I want to get that hour of my life back. However, that being said the best review I can give for the show that I watched last night was that it wasn’t awful. It was – however – confusing. The show is based around the idea of helping four single women in San Francisco find Mr. Right, limited as they are by how many of them are gay.
The four women are introduced to the audience as Anne, the Girl Next Door, Michelle, the Career Girl, Alissa, the Dreamer and Kris, the party girl. These four women are going to benefit from Teresa Strasser and JD Roberto – their love coaches.
The show uses a clandestine (although considering the numerous angles, not sure how clandestine they can be) camera crew to follow the women to speed dating, large dating parties and controlled dating events in order to let the process of natural selection occur.
At this point, I must interject and say that at no point did I ever feel like I was watching the Discovery channel. Ultimately, the love coaches were offering advice that made sense – things like the party girl needed to be serious about her dating selections if she was really interested in dating the right guy. She shouldn’t just go out to go out – but go out with someone who excited her.
The nervous girl needs to let go of some of her inhibitions – make eye contract and conversation. The career girl needs to not focus so much on her work during her dates – instead, let herself relax. The girl next door needs to take a breath and listen as much as she can talk.
That part is good advice – but a realtiy program that puts your life and your dating choices in a fish bowl in front of a television audience? Not sure how that will help anyone meet the right person for them? I think ultimately, How to Get the Guy may help these women get some guys – but I have to wonder if they will really be the guys they want?
I do not envy any of these women their position, but I am hardly feeling sorry for them. After all, they agree to do it. Will they be able to find love or a long-term relationship? Who can predict? Despite all claims to the contrary, the chemistry between two people cannot be manufactured nor produced upon demand in an unscripted television show.
How to Get the Guy says that dating is a numbers game – the more dates you have – the more opportunities you have to meet the right one – I’ll grant you – this is a numbers game all right – but it’s about ratings.