. She tells him to get the Neil Lane ring and propose to the Lauren, which he did.