On the next season of the Bachelor, the F1 should get to choose whether they’d rather stay with the Bachelor, or win $500k.

ssaall58214 · 2020-10-16T23:26:29+00:00

That's love island. Different show different network and less money

throawayfI · 2020-10-03T23:26:40+00:00

$500k please I'll find my love outside the show

snuffleupagus86 · 2020-09-26T14:32:44+00:00

So basically it becomes the old TV show For Love or Money.

Not gonna lie I enjoyed that shit show lol

Adorable_Raccoon · 2020-09-26T14:06:51+00:00

They don’t have that kind of budget

koalaplum · 2020-09-26T11:03:36+00:00

I think i’d be disowned if i chose a man i knew for a total of 20 hours over 500k

areallivelawyer · 2020-09-26T05:45:13+00:00

Tax free $500k? Maybe...But that Neil Lane diamond alone, wait out the two years and if your social media career can survive...walking out with $750k+ I bet! I take the engagement, wedding special, dancing with the stars, and YouTube series.

overheredear · 2020-09-26T05:22:18+00:00

There's a show in europe sort of like this, except you show up to an island naked with your two potential love interests. Cash prize is $5000 if you're the winner but you don't reciprocate feelings. I think it's called Adam and Eve

2020-09-26T05:01:13+00:00

Joe HalfMillionaire

AnastasiaMoon · 2020-09-26T02:54:06+00:00

I’d watch the shit outta this

wadupkev · 2020-09-26T01:36:00+00:00

My first thought is some conspiracy of the F1 telling the lead that they’re going to take the money and they can get together after their contract is up or something post show

pizzaandboba · 2020-09-26T01:08:41+00:00

I feel like they had a show like this years ago. Not the Bachelor franchise but it was called “For Love or Money.”

brittlitt12 · 2020-09-26T00:53:13+00:00

This reminds me of Joe Millionaire, that was so long ago.

munchalug · 2020-09-26T00:27:35+00:00

This is basically love island?

MasterTurtleHermit · 2020-09-26T00:24:23+00:00

This makes me miss Bachelor Pad. I wish they would revive it.

ExcuseYouWhatt · 2020-09-26T00:05:29+00:00

$500K is too much. Everyone will be potentially leaving lol. It should be something like $50000

Liar96 · 2020-09-25T23:10:40+00:00

Among Us: Bachelor edition.

happyflappypancakes · 2020-09-25T23:00:25+00:00

Lol we would never get a couple at the end.

pluroon · 2020-09-25T22:59:48+00:00

Ooooh this is good and would add a very interesting dynamic to the game! Sign me up!

seraphicfiles · 2020-09-25T22:49:53+00:00

OR whether to stay with the Bachelor or become the Bachelorette

eatmoreskittles · 2020-09-25T22:34:32+00:00

500k?! Lol that’s so much for just going on some dates and look pretty 😂 but I get ya there would be so much drama.

batmannatnat · 2020-09-25T22:27:19+00:00

Take the 500k and get back together and split the cash

reindeer_ronson · 2020-09-25T21:57:48+00:00

A really popular contestant could make that back through influencing before too long—wouldn't the tactical thing to do be to pick the Bachelor over the money, win everyone's ~hearts, ride the "winning" relationship/franchise train to a great deal more publicity, then cash out?

hughesbro · 2020-09-25T21:49:00+00:00

Isn't this Love Island?

Vegetable-Emphasis · 2020-09-25T21:32:31+00:00

My question is how much does $500k compare to the money you make as a social media influencer? You’d think as an F1 (especially if you’re a woman, as female contestants tend to do better in terms of opportunity after the show), that you would have at least 1mil insta followers by the end of the show. And if you can play happy couple for a while? Even better. Whereas if you take the money and run, people will HATE you, and that might also affect your following and opportunities.

In the end you gotta crunch those numbers.

Scarbie · 2020-09-25T21:30:16+00:00

Everyone would take the money. They need to make it like $5,000 so it’s enticing but still insulting if they take it.

ShuGurl · 2020-09-25T21:14:35+00:00

There was a show like this back in the day called For Love Or Money, but it was $1 million, not $500K.

2020-09-25T21:04:11+00:00

Nah it would just be like love island where no one ever steals the money because everyone would hate them and they can make more money from being an influencer anyway it would only work if it was a really hated Bachelor

PeterGriffinsChin · 2020-09-25T21:02:56+00:00

They would just choose the money and “Get back together” after the show

GeneLower · 2020-09-25T20:57:56+00:00

i can barely love a man as is, $500k dollars though? BRING ME MY EMMY I WILL BE ✨PERFORMING ✨

ochich · 2020-09-25T20:53:13+00:00

Like Love Island! But maybe $50k, smaller to see what they do 😂

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was14616 · 2020-09-25T20:15:47+00:00

I would strike a deal with the man. I pick you, take the money, we split it. And maybe date after, who knows.

