Bachelor 19 - Chris Soules - General Discussion - *Spoilers*

2observe wrote:I haven't caught up yet,.so is Chris the new lead bachelor?

2observe wrote:I haven't caught up yet,.so is Chris the new lead bachelor?

ironcat wrote:Mia, I agree with your sentiments.  I was also thinking that women in their late 20s-early 30s would be more likely to be interested/ready to concentrate more on settling down and raising children in a family oriented environment than in getting their careers off the ground, and thus would be the better fit for Chris.  I hope they don't throw him a bunch of 23 year olds.

As far as feeling like an outsider in a small town, I suspect that being TB will make Chris a local celebrity of sorts and his wife will be given a warm welcome, at least initially, just based on that.

One of the other things Chris has going for him which is being overlooked is his wonderful family.  I believe that Andi really did have the best time with them, so they must be pretty great (they seemed so on the show).  And since he has sisters, his wife will have some built in girlfriends right off the bat to smooth the way for her.

I'm not really a Chris fan, so I won't be heartbroken if he ends up choosing badly or if we find out he has a lot of "warts".  I just found him to be a nice, articulate and emotionally mature guy with some real substance (attractive, but not really my type, am trying to see the Matthew McConaughey resemblance people speak of, since I find him HOT), and I saw flashes of humor and wit which I'm hoping will come out on his own season.  And I guess since he was being dismissed here so much, I felt the need to defend him with a bit of snark.  

Sprite wrote:

2observe wrote:I haven't caught up yet,.so is Chris the new lead bachelor?

RS says the contract has been signed and filming in Iowa at the state fair has commenced. No other confirmations. Since he has been wrong in the past with Roberto, I'm going with 99.95% certainty that it is indeed a done deal.

Beeleever wrote:I think the success of this season is certainly in the selection of women. We know they will cast their normal roles for the sake of drama, but TPTB seem to be more invested in the outcome of the couples in recent years. Hopefully they will sincerely try to find a Princes Kay of the Milky Way or two (otherwise known as the Dairy Princess of the MN State Fair).

stuckinsc wrote:

Sprite wrote:

2observe wrote:I haven't caught up yet,.so is Chris the new lead bachelor?

RS says the contract has been signed and filming in Iowa at the state fair has commenced. No other confirmations. Since he has been wrong in the past with Roberto, I'm going with 99.95% certainty that it is indeed a done deal.

Yahoo is reporting it now too!

ironcat wrote:Just decided to do a little research, and Arlington is only 70 miles (a little over an hour's drive) from Cedar Rapids, which is the 2nd largest city in Iowa with a population of 250,000.  They must have a Starbucks there, no?  To me, that doesn't sound quite so desolate and awful, unless you really want a metro/city life.  And Chicago is about a 4 hour drive, so certainly doable for a weekend away.  Hopefully, Chris knows how to "sell" Arlington to the (right) ladies.

isittrue wrote:One would hope that any woman applying for this show and knowing ahead of time that Chris may be the bachelor, would do research herself on Chris and his place of residence in the chance that she may be F1.  That is of course, she is there for the right reasons and not for fame.  At least that's what I would do..

ironcat wrote:Just decided to do a little research, and Arlington is only 70 miles (a little over an hour's drive) from Cedar Rapids, which is the 2nd largest city in Iowa with a population of 250,000.  They must have a Starbucks there, no?  To me, that doesn't sound quite so desolate and awful, unless you really want a metro/city life.  And Chicago is about a 4 hour drive, so certainly doable for a weekend away.  Hopefully, Chris knows how to "sell" Arlington to the (right) ladies.