Emily Maynard's Bachelorette 8 Blogs - Discussion

veg_out wrote:Just a comparison of the past few seasons' Ettes and their comments on their F2:

Emily's blog posts:

Jef:

Even though his parents weren't there, I absolutely loved his family, especially his sweet little niece, June!

This tweet from @Fleissmeister was done in Charlotte back on March 19th, but fits here:

Shocking secrets revealed! @EmilyMaynard 's favorite month is June!!!


These people.com blogs do challenge us at times. Ben's season was a mess since Nicki was often spoken in present tense and Courtney in past tense... until he covered the Fantasy Dates. Of course, we now know that he and Courtney were split for a time in February and Ben's word usage was all over the place.

These lines suggest that Arie will remain a buddy of Emily, post show. He'll be at the wedding if there is one.

"Arie was just as nervous as I was to meet his family, which didn't help calm my nerves at all. But by the end of the night I knew I had no reason to be nervous. His mom is one of the coolest ladies I've ever met and she actually gave me a skirt – you'll see me wear it in an upcoming episode! I saw a different side of Arie after meeting his family and have an even bigger soft spot in my heart for him."

JBF wrote:

veg_out wrote:Just a comparison of the past few seasons' Ettes and their comments on their F2:

Emily's blog posts:

Jef:

Even though his parents weren't there, I absolutely loved his family, especially his sweet little niece, June!

This tweet from @Fleissmeister was done in Charlotte back on March 19th, but fits here:

Shocking secrets revealed! @EmilyMaynard 's favorite month is June!!!


These people.com blogs do challenge us at times. Ben's season was a mess since Nicki was often spoken in present tense and Courtney in past tense... until he covered the Fantasy Dates. Of course, we now know that he and Courtney were split for a time in February and Ben's word usage was all over the place.

These lines suggest that Arie will remain a buddy of Emily, post show. He'll be at the wedding if there is one.

"Arie was just as nervous as I was to meet his family, which didn't help calm my nerves at all. But by the end of the night I knew I had no reason to be nervous. His mom is one of the coolest ladies I've ever met and she actually gave me a skirt – you'll see me wear it in an upcoming episode! I saw a different side of Arie after meeting his family and have an even bigger soft spot in my heart for him."

Same here I see a more personal connection with Jef's write up- so I see him matching the other ette's F1 blogs.
That being said I wouldn't be suprised if they had told Em to tone it done in her blogs. Her first ones were gushing over Jef and now they are much tamer.

Re the Tweet- I'd have to look back but I thought March 19 didn't match up with the HTD's I thought they were late April- so would the reference really be little June?
I thought maybe Ricki's birthday June 28 or?
But I would love to think it is little June- what a cutie patootie... :cutesmile!:

shannonmac wrote:

JBF wrote:

veg_out wrote:Just a comparison of the past few seasons' Ettes and their comments on their F2:

Emily's blog posts:

Jef:

Even though his parents weren't there, I absolutely loved his family, especially his sweet little niece, June!

This tweet from @Fleissmeister was done in Charlotte back on March 19th, but fits here:

Shocking secrets revealed! @EmilyMaynard 's favorite month is June!!!


These people.com blogs do challenge us at times. Ben's season was a mess since Nicki was often spoken in present tense and Courtney in past tense... until he covered the Fantasy Dates. Of course, we now know that he and Courtney were split for a time in February and Ben's word usage was all over the place.

These lines suggest that Arie will remain a buddy of Emily, post show. He'll be at the wedding if there is one.

"Arie was just as nervous as I was to meet his family, which didn't help calm my nerves at all. But by the end of the night I knew I had no reason to be nervous. His mom is one of the coolest ladies I've ever met and she actually gave me a skirt – you'll see me wear it in an upcoming episode! I saw a different side of Arie after meeting his family and have an even bigger soft spot in my heart for him."

Same here I see a more personal connection with Jef's write up- so I see him matching the other ette's F1 blogs.
That being said I wouldn't be suprised if they had told Em to tone it done in her blogs. Her first ones were gushing over Jef and now they are much tamer.

