And they lived happily ever after...
If you watch ABC's version of the search for true - television - love, you already know by now that Ali Fedotowsky picked Roberto Martinez to be the last man kneeling with a gorgeous Neil Lane sparkler. As I wrote previously, though many speculated the season finale would conclude with Ali standing alone, she did in fact choose the guy that I picked from the very first night they met.
It was in those two hours that Ali introduced both upstanding men to her family. While her father felt that Roberto was the better pick, Ali's mom, brother, and sister all sided with me in their admiration for Chris. I can't say I wasn't completely heartbroken for Chris when Ali decided to let him go at the start of what was to be their final date. When she entered his beautiful suite in Bora Bora, Ali spoke a mile a minute, clearly signifying her nervous desire to send him home. I truly think that over the course of this season, the bachelorette redeemed herself and proved to be a genuinely nice person with a good heart. Her previous stabs at Vienna maybe only signified a competitive spirit and the need to win. Through her own process, Ali became likable, minus that horrifying laugh, and I found myself pulling for her.
So what happens now? Is it possible that the road to love can be this easy? Picture yourself the one person in a room of 25 admirers all told they are in this place to vie for your affections. Undoubtedly the circumstance becomes intoxicating, and you're likely to discover that at least one person there has feelings for you. But are they there just to win? In truth, it's a competition, and the goal - at every rose ceremony - is to be given the go-ahead to the next round. Can it be real at all? While former bachelorette Trista Sutter has been married to her pick for the final rose since 2003, most of these supposedly real TV romances have faltered. What seems to be all happiness and romance after that last episode can quickly fall prey to gossip magazines and red carpet photographs.
Now, the American public waits. Will the engagement ring be returned to the production? Or will Ali and Roberto walk down the aisle with millions watching?
And what happens to my poor Chris? Ah, Chris...
"You set my soul at ease. Chase darkness out of view."
1. Remember when Jessica Simpson could really sing?
2. Take a look at a young Ashlee Simpson.
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