VH1's "I Can't Get A Date"
VH1’s I Can’t Get A Date
VH1 has a new reality show that has me hooked called “I Can’t Get A Date.” They take someone that has problems dating, and investigate what is holding them back. The camera plays the interviewer, and delves into what is going wrong by asking how the subject meets people, where they meet people, what do they do to make conversation, how their last date went, and how long they dated their last partner.
What I like best about this show is how the interviewer plays a sort of guardian angel in real time. They have a very comfortable conversation about what is going on with the subject, but at the same time, the interviewer does not hesitate in either correcting the subject, or reminding them that they are slipping back into bad habits. The interviewer even speaks to the subject in real time when they add a third person into the mix. The third person is usually a clothing retailer, a hair stylist or an expert of some sort. Also, they are not afraid to ask a professional person’s opinion about the subject or about dating itself.
What we have discovered with the first four subjects (we’ll call them episodes), is that people tend to build their own walls to compensate for a lack of self-esteem. Sometimes, that comes in the form of “I know they’re not going to like me, so I’m going to make sure they don’t like me. That way, it’s not ‘me’ that they are not liking but my façade.” There’s also the, “I’m going to hide this, because I can only see how ugly it is. If someone likes me, it’s cause they haven’t seen ‘this’ (whatever the “this” may be) yet.” Everything else so far seems to be variations of those two.
I cannot put my finger on what draws me to this show. I guess there’s sincerity to it that most reality television lacks. No one is trying to be TV’s next “reality star.” These are real people with the truest desire to be with someone to which every, every, everybody can relate. Also, you’re watching a positive reality show for a change. Sometimes it is tough-love, but it is love nevertheless.
VH1 has a new reality show that has me hooked called “I Can’t Get A Date.” They take someone that has problems dating, and investigate what is holding them back. The camera plays the interviewer, and delves into what is going wrong by asking how the subject meets people, where they meet people, what do they do to make conversation, how their last date went, and how long they dated their last partner.
What I like best about this show is how the interviewer plays a sort of guardian angel in real time. They have a very comfortable conversation about what is going on with the subject, but at the same time, the interviewer does not hesitate in either correcting the subject, or reminding them that they are slipping back into bad habits. The interviewer even speaks to the subject in real time when they add a third person into the mix. The third person is usually a clothing retailer, a hair stylist or an expert of some sort. Also, they are not afraid to ask a professional person’s opinion about the subject or about dating itself.
What we have discovered with the first four subjects (we’ll call them episodes), is that people tend to build their own walls to compensate for a lack of self-esteem. Sometimes, that comes in the form of “I know they’re not going to like me, so I’m going to make sure they don’t like me. That way, it’s not ‘me’ that they are not liking but my façade.” There’s also the, “I’m going to hide this, because I can only see how ugly it is. If someone likes me, it’s cause they haven’t seen ‘this’ (whatever the “this” may be) yet.” Everything else so far seems to be variations of those two.
I cannot put my finger on what draws me to this show. I guess there’s sincerity to it that most reality television lacks. No one is trying to be TV’s next “reality star.” These are real people with the truest desire to be with someone to which every, every, everybody can relate. Also, you’re watching a positive reality show for a change. Sometimes it is tough-love, but it is love nevertheless.
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