Re the Tweet- I'd have to look back but I thought March 19 didn't match up with the HTD's I thought they were late April- so would the reference really be little June?
I thought maybe Ricki's birthday June 28 or?
But I would love to think it is little June- what a cutie patootie... :cutesmile!:

sho you right!

It WAS on account of Ricki's birthday, but I still thought it was an amusing coincidence that she remembered the name of the niece.

shannonmac wrote:

JBF wrote:

veg_out wrote:Just a comparison of the past few seasons' Ettes and their comments on their F2:

Emily's blog posts:

Jef:

Even though his parents weren't there, I absolutely loved his family, especially his sweet little niece, June!

This tweet from @Fleissmeister was done in Charlotte back on March 19th, but fits here:

Shocking secrets revealed! @EmilyMaynard 's favorite month is June!!!


These people.com blogs do challenge us at times. Ben's season was a mess since Nicki was often spoken in present tense and Courtney in past tense... until he covered the Fantasy Dates. Of course, we now know that he and Courtney were split for a time in February and Ben's word usage was all over the place.

These lines suggest that Arie will remain a buddy of Emily, post show. He'll be at the wedding if there is one.

"Arie was just as nervous as I was to meet his family, which didn't help calm my nerves at all. But by the end of the night I knew I had no reason to be nervous. His mom is one of the coolest ladies I've ever met and she actually gave me a skirt – you'll see me wear it in an upcoming episode! I saw a different side of Arie after meeting his family and have an even bigger soft spot in my heart for him."

Same here I see a more personal connection with Jef's write up- so I see him matching the other ette's F1 blogs.
That being said I wouldn't be suprised if they had told Em to tone it done in her blogs. Her first ones were gushing over Jef and now they are much tamer.

Re the Tweet- I'd have to look back but I thought March 19 didn't match up with the HTD's I thought they were late April- so would the reference really be little June?
I thought maybe Ricki's birthday June 28 or?
But I would love to think it is little June- what a cutie patootie... :cutesmile!:

I have somewhat concluded, for a while now, the franchise has been blogging for Emily Perhaps its that the writing reads so vanilla that I am not reading that close, but for a while now I am not reading Em's personality in her blogs.

The men's blogs are harder to read into, but you knew who was writing when Jill, Ali and Ashley were at the helm. Since, I think, week 3 or so, not so much for Emily.

(Jill's were the most obvious It was Ed, Ed, Ed and also noticeable, she never, except for once or twice, mentioned Reid's name.)

Amberish wrote:

shannonmac wrote:

JBF wrote:

veg_out wrote:Just a comparison of the past few seasons' Ettes and their comments on their F2:

Emily's blog posts:

Jef:

Even though his parents weren't there, I absolutely loved his family, especially his sweet little niece, June!

This tweet from @Fleissmeister was done in Charlotte back on March 19th, but fits here:

Shocking secrets revealed! @EmilyMaynard 's favorite month is June!!!


These people.com blogs do challenge us at times. Ben's season was a mess since Nicki was often spoken in present tense and Courtney in past tense... until he covered the Fantasy Dates. Of course, we now know that he and Courtney were split for a time in February and Ben's word usage was all over the place.

These lines suggest that Arie will remain a buddy of Emily, post show. He'll be at the wedding if there is one.

"Arie was just as nervous as I was to meet his family, which didn't help calm my nerves at all. But by the end of the night I knew I had no reason to be nervous. His mom is one of the coolest ladies I've ever met and she actually gave me a skirt – you'll see me wear it in an upcoming episode! I saw a different side of Arie after meeting his family and have an even bigger soft spot in my heart for him."

Same here I see a more personal connection with Jef's write up- so I see him matching the other ette's F1 blogs.
That being said I wouldn't be suprised if they had told Em to tone it done in her blogs. Her first ones were gushing over Jef and now they are much tamer.

Re the Tweet- I'd have to look back but I thought March 19 didn't match up with the HTD's I thought they were late April- so would the reference really be little June?
I thought maybe Ricki's birthday June 28 or?
But I would love to think it is little June- what a cutie patootie... :cutesmile!:

I have somewhat concluded, for a while now, the franchise has been blogging for Emily Perhaps its that the writing reads so vanilla that I am not reading that close, but for a while now I am not reading Em's personality in her blogs.

