Tracy McMillan's recent article "Why You're Not Married," in which she lists all the character flaws that make single women un-marriageable, has elicited rebuttals from women and men and more women. But McMillan made me realize someone in my life is not...

I knew hometown dates were a big deal, but Brad really upped the ante this week. He began the episode by announcing, "I feel very excited, but also I'm thinking a lot." Thinking? Things are getting serious.

Chantal and Her Cats in Seattle, WA
When Brad arrived, he and...

The episode began with Chris Harrison telling the women it would be one of the best weeks of their lives. But there seemed to be an awful lot of drama this week, which made me wonder if (horror or horrors!) Chris Harrison might have been wrong.

One on One with...

Forget Valentine's Day, it was Halloween on The Bachelor this week. Everyone was scared, including me. I feared 1-we might lose resident Evil Crazy Michelle and 2-that I was warming to Evil Crazy Michelle. Yes, I am about to make a case for Michelle.

First of all, everything she does...

This week began with Chris telling the women it was "about to get very serious". How serious? Vegas serious. And no, Brad did not find love with a stripper. (Yet.) But seriously, it did get really serious. A few weeks in and women were already starting to drop the L-bomb,...

This week Brad held a lot of hands, grabbed a lot of heads and learned the secret to romancing women (hint: it has to do with talking and listening).

Kissing Roses and Attacking Ears with Ashley #1
On their one-on-one, Brad and Ashley 1 went to...

As you prepare to watch the television event of the season, you may be experiencing some common concerns. How will you make sense of all the intense competition, sparkly dresses and complicated interview questions? How will you know what the contestants are secretly thinking? Fear not! My Unofficial Miss America...

Once upon a time there was a Bachelor named Brad who rejected Deanna and went home empty-hearted . So Deanna became the Bachelorette and she rejected Jason. And then Jason became the Bachelor and rejected Jillian. And then Jill begot Jake and Jake begot Ali and Ali begot Chris -except...

So, you're running the New York City Marathon. Good for you. I bet you can run really far and fast too. I am not running the marathon, though many of peers are. As a respectably athletic 20-something Manhattanite, I don't like to run around the block, unless it's in pursuit...

I refuse to recap Bachelor Pad, because I don't condone any Bachelor spin-off where true love is not the sole motivation. (Besides, who wants to watch partially nude twenty-somethings make out if they're not planning on getting married?) Still, so much of Monday's episode disturbed and saddened me, it had...

...which means Ali's Bachelorette journey is far from over. But at least the first phase ended last week. I did want to wait to make sure the relationship would last for a few months of press appearance bliss. And when neither Ali nor the man she chose ended up as...

This week Ali embarked on a journey across the country to meet the families of her potential future husbands. And what a journey it was.

First stop: Team Roberto in Tampa
Roberto had Ali meet him at his old college baseball field, so he could...

First Vienna and Jake ended, then it was Ed and Jillian. It's a good thing I am completely 100% confident that Ali will find true and ever lasting love this season. Still, this week in Lisbon, she did a particularly bad job of both finding love and choosing outfits. Then...

Look, clearly this has been a tough week for all of us. But a year ago Michael Jackson died and so did Farrah Fawcett and somehow we managed to move on. So, even though the eternal love that was Jake and Vienna's has somehow gone sour, we are...

This week, front runner Roberto had a one-on-one, Justin set out to prove the true nature of his intentions (which still remain completely ambiguous) and half of the guys got to make out with Ali....but it was only "acting"....some of the time.

One-on-One with Roberto
The date started off...

This week someone found love, but it wasn't Ali. Read on to find out who!

One on One with Frank
Over-enthused pseudo-screenwriter Frank had the very first date of the season. I was afraid he was going to pass out from the manic burst off energy that erupted when...

The season premiere began with the requisite montage of Ali livin' her life, lookin' for love. She walked along beaches, kicked around a soccer ball and gazed off into the distance wearing a bikini. (I am all about gender equality, but those lingering ab-shots seem so much less awkward when...

Finally! The Melrose Place hiatus is over and we can all breathe easy again. Onto the recap...

We open on the morning after Mancini's wife was outed as Sydney's murderer. Ashlet killed said murderer in the pool, Jonah got the big movie deal and almost eloped with Riley until she...

This fall, I swore my Bachelor-blogging days were over and moved on to loftier pursuits like recapping Melrose Place. I even told myself I would go cold turkey on this season of The Bachelor because A) I can't stand Jake and B) I bet I could...

It must be November sweeps because this week Melrose Place saw more action than ever. Either that, or every tenant was simultaneously in heat.

Amanda Woodward Returns to (sort of) Screw Up Everyone's Life
Amanda, the New York based president of WPK shows up unexpectedly, determines...