Switzerland is an incredibly beautiful country known for army knives, banks, the Family Robinson, hot chocolate, the Alps, watches, and cheese. All things I would be willing to fight for. Antithetically, they are also known for neutrality. What a terrible combination. Oil is needed and all, but I think we need to get out of the Middle East business and conquer this country.
One point I should mention before getting too far into this post is that I did watch this episode with the Bach Bloggerette and two gentlemen in a juvenile mood. Nothing about this show excites immaturity as much as Chris Harrison’s fantasy date suite card. Parts of the next two days were spent coming up with their own version of this card. Shockingly and in totally unrelated news, these individuals are not in relationships at this time.
First date of the week was with Nicki. Ben said they were in Switzerland, home of the Alps, and wanted to know if she was cool with him skiing down her mountains, … I mean summitting her twin peaks, … I mean invading her neutral territory.
Nicki has always wanted two kids. Ben sees four in his future. They worked it out. Either Nicki changes her mind or Ben keeps two bachelorettes. Good compromise.
Next up is Lindzi. She doesn’t let just anyone in but is trying to open up. That is a theory that works perfectly with the theme of this week’s show! Ben told the camera, and I quote, “I love Lindzi. She’s everything I could want in a relationship. She makes me happy. And I see myself with her for the rest of my life. I do.” Wow. That’s very non-Swiss-like of you, sir.
Finally, the fantasy suite has been ZeroRez’d (pre-treated, cleaned, and sanitized) for round 3 with Courtney. She tried really hard to be nice to the girls, like Ralph Sampson III rebounding try hard, or for those who don’t follow Gopher basketball, like Kim Kardashian working to save her marriage try hard.
Kacie B comes back to work through her stages of grief. I saw a #1 (denial) and #3 (bargaining) combo. I think part of her was hoping to hear him say how excited he was to see her and change his mind. I also think the bargaining piece was saying how much different she was from her parents and that they could make it work. On the one hand, she was obviously very close to her parents and desired their approval, yet on the other hand she wanted to prove to Ben that the “dad not drinking and mom not wanting me to live together pre-marriage” thing could have resulted in a workable compromise. Could there have been common ground to find there? Maybe. However, was that reasonable grounds for someone to break it off? I think so. Compromise is a much needed skill and desire in a union. Finding out what beliefs and traits are core to who you are and being able to live those out in a relationship should not be areas where you feel like you have to compromise. The core parts of what make you you should be magnified and praised in a great relationship, and I don’t know if that’s what Kacie and Ben had.
Ben sends Nicki home. He is one week closer to being able to play the “nobody believed in us” card if he ends up marrying Courtney. That’s a motivating factor and fun thing to say after winning an athletic team competition. That doesn’t work so much in love.
Enjoy Tell-All Week and may all your fantasy suite date card dreams come true.
