More to Love?

So I spent part of my evening watching the first two episodes of the new reality dating show “More to Love” .  I have never been a fan of The Bachelor or  The Bachelorette, in fact I’m not sure I’ve ever really seen a full episode of either of them. But when I heard the newest reality dating show was about chubby chicks I was intrigued.

Of course, running my own business I don’t always remember what’s on TV, or even to set up my DVR, so tonight I watched Episode 1 online and Episode 2 (which I had remembered to record.).  My first impression?  I have mixed feelings.

It’s great to see a guy willing to tell the world he prefers a lush, curvaceous woman, and it’s also wonderful to see some truly beautiful women who don’t wear a size 2 (or even 12 for that matter).  But there are a few things I’m disappointed in too.

First, way too much crying. I realize this probably has a lot to do with editing, after all, even the most self confident woman might break down when confronting certain memories or past wrongs.  So, if these truly are self confident women, let’s see it instead of all of the tears.  I think the producers are trying to show America that larger sized people deal with a great deal of discrimination from childhood on through adulthood.  But the women are just way too emotional in doing so.

And second, it makes it appear that every one of these women believe that this is their one chance at finding love.  I would have loved to see a woman on there that had that attitude that sure, they came on the show with hopes of finding something special, but that not getting chosen doesn’t leave them thinking they’re destined to be alone forever.

Luke, the show’s grand prize, even said he was looking at the way a women presented herself and felt about herself.  So if all the weeping is due to editing…here’s a plea to Fox, please stop.  Yes, we love the fact that you’re showing the world beauty in a larger package, but we want to see dignity and self esteem to go along with it.