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The Batchelor is professing his undying love for the woman he finally chose as his soul mate. It’s too bad that they are going to split up in a few months. It’s inevitable and all too common. These reality shows bring the average viewer into the lives of everyday people who are thrust, either willingly or unwillingly, into the spotlight. One must decide if the shows have life lessons or are just entertainment.

The question of whether the spotlight causes the break ups or the break ups would happen regardless is moot in that, in the end, the couples don’t make it. That’s the bottom line. There may be a lesson in all of this: don’t bother dating, because reality TV shows that it’s hopeless. If the Batchelor and his supposed soul mate can’t stay together, there’s not much chance that anyone else will succeed.

The viewer must decide if the reality stars are the average example for everyone. So, far the man has made decisions with which the viewer agrees. The voyeur becomes attached to the star and realizes that, he or she is destined for the same sad fate and figures, “Why bother dating? Reality TV proves it’s hopeless.”