As I watched with my 21-yr old daughter the show “The Bachelor”, I realized that she is learning about dating and relationships from the show.

So, I quickly gave my short advice at each commercial. She is so engrossed at the beautiful settings and drama and tried to absorbed every word uttered by the cast.

I know that as her mother, I can only speak about my experience and what I believed is the reality.

How many women are watching “The Bachelor” and in some ways impacting their lives, in dreams or in reality?

I told my daughter that at times, women choose with her brain and at times with her feelings at the moment and then she wakes up in the realization that she wanted real happiness and not short term happiness.

I like that the Bachelorette is a lawyer and like most women, with education or not, knows…