The men's blogs are harder to read into, but you knew who was writing when Jill, Ali and Ashley were at the helm. Since, I think, week 3 or so, not so much for Emily.

(Jill's were the most obvious It was Ed, Ed, Ed and also noticeable, she never, except for once or twice, mentioned Reid's name.)

I haven't a clue as to Emily's personality, but I also thought that her blogs were probably ghost written.

There is no southern in these blogs, so I adjusted the title to ...

The Bachelorette: Emily Maynard (Ghostwritten) Blogs About Fantasy-Suite Anxiety
By Emily Maynard, Tuesday July 10, 2012 08:45 AM EDT

I swear I was anxious thinking about fantasy-suite dates even before agreeing to be on The Bachelorette. On the one hand, it's great because you get that extra time to talk with the final three guys away from the cameras.

But on the flip side I know what "fantasy" is implying, and I'm not totally comfortable with that. I also feel like my relationships have been so honest and real that there was really nothing they could have told me overnight that would've changed my mind.

I started my week with Sean and, as excited as I was, I wasn't really sure how he was feeling. He's been open about his past, but not as much about his feelings for me. Because I'm feeling so much, that really scared me. The fact that he was with someone for three years, but still dodged the marriage conversation, made me worry.

I always felt like there was a wall between us. However, at dinner Sean's letter to Ricki blew my mind. I had no idea he was feeling all of those things and in that moment I really did want those things with Sean, too. I left my date feeling like all my questions had been answered and that he very well could've been my husband one day.

After an amazing hometown date, I was really looking forward to seeing Jef, but I was also nervous about how his family felt about me. Knowing that I got their approval took a huge weight off my shoulders. Being on the paddleboard with Jef was the most peaceful I'd felt in a long time and I could've sat there forever, but I'm pretty sure he would've gotten tired!

I went into dinner with some questions but he had some questions, too. I loved that Jef had thought about those things because it showed me that his heart was in the right place. He really wanted to meet Ricki, but I wasn't 100 percent sure about involving her yet, even though in order to really know me you have to know her. When I offered Jef the overnight card it just confirmed everything I already knew about him.

The fact that I got to go on a date with Arie and swim with dolphins made me so happy! But I'm scared of almost everything – and a terrible swimmer. He was so sweet and compared it to a big cat, which just proved how much he gets me. Looking back at the time I've spent with Arie, I can't remember any cameras. It always felt like it was just the two of us because we were so wrapped up in each other.

As confident as I was about my feelings, I still didn't know what my life would be like in Scottsdale, Ariz., so I had a lot of questions for him. We communicate so well – it makes me feel like we've known each other for much longer. His thoughts on growing a relationship with Ricki made me confident that Arie gets kids. I know Ricki would love him.

As much as I would've loved to spend more time with Arie, it was best to call it a night. Like I said before, I'm so confident in my relationships that I knew a couple of hours off camera wasn't going to change anything.

I say it every week, but this was definitely the hardest rose ceremony yet. I went back and forth so many times, but I reminded myself that I couldn't make a mistake as long as I prayed about it and followed my heart. I sat in the chair after my talk with Chris and cried for what seemed like an eternity. Everything about Sean made me want to be with him in the end. I wish I could pinpoint even one thing that would justify sending him home, but I still can't.

The hardest part was knowing he felt so confident and didn't see it coming. He had no reason to, though, because I felt just as confident after our date. I still wonder if Sean and I had had more time, if things would've been different. But no matter what, he will always be someone that made a huge impression on me and I'll always count him as a friend.

Don't forget to watch me in the hot seat next week on the Men Tell All special. Yikes! Wish me luck!

The fact that I got to go on a date with Arie and swim with dolphins made me so happy! But I'm scared of almost everything – and a terrible swimmer. He was so sweet and compared it to a big cat, which just proved how much he gets me. Looking back at the time I've spent with Arie, I can't remember any cameras. It always felt like it was just the two of us because we were so wrapped up in each other.

