The Singles Project started
off slowly, but it’s really starting to get interesting. But if you think about
it logically, it makes sense. Now that some of the singles are starting to
seriously date and commit to a single person, we get to see the beginning of
real relationships. First dates are only interesting and fun to watch if
they’re bad. Yeah, I said it, but it’s true. As humans, we like to see others
in uncomfortable situations, just as long as we’re not in those situations.
Kerry
Kerry is still seeing Tripp, and it looks like this might be
going somewhere. However, there is some family drama that might cause Kerry
some issues. Her parents don’t like Tripp. He isn’t the type of guy they want
to see her with. Kerry says they don’t like his long hair, and frankly, neither
does Kerry. Kerry’s mother also does not like that she is kissing this guy she
barely knows on national TV. As a result of all of this, Kerry’s mother isn’t
talking to her right now. Tripp defends himself and talks himself up, but all he
can really say is that he’s not a starving artist. I know a lot of people would
revel in the fat that their parents don’t like whom they are dating, but it
seems to bother Kerry. However, she acts like a grown up, for once, and she
decides to continue seeing Tripp.
Later in the episode, Kerry visits her aunt to talk about the
drama between her mother and Tripp. We finally have confirmation that Kerry is
narcissistic, and she knows she is. She states that she likes the fact that
Tripp is just like her. If you like the fact that someone is just like you, you
are admitting the fact that you are in love with yourself. A healthy dose of
this is fine, but something about Kerry tells me that she loves herself a
little too much. When you fall in love with someone who is just like you, I
tend to think there will be problems down the line. There is a difference
between having things in common and being a clone of someone. Two clones do not
a good match make.
We see Kerry go out to a bar with two of her friends. While
she is there, she meets a nice guy who asks her out on a date, but she turns
him down because she’s seeing Tripp. Her friends tell her not to settle so
quickly. In their opinion, it’s too early to be exclusive with Tripp. A little
while later, she meets another guy at the same bar, but this time she gives him
her number. I must admit this made me nervous for Kerry. We are seeing the
negative part of this weekly TV aspect. Everyone sees what you’re doing, and
whom you’re seeing. So Tripp can see that Kerry is giving her phone number to
some other guy. In normal life, this wouldn’t be a problem and is even natural,
but if you’re life is basically being seen live on TV, you really have to watch
what you say and do. The traditional “player” and the idea of playing the field
don’t work. Most people keep their options open when first dating. They don’t
commit immediately, but they wouldn’t go tell the person they’re dating that
they are thinking of going out with someone else. But being on this show, these
singles have to be very careful.
Lee
We first see Lee at a boxing class. He thinks the date with
Ericka went well, and he is optimistic and hopeful, and he thinks he sees the
same in her eyes. He confidently states that he is not worried about Francesco.
However, he says that if Ericka goes out with Francesco again, it would mean
she is not “all in”, and he would question whether he should continue dating
her. I understand Lee’s position here. He doesn’t want to waste his time, and
he only has this national TV exposure for a limited time. He has to make the
most of it.
Ericka
Ericka has a lunch date with Francesco. After the date with
Lee last week, she is nervous about what Francesco might have to say. He is
obviously not happy with what he saw. He says he saw how she looked at Lee, and
he didn’t like the look in her eyes. So basically he’s jealous of the fact that
she is more attracted to Lee… She tells Francesco that she wants to see both of
them, but Francesco says he can’t play games and that seeing her with Lee would
hurt him too much. Ericka says, “I can’t know what I want if I don’t explore
the options in front of me.” I totally understand that, and that is totally
natural. She wants to see what works the best and feels right, but as I said
before, the nature of this television show doesn’t seem to allow for that.
Later we see Ericka with her friends at a restaurant. She
tells them Francesco has “bowed out”. Lee meets Ericka and her friends at the
restaurant for dinner. Lee immediately comes out and says that he’s all in and
doesn’t want to date anyone else. He’s fast at commitment. I guess he knows
what he wants, and he wants Ericka. Erika admits to Lee that she went on
another date with Francesco, but she reassures him that Francesco didn’t like
her dating Lee and that he is done. Lee gives Ericka an ultimatum telling her
that he wants all or nothing. If she wants to date other guys, he won’t date
her, and he doesn’t want to date others either. Ericka is nervous, at first,
but she can’t be wishy-washy about this. She takes the chance and agrees to exclusively
date Lee.
