Patti from the DH thread did major PI on this event. Here's a report from someone she connected with who attended the event.
Keeva October 25 at 12:27am Report
yeah he does want to return to a normal life. he was asked if he was approached to be the next bachelor and he said he was but he turned it down because the fame is just getting tremendously hard to deal with and he said he doesnt want that forever and the bachelor just wasnt for him. he was sort of quiet he blamed it on his hangover haha. they basically were just goofing around the whole time not being toooo serios but he said he has some other things in the works, wont do any more reality tv but he has some projects having to do with real estate on the go . He was asked if there was any improper portrayel of his character on the show and he said that he wished he didnt look so readily available to get down on one knee but that the bachelorette did a really good job of speeding up the dating process by isolating you from the world so you're feeling those types of feelings in 8 weeks but to them it seems like a year. he said he saw jillian once in NY and it was really awkward but turned out ok but he hasnt kept in touch with her since then. i think thats all i remember ! ill e-mail u the pics tommorow !
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Interesting observations also. I think Reid's feelings for Jillian were 100% real, if somewhat manipulated by the producers (isolation, rushed time-line, booze, mind-games, etc.)
ReplyDeleteThe fact that they are awkward with each other and not "buddy-buddy" means the feelings may still be there. Hopefully, they will fade with time. They're maybe not in touch (like Jillian is with some of the other guys) because Reid was a real contender and both she and Ed know it.
I find his comment about looking so readily available to get down on one knee interesting. I didn't think he was that ready. After all, he had to leave and come back to propose.
Just after their last date, Jillian was saying she had the most real connection with Reid, she trusted Reid most out of all the guys, he felt like her boyfriend. She was really taken aback when he did not utter the "I love you" she was expecting and that is why, in her insecurity, she let him go. After that, she had travelled too far with Ed, by the time Reid came back, to let Ed go.
However, Jillian was the most unsure I'd ever seen her after Reid's proposal. Remember the agonized expression on her face, the tear, the talk with Chris Harrison? Remember the doubt she felt about Ed's reciprocating her feelings? ("Ed better not f-ing disappoint me!")
I also worry that Jake starts off the season looking a bit desperate, as it is now evident that he was not the first or the second choice (and who knows if there was anyone else they asked).
Leen, when you have access to those pictures, please post them here!
Thanks,
M.
M~
ReplyDeleteI love your analysis.
I guess it makes sense. Even if we're hurt, even if things ended badly, if we've loved someone, that rests beneath all that hurt. And, the question of "what if?" I suppose it's easier, in the end, to keep the distance. Maybe then you can forget him/her. But, we all know that's just a defense mechanism. Even when we step forward, move forward, it's so very hard to not remember all those moments together.
For all that I think this deal is contrived, I agree--after more reading ;)-- that Reid did fall for Jill, did even love her. I think the producers encouraged his return and even suggested that there was NO way that Jill wouldn't pick him. As they walk down the gang plank, you can tell he's suffering from major cognitive dissonance. What about the fantasy suite? What about the unspoken but searing connection? What about the tenderness? What about the "trust me"? He's awhirl in the confusion of her odd decision.
Probably this incredulity combined with maybe his broken heart prompted the "proposal" comment. I think he's just embarrassed that he could have been so wrong, not once but twice. From the Reid on TV and his behavior post-show, I'm beginning to believe that Reid's pretty sensitive, thoughtful. I think he plays his cards very, very close to his chest. I think this situation threw him completely. Despite all the attention, now Reid's trying to sort a dating scene populated by women who love him without even knowing him. How do you even trust an ounce of it, esp. when one of the few times you trusted a woman she left you in the dust? I'm fairly sure that this situation will only compound Reid's commitment issues until he finds himself ready to love when he can't resist the girl who is standing beside him.
Why can we still talk about this? :)
Why can we still talk about this, you ask?
ReplyDeleteBecause Reid has evoked in our hearts the sort of perfectly imperfect man who makes us swoon: the kind of gentleman who gives piggybacks, neck nuzzles and legs up to retrieve oranges. The kind who thoughtfully brings a hot cup of coffee when meeting us on a street corner. The kind who may be neurotic about veggie germs but relaxed and outgoing enough to try his hilariously flawed Spanish on a Spaniard.
Need I go on?