Happy couple: Desiree Hartsock and Chris Siegfried tie the knot in California after meeting on the Bachelorette television show in 2013. Photo - Fameflynet.uk.com and mailonline.
US psychologist Dr Shauna H Springer has said in a post on a psychology website that the Bachelor and Bachelorette reality TV shows could be damaging to contestants.
See her comments here: https://www.psychologytoday.com//blog/the-joint-adventures-well-educated-couples/201206/three-disturbing-new-developments-abcs-the
The thing that seems to stick out a mile in these shows on my view, is how quickly these contestants all become involved romantically and yet there are about 10 - 12 people, that ONE person has to choose from for a possible life partner through a process of elimination, over weeks.
I can't help thinking that the experience must be fairly shallow for some and must be an emotional roller-coaster ride for the more serious perhaps?
One recent series that we have just finished viewing on our screens in New Zealand, the Bachelorette Desiree Hartsock whose journey through the programme in 2013, saw her unceremoniously dumped by her intended choice, Brooks Forester - the depths of her emotional destruction from the 'let down' filmed after she was obviously buoyed up by the anticipation of a proposal, was for full international viewing.
Her words at the time were; 'I just want to go home,' and who would blame her!
But, I had to take my hat off to her, she managed to recover well from the disappointment and was able to carry on with the show, ending up chosing Chris Siegfried, a guy who was obviously really into her.
She has ended up marrying Siegfried in a lavish wedding ceremony in California earlier this year. A happy ending and that's wonderful!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2920216/Desiree-Hartsock-says-Chris-Siegfried-vintage-themed-wedding-extravaganza.html
But again, I can't help thinking that what she thought was real feelings for the guy who let her down, she must have been wise and kept a little bit back as self-preservation, in order to recover relatively quickly and move on to greener pastures.
It is realised of course that a lot of what goes on, on these shows is for the effect.
But this is people's actual feelings and emotional well-beings we are talking about here.
I'm certainly no expert, but I can see Dr Springer's point about whether these shows are good for people's emotional and general well-being, happy endings and all?
Just a view.
What do you think?
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