On the rocks alert: Two different versions of the break-up of Ali and Roberto from The Bachelorette.

Publications: People, Weekly Life & Style

Date: 12 Dec. 2011

 

I am not a watcher of reality TV. The various versions of The Bachelor do not have the absolutely least interest to me of all reality TV - that's probably Teen Mom or Toddlers'N'Tiaras - but when I hear about the inevitable romantic troubles the couples get into, I can only think of those wise words of Rocket J. Squirrel and the overly optimistic reply of his friend Bulwinkle.

"But that trick never works!"

 

"This time for sure!"

Ali and Roberto are no more.  Who showed whom the door?  It depends on which gossip rag you believe.

• People: The Bachelorette break-up
  Exclusive
  Why I Left Him
  Ali's Tears and Regrets
  Inside their explosive fights and heartbreaking final night together
  Roberto 'Devastated'
• Weekly Life & Style: Why he left Ali

I do not know the truth but I believe the People version, in part because of the extra details and in part because it's People vs. Weekly Life & Style.  People isn't perfect, but it's a lot better than the rest in terms of reporting.

Bells Are Ringing Alert™: Inside the wedding of Bachelorette Ali and her beau Roberto

Publication: OK!
Date: 21 February 2011

So here's a couple from one of those Bachelor shows where the guy who won the "contest" proposed, the girl said yes and they are getting married. It's Ali and Roberto from last season.

In keeping with this blog's pro-love policy, we wish the happy couple all the best, even though I still wish the whole franchise could be shipped off to Monster Island.