Last night, Kaitlyn Bristowe picked Shawn Booth as the winner of the ABC reality TV
dating show, The Bachelorette. Monday night’s known around my household as Bachelorette/Bachelor Night, AKA Go Ask Your Father Night.
I’ve watched the trashy, mindless, ridiculous show with my daughter since the beginning, almost 11 seasons. Then she had the nerve to move away to college. Since then, I’ve been “stuck” viewing the Bachelorette with my husband. This is probably his last season. I’ll tell you why.
Reasons Not to Watch the Bachelorette With Your Man
He’s too talkative
My husband ignores the proper Bachelorette/Bachelor Viewing Protocol. You must be absolutely quiet the first 5 minutes of the Bachelorette/Bachelor. This allows the opportunity to catch up on last week’s episode and preview the night’s show.
He asks too many questions
“Wasn’t he already eliminated last week?” “Why does Chris Harrison always have to say, ‘This is the final rose.’”? “What time does the show start?” “What time is the show over?”
He’s too smug
When he guesses the next person to be eliminated you’d think he solved the secrets of the universe. “Didn’t I tell you Ben H. would be the next to go?” “I knew it. I knew it! I was right. She cut Nick! In you face!”
He makes me rewind the show
He gets up for a potty breaks, ice cream runs, and takes “important” work phone calls. “Please pause, I’ll be right back.” Not. This show is meant to be watched in a continuous manner or it breaks the flow.
He’s too loud
He eats loud snacks like potato chips, hard pretzels and rock candy. Bodily noises are frequent.
So, husband, unless you can keep your opinions to yourself and eliminate the noisy snacks, you are not welcome to watch the Bachelorette/Bachelor next season. Maybe we can try again for Bachelor in Paradise. Nah!
To catch up with the season, click on the links below.
http://abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelorette
http://www.people.com/article/bachelorette-finale-kaitlyn-bristowe-engagement-interview
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Haha! My husband pretends he isn’t watching, but he still wants a recap from me the next day.
It sounds innocent enough, but my husband started out “pretending” he wasn’t watching it either.
My interest in The Bachelor/ette has steadily waned over the last few years. But once I learned I could annoy my teenaged daughter by mimicking Nick’s constant face covering and eye avoidance whenever he talks, I became a loyal watcher again.
(Really great piece, Stacey!)
The Bachelorette sucks you in! Too much funny stuff to ignore. I will keep watching.