I am a sucker for romance. So you can imagine how enthralled I was at the new Bachelor series with Jake Pavelka a.k.a the Pilot. "On the Wings of Love" was the subtitle for this year's Bachelor series and I must admit it was definitely a flying high favorite of mine this year.
Let me say this from the jump, I think all of the women on the show were absolute treasures! Many of my favorites were voted off early (Ella and eventually Gia). All of them were wonderful women- but the point of the whole show is for Jake (not America) to find true love.
What I find more puzzling than his choice is the fact that so many people don't understand why Jake chose Vienna.
Why did Jake choose Vienna? Well, out of all the contestants, Vienna was the only one who didn't put Jake on the knight and shinning armor pedestal. Every time one of the girls spent time with him, they approached him from the viewpoint of Jake as the perfect man instead of Jake as just a man. You can imagine how difficult it is to get to know someone if you have to live up to their fantasies as the perfect man.
Why did Tenley lose? Well, because she was the perfect woman. We all loved Tenley because she was sweet, kind, and the type of girl any man would bring home to his parents. Jake was enthralled by Tenley precisely because of this, but he also fought with his own reality- he's not perfect.
Vienna was honest, real, and downright mean throughout the whole show. She was being herself. Jake, as reports from the tabloids are pouring in, isn't a perfect prince after all. Some stories are even stating that he has abused business funds in the past to romance ex-girlfriends. There's speculation that he may even have had an affair with an ex-girlfriend after the show ended. After ABC pushed him on top of the perfect Pilot Prince pedestal, Jake has finally fallen from grace and he must feel some relief because he can now resume being himself. Jake knew exactly what he was getting when he chose Vienna and for some men that is worth more than gold.
So my advice to all the women out there who don't understand why Jake decided to propose to Vienna? Just be yourself in every relationship you enter into. Your boyfriend may be your prince charming, but he is also probably a slacker/nerd/spoiled brat/farting/couch potato/ball scratcher who just wants to let his hair down and relax. It doesn't make him any less of a prince- it just makes him human.
On the Wings of Love,
P. Manolos
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