I don’t think anyone expects couples that meet on The Bachelor to stay together – and in fact, in the entire history of the series, I think only two of them have lasted out of about 20 – so it’s no surprise that walking penis Juan Pablo Galavis and his “eh, I guess so, I have nothing better to do” girlfriend Nikki Ferrell are seeking relationship counseling.
While I think we all know this isn’t going to end well, the WE TV Marriage Boot Camp counseling duo Jim and Elizabeth Carroll say they’re just getting ready to tie the knot!
From US Weekly:
“I think they have marriage on their minds, but I think what Juan did was a really, I mean it wasn’t a very romantic fairytale ending, but I think what he did was very wise in the fact that he said you know, ‘I want to go through conflicts with this girl. I want to do some problem solving, I want to see basically what the ugly side is before I jump out there and tell somebody I love them and just get married,'” Jim revealed to Us.
“A lot of people are saying that he’s commitment phobic or he’s not ready for commitment, but we were actually seeing a different side of him,” she continued. “Not only is he not commitment phobic, he is very serious about commitment that’s why he didn’t jump into the engagement right away, because it is very serious to him.”
“He is a very strong leader, he’s masculine, he doesn’t like to compromise a whole lot, and he’s got a good value system,” Jim continued. “Nikki is more nurturing, sympathetic, and she’s more feminine in her values. So when you put those two kind of people together the stronger one — like Juan Pablo — would tend to run over somebody like Nikki, if Nikki doesn’t have good boundaries.”
Listen, if Nikki had good boundaries, she’d never have signed up to appear on The Bachelor, and she certainly wouldn’t have taken the final rose from that loser. Also, I love that JP being a total dickhead translates into being a “strong leader” and “masculine” rather than exactly what he is: an insecure, narcissistic egomaniac.
Anyway, countdown to self-destruct on this one.
P.S. love in the photo above how Nikki seems to be pushing him away. I see the pain in homegirl’s eyes. RUN!
If you need relationship counseling BEFORE you get married because you have issues, then you are better off breaking up.
I don’t watch the show, but the premise is disturbing, and I think this Pablo guy got it as right as one can on such a show…
as for pre marital counseling? For some couples it is the best thing. Learning boundaries, communication, problem solving, etc. are all important and some people don’t have those skills, or their skills do no complement those of their partner. I think it’s great…maybe they won’t end up together, but it seems like an earnest step.