
Like tens of thousands of other people across Australia, I have been tuning in to The Bachelors over the last few weeks to watch three white-bread men whittle a large group of beautiful women down to one ‘winner’ each.
In the last few seasons, Bachelors have been provided with a promise ring that they can offer their chosen partner on the last episode as a symbol of commitment. Because it would be wild to assume that two people would be ready to get engaged after a few weeks when all of their time together has been coordinated, produced and filmed, right?
Apparently not.
This season, as well as three times Bachelors, they have upped the stakes by giving each man an engagement ring at the start of the show, urging them to propose at any point if they feel like they have found the person they want to be with forever.
And the women on the show? Well, I guess the implication is that if a handsome man you’ve been sharing with dozens of other women chooses you to marry, you better be ready to say yes.
Watch the trailer for this season of The Bachelors. Post continues after video.
While we are talking about a reality TV show here, like a lot of other dating shows, they do reflect society's values when it comes to dating and relationships. And also informs them. So when one of the biggest reality shows in Australia is pushing the narrative that marriage is the end goal for every relationship that, in my opinion, is dangerous.