Like many I am in love with all things in Bachelor Nation. I get swept up in the drama, the back stories, the connection, and if things work out the love stories. I love watching the elaborate dates and cattiness from the house, it helps me escape the awkwardness that is my dating life that is full of weird interactions and normally ends in text breakups. But in recent years the show that once took people we had never heard of and put them on our screens on Monday nights the only way to now become the bachelor or bachelorette is to be a runner up or former contestant. For many reasons I doubt I would be the best fit in a house with 20+ other women, but I would make for a pretty kickass bachelorette. So without further ado, here is my open letter to Chris Harrison to maybe see if we can change this cycle.
Dear Chris,
You don't know me and I don't know you, well I see you on social media and my tv screen but I don't know you. But I have some pretty compelling reasons why instead of picking from the pool of women of bachelors seasons past you should put a new face for America to fall in love with and cringe at on Mondays
1) I am short, have extra pounds that stick to my body, my hair is never perfect, and I would much rather wear a pair of Birkenstocks than heels. I may not look like your brand but why should that be an issue? Brands sometimes need a little shake up and why not show the young people that watch this show that everyone deserves a chance at love.
2) My dates will save you buckets of money. I have a terrible fear of heights and so I won't need helicopters or any very small plane that goes upside down, but if you could get me to Disneyland I would not complain. I am way more into going on dates that will help me envision my future with the men. Lets do some bar trivia, cook some food together, and grab brunch before going to a hardware store to pick out the paint for an overcomplicated DIY project I found on pinterest. I would much rather get to know someone over putting together IKEA furniture than cruising on a sailboat at sunset. Because I am sure more people break up over IKEA furniture than private concerts and dinner by candlelight.
3) I want to be the one getting on one knee at the finale. Sure let the men pick a ring, but can it be slightly more modest? (and rose gold?) But I also want to find a ring and get down on one knee. This is about my journey to find love and if I am the one making the choice, I want to be the one to ask my partner to marry me.
4) I already enjoy tweeting and I am not ashamed to tweet out some brand deal stuff, maybe those pastel blue gummy vitamins for nice hair, because I have fine hair so maybe some cartoon looking vitamins that the Kardashians and the women of the bachelor family love so much will help my fine hair. My instagram and snapchat need a little work but don't worry, I am a fast learner.
5) Life is short and worth taking chances. If I kept talking about writing this and not just doing it, it's just another idea that landed in my 'what if' pile. I don't have anything to lose and there is no real worst case scenario. So that is that, I'm a straight cisgendered white girl who wants to find a partner without swiping right or left. I want to find my partner in crime, my person who will laugh at me singing along to showtunes before joining in only knowing the tune because I obnoxiously played the song on repeat, the person to lay out and watch the night sky with me until my allergies get too bad and we need to go inside. I want an unfiltered mid sneeze photo love not a beauty filtered flower crown love.
If any of this sounds appealing to you, please do accept my rose.🌹
I look forward to hearing from you, or at least hearing you Monday Nights at 8EST/7CST on ABC for another exciting episdode of The Bachelor.
Respectfully and Slightly Unromantically,
Ayla