Realitytvtrashpanda · 2020-09-25T20:05:00+00:00

Take the money and run

M3rc_Nate · 2020-09-25T19:49:02+00:00

No one would ever choose the man/woman unless they made big adjustments to how they structure the show. By that I mean you NEED to spend waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more time with the lead, with the ability to speak freely about any topic. But even then, who would pick the man/woman that a casting director and producers allowed to be on The Bachelor? That alone would have me skeptical of 85% of the women that would be on my season. And if I was a contestant and I was F1 I'd have serious logical doubts that they are truly the person I will end up marrying, and therefore 500k to pay off all of my families debts, to buy my parents a house or to have a fund for my future childrens college education... who would pass that up?

But I like the thinking, trying to force the contestants of these shows to prove they value love over money. That they aren't in it for the $$$, that they passed on half a mil to be with the lead.

(Another thought: think about the pressure, especially from the outside public and media that puts on the relationship to work, and puts on the lead to make it work. If he/she [let's be honest, there'd be more pressure on the he] ends things with the F1 then there will be a lot of "Wow, imagine having the opportunity to get half a mil, choosing the lead and then breaking up after just ____ months/years.")

MrAndMrsLesleyKnope · 2020-09-25T19:41:00+00:00

Lol ABC too cheap to shill out 500K

bradwomackcangetit · 2020-09-25T19:37:22+00:00

This was the basis of For Love or Money. The season I watched back then the guy picked the girl that was clearly not in love with him, and she took the money. The f2 was SO heartbroken, it was sad.

Patisfaction · 2020-09-25T19:36:37+00:00

What stops them from choosing the money and then starting a relationship with them after the show ends?

ioughtaknow · 2020-09-25T19:36:37+00:00

Everyone would take the money

2020-09-25T19:32:10+00:00

This was literally the basis of the Joe Millionaire reality dating show from the early 2000s

The lead was presented to the women as some kind of millionaire and the season takes place at a chateau, but then the F1 gets told that he’s just a normal guy with a normal job. The host then told the F1 that she can either choose to get proposed to by the guy or choose to win $250k and leave the show. IIRC they also bring out a suitcase full of cash and open it for her

It only had two season, but was an amazing and hilarious concept

mutherofdoggos · 2020-09-25T19:11:16+00:00

I love this idea. I gotta say, Megan Wants a Millionaire was the superior dating show, for the few sweet episodes they aired it, and no one will ever change my mind.

bloodreina08 · 2020-09-25T18:53:13+00:00

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Charlie_Runkle69 · 2020-09-25T18:50:07+00:00

They've sorta had this show before. It was called For Love or Money. I think the only difference is that the contestants got 'randomly' drawn a cheque at the start between 1 dollar and 1 million dollars and they didn't know what amount they would have if they walked away at the end. I never saw the first season, I don't think it ever aired here but the first 'Bachelor' was an ex Navy Dude with a super sketchy rep with women during his time in the military (he got dumped at the end don't worry).

nicholepi1984 · 2020-09-25T18:45:00+00:00

Yes!!!! At least the cost of the ring. I think $500k is a lot to offer. They would dump them for $10k

msmoonprincess · 2020-09-25T18:28:25+00:00

This is why I LOVED Bachelor Pad. So epic

seceralnof · 2020-09-25T18:24:12+00:00

I like where your head is at, but there's already issues of people going on for JUST social media clout, which ALSO will earn them money.

I vote keep it how it is.

RandomNewGirl · 2020-09-25T18:15:54+00:00

So it’s Love Island. That’s already on CBS

eternititi · 2020-09-25T18:08:55+00:00

Look, even if I actually LIKED the bachelor there is no way I'm turning down $500k. And idc if I lost a "fanbase" if I chose the money, I didn't have one to begin with lol

tinygreenbean · 2020-09-25T17:57:28+00:00

I remember there used to be a few manipulative dating shows on like 5/10 years ago and they were always a shit show. Anyone remember I wanna Marry Harry with the Prince Harry impersonator?

FindTheRiver80 · 2020-09-25T17:56:21+00:00

Several former F1 found fuming that that wasn't an option in their seasons.