Joey
Joey has a date scheduled with a guy named Keith to go
horseback riding. Keith seems to be a man of mystery…literally… He doesn’t show
up for the date… Joey calls him, and Keith gives some vague excuse. He feels
from watching the show that they have nothing in common, and the date would be
a waste of time. However, I think by the stuttering Keith is doing on the
phone, he just got cold feet. He probably thought he could date on national TV
with no problem, but then got nervous about it. I also call BS on his lame
excuse. Keith has only seen a little bit of edited footage on TV; it’s not
enough to know if you will get along with or have chemistry with another
person. Joey takes it very well and is very kind to the guy on the phone, but
you can tell he’s acting for the camera. He’s pissed off and rightly so. He did
say he drove over an hour out of the city to meet Keith, and now it’s all for
naught.
Tabasum
At the beginning of the episode, Tabasum and Brian go on the
Today Show where Kathy Lee and Hoda pick out dates for them… Um, I don’t think
I would trust the matchmaking abilities of two drunken middle-aged women who
probably haven’t dated in twenty years… just saying… But Tabasum agrees,
probably under duress by producers, to go out with one of the guys chosen for
her. She goes for a golf date with Ken. Tabasum has never golfed before, which
we immediately see since on the very first swing she gets a divot. During the
date, Ken touches her, and Tabasum says she gets goosebumps, but not the good
kind. She also mentions that Alex, her hot date from last week, has not
contacted her since she announced her real age. Ken is very interested in
having kids, and he asks Tabasum about her plans for kids. Tabasum tells him
she has already frozen her eggs… Am I the only one who thinks this is a strange
question for a first date? You just met, and you’re already talking about kids?
I guess older people have to talk about that immediately since their biological
clocks are ticking… Tabasum says she enjoyed the date, but she tells Ken she wants
to be free to see others as well.
Alex eventually does contact Tabasum again, and the two of
them go out on another date. She explains that she lost time focusing on her
career and not dating. She now wants that time back. Alex says he’s still
interested in dating her, and he gives the trite phrase “age is just a number”.
They end their date by kissing again. I think the two of them seem good together,
but I don’t know if Alex is really okay with the age difference, or if he is
just going along with it so he doesn’t look like a jerk on national television.
Brian
Like Tabasum, Brian is set up by Kathy Lee and Hoda from the
Today Show. He goes out on a date with Jenna. During the date, Jenna calls out
Brian for following the other potential date on Twitter, but not Jenna. He lies
and says he couldn’t find her on Twitter. When she says her Twitter handle is
just her name, he admits he never tried to look her up… I think this is the
point where the date was doomed… Brian says he hasn’t dated a white woman in
years. It’s interesting that he says that this week, but not last week when he
went out with Kennedy, another white girl. He says he is offended by people who
like pop culture. Obviously Brian is a hipster; he hates everything mainstream
just because it’s mainstream. I don’t get that… Just be yourself. You may not
like everything mainstream or even a lot of mainstream things, but it is
impossible to naturally hate everything in mainstream pop-culture. And I take
offense to him saying that he is offended by the majority of people who do like
pop-culture. I personally am addicted to pop-culture. It is my life force.
Furthermore, does Brian not realize that he is on a reality television show,
which is itself mainstream, and he is alienating all of the viewers?... Brian
and Jenna obviously do not get along, and Jenna is offended by exactly what I
was just ranting about. At least Brian is honest about one thing. When a
producer asks him why he thinks he’s single, he responds, “I’m single because
I’m a dick.” My response to this? #AsMitchellSays Amen, sister friend!
So far Brian and Joey are the only ones who have had very
little luck in their dating. Tabasum seems to like Alex. Kerry and Tripp are
going strong, yet she might have screwed up by giving her number to another
guy. And Ericka and Lee are now exclusively dating. I wonder what is going on
this week? More drama or more success in love? I’ll definitely be tuning in
next week to find out.
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