Summary
-
The Bachelorette season 21 contestant Jeremy Simon’s mom, Karen, raised valid concerns about the rushed nature of relationships on the reality dating show.
-
Karen highlighted the importance of not treating relationships as a game and emphasized the importance of finding a life partner.
-
The Bachelorette’s pressure for quick engagements can prevent genuine connections like Jenn and Jeremy’s from fully developing.
The Bachelorette Season 21 contestant Jeremy Simon got a reality check from his mom, Karen, when he brought Jenn Tran to meet his family during his hometown date, and Karen was right about everything wrong with the reality dating series. Jen, a 26-year-old physician assistant student originally from Hillsdale, New Jersey, but now living in Boston, Massachusetts, has a sweet connection with Jeremy, a 29-year-old real estate investor originally from Fairfield, Connecticut, who currently lives in New York City.
However, Jeremy didn’t have a one-on-one date with Jenn until the week before The Bachelorette Season 21 hometown dates, during which they explored Seattle’s Pike Place Market. They had not yet expressed their feelings for each other as they began their hometown date At Stew Leonard’s, a local grocery store known for its animatronic characters. When Jenn met Jeremy’s family, it made his mom skeptical about the experience. Here’s why she was right about the show.
Related
What did Jeremy Simon’s mom Karen tell Jeremy about The Bachelorette?
Karen expressed her concerns about the show
During Jeremy’s hometown date, he tells Karen that he’s happy with everything with Jen. He was completely comfortable around Jen, and he wasn’t like that with everyone. When Jeremy told his mom that he and Jen always had so much fun together, she replied, “It’s one thing to have fun. Do you feel you know her well enough that this is the person you want to spend the rest of your life with?”
“It’s not a game, it’s not a show. It’s your life.”
Jeremy’s mom also expressed what is sure to become an iconic Bachelor Folk quote: “It’s not a game, it’s not a show. It’s your life.” Jeremy assured his mother that he and Jen both wanted to get engaged and married someday, and they understood that it was a big deal. however, Karen pointed out that Jen was also dating three other guys at the same time she was dating Jeremy..
While Jeremy joked that Jen liked him the most, his mother was more of a realist. she said, “Seriously, I want you to think long and hard about what you want going forward because it’s such a commitment.” She also stated that Jen seemed like a nice girl, but she just met her. In her confessional, Karen shared, “I’m skeptical just because I don’t even know if it’s love because I don’t know that they really discussed how they feel. So if it’s not love, it definitely shouldn’t be engagement.”
Related
What did Jeremy Simon’s mom tell Jenn Tran about The Bachelorette?
Jeremy’s mom planted seeds of doubt in Jen’s mind
When Karen sat down with Jen for their one-on-one conversation, she told Jen that it had to be “crazy” Keeping everything in order while dating four guys. She asked Jen how Jeremy ranked among the other men, and Jen responded in a similar way to Jeremy, saying that they always had the best time together. Jen also said that Jeremy is a “sulfur,” And she expected him to speak for her, and that he did. Jen tells Karen that Jeremy is always there for her.
however, Karen once again was the voice of reason in the fantasy world of The Bachelorette. she said, “But this is like… not a game, it’s your future together. You think you and Jeremy have a bond that really goes beyond the fun part of it?”
Jen assured her that she wouldn’t be there if she didn’t think Jeremy could be a life partner for her, but she added that she thought sometimes they could get a little too comfortable in the fun, and it scared her a little. Little. She then asked Karen if she thought Jeremy would be ready for an engagement at the end of The Bachelorette.
Karen replied, “I just met you. So it has a lot to do with you as a couple. I think if it was the right person, he might be ready. But like… I don’t know how you two really are together, and it just worries me that this is hopefully a lifelong commitment. You know, if you end up getting engaged, you really just want to do it once if you can. So that worries me.” Jen agreed with Karen, and said in her confessional that Karen’s comments were not encouraging, which scared her. She could tell that Karen didn’t seem “Super hopeful about the relationship.”
Jenn later asked Jeremy if he was ready for an engagement, and he replied that he would be with the right person. He tells Jen that his feelings for her have gotten so strong, and that she makes him happy. Jeremy then tells Jen that he was falling for herAnd Jen said it made her so happy. However, she ends up saying goodbye to him before the Fantasy Suites.
Related
Jeremy’s mom exposes everything that’s wrong with The Bachelorette
Jenn & Jeremy need more time
Although It was not surprising that Jen eliminated Jeremy Because he was clearly far behind the three remaining guys – Devin Strader, Marcus Schoberg, and Jonathon Johnson – it was disappointing. Jeremy and Jen have a charming connection, which was solidified when he pulled over during their race day group race to kiss her, knowing he would lose the race. This earned him the group date rose.
Jenn and Jeremy also bond about their hopes for the future on their one-on-one dateWhen they discussed raising their future children with the traditions of their religions (Jeremy is Jewish and Jen is Buddhist). It was clear that they had similar values. Jeremy wasn’t a frontrunner from the start, but the one-on-one date brought him and Jen much closer together.
Jeremy’s mother was right when she said that The Bachelorette is not a game. However, the way the show is set up forces it to be played as one, with the “winner” earning the opportunity to propose to the lead at the end. It’s sad that Jeremy and Jen could have been able to build a strong and long-lasting relationship, but because of the ridiculously fast timeline of the show and the engagement at the end, they had to break up. Jenn will choose the guy who is ready for engagement in the end, but will he be the right man for her?
If Jeremy and Jen had met under normal circumstances in real life, they could have explored their relationship slowly, but, instead, she was so focused on getting engaged that she had to let him go. The Bachelorette Has a very dated concept, which is based on the idea that relationships must lead to engagement and marriage. That’s what’s wrong with the show. Although The Bachelorette Pretending to hold commitment as the highest honor in a relationship, it actually makes a mockery of it by forcing people to jump into it before they’re actually ready..
Jeremy’s mom made an excellent point when she said that The Bachelorette Is not a game or a show, but real life. It makes no sense that Jen would have even met Jeremy’s family if she knew she was so far behind with him that they didn’t even say, “I love you,” But still they talked about leaving. However, Jenn and Jeremy could have left the show in a sweet relationship with each other if an engagement wasn’t the end goal.
It’s no wonder that so many of these Bachelorette Relationships have failed. In fact, only four out of 22 Bachelorette Couples Still Together: Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter, Desiree Hartsock and Chris Siegfried, JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers, and Charity Lawson and Dotun Olubeko. unfortunately, The Bachelorette Has become more than a game show to be won as a place to find true love, and Bachelor People, including Jeremy’s mom, can see right through it.
Source: The Bachelorette/ Instagram