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"Evolutionary theory and the bachelor vs. the bachelorette"
littlemisssmartypants 477 desperate attention whore postings
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12-12-03, 07:02 PM (EST)
 
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"Evolutionary theory and the bachelor vs. the bachelorette" |
I know a little bit (but not a lot, so feel free to correct me)about evolutionary theory, and I think it might apply to the fact that the Bachelor relationships never work but the Bachelorette relationship did.
Men are evolutionarily predisposed to "spread their genes." Given the opportunity to date 25 beautiful women, a man is more likely to want to continue to date widely, instead of settling down with just one.
Women are evolutionarily predisposed to seek one man in whom to invest their time. A man forced to compete with other men for one woman is more likely to view her a bigger prize - one worth fighting for - and be more likely to want to be with her exclusively.
Therefore, The Bachelor fails, while the Bachelorette works.
I guess we'll have to see how Meredith does to see if my theory holds water.
N.B. Just because evolutionary theory exists, doesn't mean I think it should be that way! Lots of men are good at being loyal to one woman, plenty of women cheat. So please, don't get mad at me!
Can't wait to hear your opinions 
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Loree 8616 desperate attention whore postings
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12-26-03, 10:55 AM (EST)
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5. "RE: Evolutionary theory and the bachelor vs. the bachelorette" |
I do think in most cases a woman goes on this show as the Bachelorette because she really does want to find Mr Right. Where the men are more excited about several women wanting them. So I think the Bachelorette is more likely to pick the man she thinks she will have a future with. Where the man may pick the woman he can have fun with. But I do worry about the men that go on The Bachelorette too. Men are very competitive and want to win. They may not really want to marry the Bachelorette as much as they want to beat the other men. So once the man has won, he may not stick with the Bachelorette. Trista picked Mr Sensitive that wanted to settle down. Several of the other men would not have married her.
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forestforest 28 desperate attention whore postings
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01-06-04, 06:24 PM (EST)
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9. "RE: Worthy of Meredith" |
I have a great deal of faith in Meredith, partly from the looks on her face when the "girls" were being big babies about voting and LeeAnn, etc. If she, Meredith, does have any odd quirks (such as, why didn't she go home for the funeral?), I think we can find the source quickly -- her family's a bit oddballish. I really think that if her mother were going to encourage Meredith to stay on the show, she shouldn't have told Meredith about the death. That could have waited -- the news, I mean. Also, since those women can't get phone calls, and since I'm sure the mother didn't have access to the house telephone number where the women were staying, CBS must have facilitated that phone call to Meredith from her mom. So, who knows what role the producers played in the phone call, in what got said, in what attitudes were encouraged? It is not beyond my imagination that CBS dangled an SUV (as a condolence gift) so the Phillips family would go easy on Meredith. YES, I AM CYNICAL. Anyway, here's to Meredith -- may she find happiness and understanding and loyalty. And good sex wouldn't be such a horrid thing to wish her, especially after Bob-Pudgy-Neck-Zit-in-a-fold-of-Skin Guiney. Where was the make-up department that day? Was he busy hitting on them?
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