T+4 Days

I woke up in pain today. That isn’t really shocking news. But the pain is different.

It feels like one of the rods (there are three) was tightened, and I can feel it. Do I think that is possible? No. But, here we are. That’s what it feels like.

You know what else hurts? The emotional pain of not knowing if Brett and Tiffany actually say, “I do” at the altar.

I am not a huge fan of television. Wait, that sounds weird. I do like television, I’m just really picky about what I watch.

Usually.

One of the trashy genres I like is dating/finding love. Not all of them. But the ones where people are genuinely trying to find the love of their life. And get married. And have kids.

The one I currently am watching is, “Is Love Blind?” I believe Netflix invented binge-watching, by releasing entire seasons of shows at one time. Well, they didn’t invent it. People could buy an entire collection of a show (multiple seasons) and watch them all in a weekend. I think Netflix just recognized this and built upon that concept.

By the way, I have done zero research into that statement. I could be wrong.

And it’s fine because I don’t want to talk about who invented it or who perfected it. I am just saying that, in the past, Netflix has released entire seasons at once.

But.

But something has changed.

They are releasing more than one episode at a time, which is cool, but not an entire season. They are only allowing me to watch 3 episodes at a time. Boooo!!

As of Sunday, when I started watching, 8 out of 12 episodes had realeased. Boooo!! So I have to wait to see how it turns out. Depending on my recovery process, I may have lost interest by then.

The thing is, I DO think love is blind.

I DO think you can fall in love with who someone is at their core, who they are on the inside.

But I think the show goes about it wrong.

First of all, there are 15 guys dating 15 women. That is a recipe for jealous disaster. And the show knows this. But somehow, most of the eager participants do not.

Next, they live in a warehouse away from the outside world (and their phones), and then if they make a match, they are whisked away to a luxury resort. Where they continue to live away from the outside world (and their phones). The pretense is that it gives them an opportunity to become strong before facing family and friends. But all that does is forge fake/weak bonds.

Next, they bring all the couples together to meet. That is a huge dose of drama. If you really want something to work, you don’t bring in the person who “almost was.”

Why am I telling you this? I don’t know. I’m bored.

I should read.

Or watch a documentary. About something important.

But I don’t want to.

I want to know if Tiffany and Brett make it.