As confident as I was about my feelings, I still didn't know what my life would be like in Scottsdale, Ariz., so I had a lot of questions for him. We communicate so well – it makes me feel like we've known each other for much longer. His thoughts on growing a relationship with Ricki made me confident that Arie gets kids. I know Ricki would love him.

As much as I would've loved to spend more time with Arie, it was best to call it a night. Like I said before, I'm so confident in my relationships that I knew a couple of hours off camera wasn't going to change anything.

There's another blog being personal and itimate about Arie, while talking about Jef like a friend. Yep! I would say she chose Arie.

Good point pbmax . Also , this part seems to be an attempt to mitigate her embarrassment at watching herself "publicly" make out with Arie everywhere they went. Yes, more signs are pointing to her having picked Arie.

Looking back at the time I've spent with Arie, I can't remember any cameras. It always felt like it was just the two of us because we were so wrapped up in each other.

tigertiz wrote:Good point pbmax . Also , this part seems to be an attempt to mitigate her embarrassment at watching herself "publicly" make out with Arie everywhere they went. Yes, more signs are pointing to her having picked Arie.

Looking back at the time I've spent with Arie, I can't remember any cameras. It always felt like it was just the two of us because we were so wrapped up in each other.

Went back and read through Emily's blogs and she mentions Jef a lot more than Arie she also says about the library date "really ffelt like we were the only 2 people on the planet" - so I'm guessing she didn't remember the cameras here either.
I honestly never spent much time reading her blogs before and always just read them through quickly and didn't give them too much thought but reading them today I was actually shocked about how much time she spent discussing Jef even when he wasn't a huge part of what we saw on screen. It was surprising to me that before she had a 1:1 with Jef she mentions having a 'huge crush' on him. This was in Bermuda and she talks about wondering why he didn't kiss her. She had sqt with Arie also that episode but it wasn't mentioned.

There were only 2 blogs where Jef wasn't mentioned - the 3rd when it was Arie's Dollywood date which she did talk about in glowing terms and the 6th which was the Kalon mess episode (she did mention Arie coming to her room but it was a pretty short paragraph considering the signifigance so many are putting on that).

The htd blog made it pretty clear to me that Jef was the one.

just logic wrote:

tigertiz wrote:Good point pbmax . Also , this part seems to be an attempt to mitigate her embarrassment at watching herself "publicly" make out with Arie everywhere they went. Yes, more signs are pointing to her having picked Arie.

Looking back at the time I've spent with Arie, I can't remember any cameras. It always felt like it was just the two of us because we were so wrapped up in each other.

Went back and read through Emily's blogs and she mentions Jef a lot more than Arie she also says about the library date "really ffelt like we were the only 2 people on the planet" - so I'm guessing she didn't remember the cameras here either.
I honestly never spent much time reading her blogs before and always just read them through quickly and didn't give them too much thought but reading them today I was actually shocked about how much time she spent discussing Jef even when he wasn't a huge part of what we saw on screen. It was surprising to me that before she had a 1:1 with Jef she mentions having a 'huge crush' on him. This was in Bermuda and she talks about wondering why he didn't kiss her. She had sqt with Arie also that episode but it wasn't mentioned.

There were only 2 blogs where Jef wasn't mentioned - the 3rd when it was Arie's Dollywood date which she did talk about in glowing terms and the 6th which was the Kalon mess episode (she did mention Arie coming to her room but it was a pretty short paragraph considering the signifigance so many are putting on that).

The htd blog made it pretty clear to me that Jef was the one.

I guess we are reading different blogs. I did a post on her blogs with Jef and Arie, the things she said about Arie was way more than Jef. She even talks about Ryan and someone else and manages to bring Arie into it. What she has said about Jef, you can say about a friend. Yes she may say crush concerning Jef but when talking about her feelings about Arie they go beyond a crush, she doesn't decribe it as a crush. Crushes aren't serious feelings, kids have crushes.

Looking back at the time I've spent with Arie, I can't remember any cameras. It always felt like it was just the two of us because we were so wrapped up in each other.[/quote]

There is no way she could get engaged to another guy a few days later ...