I just watched a preview copy of Fox's More to Love, which features plus-size women vying for the love of a plus-size bachelor and premieres tonight.The show is very ... fraught. All dating shows have a degree of desperation to them, right? Every woman and man on The Bachelor or The Bachelorette has discussed at one point or another their difficulties on the dating scene, but on More to Love, all the women -- and the bachelor, Luke Conley -- have a single issue at the forefront that they believe to be the source of their dating difficulties: their weight.
There are several women who are very comfortable with their size. But there's also a woman who's never been on a date before, a woman who quit her job to be on the show, a woman who says she feels this is her last chance to find love with someone who will give her a chance.
Like I said ... it's fraught.
Keep an eye out for Danielle, who is either a 25-year-old receptionist from Baltimore (if you believe the show's captions) or a 25-year-old theater company technical director from L.A. (if you believe the show's press release), and check out what she does to get Luke's attention.
I don't want to give too much away, but you will not believe what the show's answer is to The Bachelor's giving and receiving of roses.
OK, I will tell you, but stop reading here if you don't want to know before the show.
After meeting all of the women, Luke gives each a diamond ring (!!!), which he says signifies his promise that he will get to know them inside and out, since he already thinks they are all gorgeous.
But then how will the eliminations take place, if the women already have the rings, you ask? Well, he takes all 20 of the rings back and then only gives out 15 at the end of the show. Harsh!
I'm curious what you all will think of the show, so come back and talk about it afterward. One thing I noticed was that there was a lot of talk about food, which seemed pretty gratuitous and unnecessary.
The show is very ... fraught. All dating shows have a degree of desperation to them, right? Every woman and man on The Bachelor or The Bachelorette has discussed at one point or another their difficulties on the dating scene, but on More to Love, all the women -- and the bachelor, Luke Conley -- have a single issue at the forefront that they believe to be the source of their dating difficulties: their weight.
There are several women who are very comfortable with their size. But there's also a woman who's never been on a date before, a woman who quit her job to be on the show, a woman who says she feels this is her last chance to find love with someone who will give her a chance.
Like I said ... it's fraught.
Keep an eye out for Danielle, who is either a 25-year-old receptionist from Baltimore (if you believe the show's captions) or a 25-year-old theater company technical director from L.A. (if you believe the show's press release), and check out what she does to get Luke's attention.
I don't want to give too much away, but you will not believe what the show's answer is to The Bachelor's giving and receiving of roses.
OK, I will tell you, but stop reading here if you don't want to know before the show.
After meeting all of the women, Luke gives each a diamond ring (!!!), which he says signifies his promise that he will get to know them inside and out, since he already thinks they are all gorgeous.
But then how will the eliminations take place, if the women already have the rings, you ask? Well, he takes all 20 of the rings back and then only gives out 15 at the end of the show. Harsh!
I'm curious what you all will think of the show, so come back and talk about it afterward. One thing I noticed was that there was a lot of talk about food, which seemed pretty gratuitous and unnecessary.
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