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If they’re filled with cringeworthy moments, judgy contestants and sometimes scary food, what is it about dating shows that pulls everyone in? Is it the personalities? Tame or wild, cynics or optimists, the people we watch on dating shows are often just like us, or like everyone we’ve met. The craziness dating can bring out is easy to laugh about.
Maybe we love them because we’re nosy. Watching two strangers get to know each other at a dinner table is fascinating stuff. We’re the peanut gallery, like the friends who weigh in while you text your crush. Without the group chat’s comments on every screenshot, did it even happen? Maybe it’s the twists and turns on the way to the finish line. Dating shows play out like games, with rules that help things along in an interesting way. Participants are thrown together, for better or worse, and it works because even if the rules aren’t real, the people are. So much of what’s out in the world about love is fiction, but dating shows are filled with real people taking real risks, with a camera rolling and a nation watching.
At the end of the day, I think that laughing, crying, or cringing, we love what’s real, and we love love! Just think of how we rallied in support of the #KFCProposal — we followed along for days. We were entertained, yes, but we were also emotionally invested in their happiness. We love the chase, the stumbles and the victory, because we’ve been there. We love the epic fails because they remind us that everyone is figuring this out as they go along, and that more importantly, a few bad dates are not the end of the world. And if things don't work out, we’re all ready to lend you our hope that they might, if you try again. After a good laugh, that is. .
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