I disagree about Desiree settling for Chris. They are married and have a son. Chris won her heart over by his writings to her. They are both artistic. Desiree was warned about Brooks. I think Brooks was an infatuation. Even Desiree said to Chris at the proposal that what she was looking for was right in front of her all of the time. (Chris) They are one of my favorite couples!

No Peter was not manipulative. He has a high moral code. What’s wrong with that?

Peter should have not proposed if he does not feel it. And I am very glad he did not. But he could have handled better the situation.

There is a difference between what we want the show to be about & what the show is about. There is a difference between a show, a reality show and reality.

There is a difference between 1-what we would have chosen because of who we are, what we need and 2-what Rachel should choose based on her personality, what she thinks she needs. She picked exactly what she needed. When I heard her describing Bryan to her parents and almost got into argument with them, I could tell immediately the producers are not showing us some of her talks with Bryan either becoz we will predict the end or/and these scenes are less interesting for the viewers than the “romance scenes”.

There is a difference between someone seeking on the show 1-love & 2-marriage and 3-both & 4.something else. Rachel has been enough clear so I can conclude she is seeking n°3. I don’t know about Peter.

Saying “Peter deserves so much better than Rachel” does not take into account the context of the show and what each person is seeking and the right of each one to stick to what they want. Peter stick to what he wanted, so did Rachel. Great!

Rachel and Peter would have both kept the respect I had for them if things did not end this way. The only person who lost my respect was Peter. It does not take away the fact that he is a hot/good guy and everything you want. But I just had to lower the respect I had for him. And if he chooses to be the next bachelor then it even confuses me more. Does he truly know himself? What exactly is he seeking and is he at the right place? When you are so “real”, is it not better to stick to reality?

He could have been a “true gentleman” by leaving early like Brooks instead of pushing Rachel to do the “dirty job”. That’s what a man who has a deep respect for ladies and who is afraid of hurting does. The second thing disappointing is this: “Go and live a mediocre life…I WILL GIVE YOU AN AMAZING LIFE…If you change your mind you know where to find me”. Most people talk about “the mediocre thing” but there are 3 statements here that really tells a lot. People think Rachel was disrespectful when Peter apologized. I see no disrespect. The fact that she prefers Bryan, does not mean she has no feelings for Peter .When at the end of the journey you discover that part of him, it hurts. And her reaction is more acceptable than Peter’s words. You can take back your words but you can’t take back what it reveals about you. I don’t know if I will be able to give my finger to a man who tells me that. But that’s me!

When you observe very well, it was clear she was more for Bryan based on how she described him and what she is looking for. But she was concerned “why is he so perfect”. The only scene that leads everyone to believe she was clearly more in love with Peter is the tearful goodbye. I think it is easy to be manipulated by the editing. This is a show after all!!!

Here is my HYPOTHESIS of this tearful scene.
-1. She loves more Bryan and feels like he is the best match but wonders why he is “perfect”. Her parents are more skeptical about Bryan.
-2. She also loves Peter and her parents are ok with Peter.
-3.She values her parent’s opinion. She is very pragmatic person who doesn’t make decisions only on emotions. Things get more stressful. Conclusion: She is wondering if she should not choose Peter.
-4.She goes to talk with Peter. He gets emotional, unintentionally manipulating her, showing us a big side of him we did not know and the whole thing is a mess.
-5.She says: “Good, I will go back to who I wanted in the first place. If he is “too good to be true”, the future shall tell.

This is not someone picking between a man she loves and will not proprose and a man she does not love and will propose. Nope. I don’t think she is desperate of a ring.

This is someone who put her job aside for a while to find love and engagement, was sent home, came back only to end up with 2 choices: 1. A man who loves her according to him, not ready yet to engage and should not , who she loves too, who her parents prefer 2. A man who loves her according to him, ready to engage, who she prefers, but her parents have doubt.
So either she leaves with 1. Love & no one knows the future or —2. Love and engagement & no one knows the future.

What many people don’t predict is: her goodbye with Bryan might have been worse than her goodbye with Peter. It might have been the “best” scene for producers in the history and some people might have even hated her more. Why? 1- Because she actually prefers Bryan 2-Bryan at one point forgot he could be sent home. Not sure, but Bryan has a personality of people who are completely into it until they realize it is over. If he was sent home, everybody might discover his “vulnerable side”. It might have ended in a more terrible tearful scene. In my opinion, Bryan wanted her so badly that he does not really mind be a “consolation prize” and that’s the type of man she needs anyway.

She picks exactly who she loves, who she needs and the best match for her. I don’t hate Peter but I would have been better if he handled better the situation. I wish him the best. Even if it does not work out for Rachel and Bryan, Bryan was still the best match based on what she is looking for and needs: A mature man who knows exactly what she wants, loves her and is ready.

Some people can get so much into the show they forgot it is not about us. Whoever she ended up picking, I would have been fine. 1-What we see is just a little part of what happened. 2-She is the one who spend time with them.3-She is the one who will suffer if she picks the wrong one. It is ok to have our opinion, but when people go so far as “hating” her becoz it did not go the way they want or they would have chosen, that’s crossing the lines. This is not “American got talent”, so she eliminates the first and at the end we vote for her. This is the bachelor.

The new couple seems happy. They wanted love and engagement and they left with why they were there. They did not waste their time. In my opinion they love each other, built their relationship on good and mature communication-very important for marriage-are ready to start family so I think it will definitely last. But who I am to predict?

Peter is hot, seems genuine and good guy who needs to work on some issues. Hopefully it works and he knows what he wants and the best place to find it. Other than that, I GENUINELY wish him to find love whether he is the bachelor or not.

Thank you for letting me share this long message.I love the message of Leah left on her blog https://womantellsall.com/2017/08/08/team-peter-team-bryan-team-rachel/.