I’m not a big fan of reality TV, but I can admit that I do have a guilty pleasure or two. My current one is “The Bachelor” on ABC. Smart, confident, and well-adjusted women should not have drama in their lives. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t watch the drama play out in the lives of others. We may even learn a lesson or two from it without the embarrassment of making complete fools of ourselves.
As I watched “The Bachelor” premiere last week with one of my girlfriends I found myself with a glass of wine on my side table, the show playing on my non-HD TV, and my laptop out so we could better track the stats of the contestants. We discussed their dresses, hair, personality, and sanity. The next day I went to work and discussed the exact same things with my female co-workers. We even place non-monetary bets on who will win in the end. This will be our ritual for the entire season of The Bachelor.
Oddly enough, this scene reminded me the description given to me by a male co-worker who once described his Sundays during football season as follows: pizza, beer, and remote on the side table; the DirectTV’s NFL Football package showing multiple games LIVE on his 50” HD flat screen TV; and his laptop out and ready so he could track his Fantasy football teams all day long. The following day at work, he’d discuss the games, the players, the stats, and the teams with his co-workers over lunch. He even participated in the football pool at work.
See the similarities?
TV
Alcoholic beverages
Internet research
Competition
Big plays
Discussion with friends
Placing of bets
A winner in the end
Is one from Venus and the other from Mars? Absolutely. For what it’s worth though, Venus and Mars are in the same solar system. Something to think about when you have one of those moments when you just don’t understand the opposite sex.
Sandy O.
