The Bachelorette's Shocking Confession: Why Did You Make Love to Me If You Weren't in Love?
Call it televised heartbreak, call it televised slut-shaming, call it whatever you want, but to speak in Chris Harrison-approved superlatives, Monday evening's episode of The Bachelorette provoked more response than any moment on the show ever. And all because the contestants talked what they're not supposed to talk about: the sex stuff.
The Bachelorette/The Bachelor is supposed to be all about love, but its most insane moments come up when sex comes into play. So during this season's finale, after Andi picked Josh (as Reality Steve demonstrated ages ago by releasing a video of scorned lover Nick ranting on an airplane about her decision), we got to actually see what happens when people address how sex plays into a relationship. It was not pretty.
The writing was on the wall that Nick wasn't going to be the final pick. He didn't know that – and fair enough, how could he? Most of us have been there, where our feelings about a relationship just don't line up with the feelings of the partner we're with. What felt weird was watching the show encourage Nick's obsession with Andi, to the point where Bachelor producer tweeted about it like it was all a joke. Watching Nick didn't feel much like a joke; clearly, this relationship was and is very real to him. So: How did we get here? Well, Andi broke up with Nick before the final Rose Ceremony, telling him she had woken up that morning and felt like something was off. Nick didn't have much to say then: he was clearly in shock. But later, after he had time to think about things, he really wanted to talk to her. Chris Harrison really emphasized that Nick tried to get in touch with Andi multiple times, though she rebuffed him until the After the Rose special, when she contractually would have to talk to him. http://jezebel.com/this-episode-was-crazytown-1612680937
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