Last night we found out who The Bachelor 11 winner, or lack thereof, was. Instead of attempting to give a relationship a shot, Brad Womack decided that none of the 25 women ABC handpicked for him were worth his time, and he rejected both DeAnna and Jenni. I don’t think it’s far fetched to say that both the women came out as winners. Tonight, we find out what’s happened after the final rose.
Trista and Ryan, The Bachelor’s most well known success story, make their first public appearance with their new baby, Max. Trista says she feels really bad for everyone. Byron and Mary also make an appearance, and they say they’re going to get married in November (uh, which November?). Apparently dragging out all the success stories softens the blow in preparation for a trainwreck.
While watching the recap of her journey, Jenni gets emotional all over again. She feels like she was somewhat misled by Brad based on some of the things he said to her about just sticking with him. Until last night, she assumed he was with DeAnna. She doesn’t understand why he didn’t at least give it a try with someone, even if it wasn’t her. After the round of questions, Chris says Jenni’s grandmother passed away two weeks ago, so they pay tribute to her, going back to what happened on the hometown date, including Jenni insisting she’ll be there for her wedding.
Like Jenni, DeAnna relives the events of last night’s episode. She said she knew something was wrong when he got nervous and walked away from her during the middle of the final rose ceremony. She still has feelings for him and says she still has hope. Ultimately, she can’t figure out how he couldn’t choose someone either. Unlike Jenni, though, she knew that he rejected both of them.
Brad comes out to a hostile audience. He says his heart was broken, too. Nobody’s buying it. They flew DeAnna’s dad out for the final ceremony (at Brad’s request), as they were expecting a proposal. He says he felt like a jerk, which is the first thing America will agree with him about. He claims he hasn’t started dating.
Jenni poses the question why he didn’t want to at least take a chance on someone. He now says he felt something for two people, so because he felt something for two people he let both of them go. Then he said something about how he didn’t fall in love with either, so he dumped them both. I can’t keep up with all the circles he’s talking in.
DeAnna also asks how he couldn’t choose one of them. She’s confused because she was never led to believe that it wasn’t there. He tells her she should have the guy who will tell her everything she told him, which he essentially claims he was never going to be able to do that with her no matter how much longer he dated her. When he tells her he thinks of her every single day, she asks what that means. She just keeps getting more and more confused because she can’t figure out what the heck he’s talking about either. Despite all this, she mostly just seems to be wondering why he’s not reconsidering now and taking her up on the second chance she’s offfering.
Chris tells Brad that, after six years, that situation with DeAnna was the most uncomfortable thing he’s had to sit through. I think some people were hoping that the finale would answer some questions, but I got lost in all the double talk. The good news is that The Bachelor will be returning in the spring, with hopefully a more satisfying ending.
Brad could have chosen one of the two girls however he also has to live witht his choice. He felt that he did not find “LOVE” in his interpretation of the meaning. He wants to marry only once and that is admirable for a man to state that. Some people can marry and marry and think of nothing about it. The only person that Brad has to make happy is him and he has to live with his decision. I can understand being confused about this process at the end when he has never dated more than one person at a time. Give this man a bit of slack before raking him over the coals. Brad, you do what every you need to do to make you happy and peaceful in your life. Jean —- texas mom