Thursday, March 5, 2009

Jason Mesnick--You Are Not The Man I Thought You Were

Jason chose Melissa (on right), only to change his mind on TV and pick Molly.

Jason Mesnick--you disappoint me.

Jason, this past Bachelor, bent down on one knee and proposed to Melissa on the final episode. He sent Molly home, and was ready to embark on a life with his new fiancee.

Six weeks later, he gave up and realized he made the wrong choice.

He said he was sorry to Melissa, when he told her on the
finale of The Bachelor that he "followed his heart" which was currently leading to his second choice, Molly. He then dumped her on television.

Jason maybe was "following his heart," but he was also "following his contract" which forced this week's After The Rose episode to play out like a real-life soap opera. After Jason dumped Melissa on-air after spending the past six weeks dating her, he found himself kissing his alternative choice, Molly, 20 minutes later after she agreed to give him another chance.

Why couldn't Jason just man up and tell the producers, this isn't right to do to Melissa and his own reputation? Kudos to Melissa for calling him "a bastard." I can't fault the guy for "following his heart" but I certainly do not see him as the perfect man anymore. Getting down on one knee and proposing to a girl without even giving the relationship a chance to make it work isn't fair to your fiancee. And dumping a girl on national TV isn't the most classy turn of events.

But what else should we expect when it comes to reality television. A lot of forced drama for entertainment purposes, which is what happened on Monday--at the expense of a poor girl named Melissa, and a jerk named Jason.

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