My Take on Jake and Vienna

As you know, the Oracle loves her TV shows.  The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are among them, since they’re all about choosing a mate.  Did you see the Jake and Vienna interview earlier this week? It was a total mess, complete with put-downs, mud-slinging, and downright hysteria.  A real-life relationship disaster that, admittedly, made for great TV. 

How could their relationship go so wrong, so fast?

The Oracle believes it’s due to two factors:

1) Neither of them is ready for a long-term relationship.

2) They were not well-matched in the first place. 

 

During The Bachelor, Jake often described what he wanted in a woman.  Most viewers thought that Tenley, the sweet, shy second runner-up, fit the bill perfectly.  But instead of choosing Tenley, Jake chose someone who didn’t fit his criteria at all.  He chose Vienna, a high-maintenance party girl almost ten years younger than him.  The Oracle intends no offense to Vienna — with her, what you see is what you get.  She admitted to being a daddy’s girl, and a princess who needed to be taken care of. 

 

As for Jake, he is obviously more interested in fame than in being a pilot.  He needs a woman who is ultra independent, who doesn’t need much attention, and won’t place too many demands on him.  Definitely not Vienna.  If Jake had been serious about her, he would have left the reality TV world behind him to focus on cementing his new relationship.  Instead, he went on Dancing with the Stars. 

The Oracle has no doubt that Vienna will eventually find a guy who will meet her needs.  As for Jake, he needs to become more self-aware, and stop pretending that he wants to be in a long-term relationship when what he really wants is to be a reality TV star.

 

I wish them — and you — the best of luck.

I am, as always,

The Oracle

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