IlluminateWonder · 2020-09-25T17:53:28+00:00

This would be so trashy I'd never watch it. It would just be who can manipulate the lead the best, as if they don't have enough psychological trauma from the show as it is lol

Diegobyte · 2020-09-25T17:53:14+00:00

You could take 500k and then get back together tho. Who wouldn’t do that?

beets_bears_bubblegm · 2020-09-25T17:52:58+00:00

It’s like a more fucked up version of Schrute or consequences - I love it!

lhcm_ · 2020-09-25T17:52:51+00:00

Interesting idea! There would have to be a time limit/contracts until they get the $. Otherwise the F1 that is in love would pick the money, then "reunite" with the lead a few months after the season airs

KRN0622 · 2020-09-25T17:48:14+00:00

Sounds sort of like a similar premise to “For love or money” show

carmellav19 · 2020-09-25T17:32:05+00:00

I like this twist reminds me a little of the OG Love Island😂

Wake_Expectant · 2020-09-25T17:29:19+00:00

This show has devolved to such a degree - and not that its roots were that illustrious- that you might be onto something. And I’d still watch it! Oof.

mymatrix8 · 2020-09-25T17:15:30+00:00

Aren't there TV shows that do this? One on MTV or something? Please don't make this show anything more like MTV than it already is

DataTheCat · 2020-09-25T17:13:44+00:00

My bf and I just had the conversation and we both chose each other over a million dollars. Now as for my ex bf? I’d take another stimulus check over him!😂

Wake_Expectant · 2020-09-25T17:07:35+00:00

Only if they do it on the bachelorette too

kolbin8r · 2020-09-25T17:04:07+00:00

Maybe not $500,000. 150-200K. Because who is going to choose a person they've known for 6 weeks over half a million dollars?

FancyAirport · 2020-09-25T16:57:56+00:00

Oooh I love this idea!!! But thet would need to make sure they don't secretly split it in the end.

jennywingal · 2020-09-25T16:56:28+00:00

I think a Diffy eyewear of Sugar Bear Hair sponsorship would be enough. Most of the contestants go on for that reason.

insideoutpotato · 2020-09-25T16:46:50+00:00

This is just Joe Millionaire lol except on joe millionaire they didn’t know about the choice of the money until the very end which I think is better

Veglife108 · 2020-09-25T16:34:53+00:00

5 hundo is too large! The leads only make 100k. Try 50 or 100 lower bar. If they chose it, even more controversial. Shit, I’m married w kids and I’d think of leaving my spouse for 500k 😂😂😂

bunnytron · 2020-09-25T16:13:02+00:00

Could choose the money and then take the guy later on!

IPlanThings · 2020-09-25T16:07:14+00:00

There was show like that called For The Love of Money. Or something. Each girl would be given a ticket when she entered the house. Each one would have a different dollar amount. The highest I think was like 1 million. At the end whoever the guy chose could choose to stick with him or take the money. I think I was like 13 when it came out. I’m 30 now. Lmao. So my memory is very foggy.

BigBrownBearCub · 2020-09-25T16:06:19+00:00

How would that be any different from today, in reality? The vast majority of these contestants are NOT there for a chance to 'find love', but to build a social media following so that they can shill products for years to come, and CASH IN.

I remember seeing an article at some point about how much a widely followed SM "influencer" rakes in every year. It's staggering, and explains why so many of these people who allegedly went on the Bachelor or 'ette years (and years ago) TO THIS DAY still do not have a traditional job - it's because they're raking in well over $100K / year going to parties, traveling the world, being "seen" and, ultimately, hawking products to bring in the cash.

Net net, they are probably ultimately getting MORE than $500K one-time when you total up what they are pulling in every year after leaving the show.

SolPlayaArena · 2020-09-25T16:05:36+00:00

There was actually a reality show about that in the early 00s, For Love or Money.

HematoPoessa · 2020-09-25T15:53:31+00:00

Maybe they can choose to accept the ring or take it and sell it to keep the drama of the proposal lol

Imperfectlymom · 2020-09-25T15:36:36+00:00

I remember a show exactly like this, from the 00's. I think the name was "for love or money?" maybe?

SuperSailorSaturn · 2020-09-25T15:35:46+00:00

They did this show already, I think it was called Paradise hotel or something. It was like BiP where you had to be coupled up to continue, new people would come the first few weeks and there were occasionally games they had to play and could face being kicked out. At the end, the last couple could decide to stay together and split the money or one of them could walk away with all of it.

It wasnt too bad of a show. But I think it got cut short so the timing of the last few episodes is really weird.

CkEmpress · 2020-09-25T15:32:01+00:00

This is an AMAZING idea.

BigBrownBearCub · 2020-09-25T15:28:09+00:00

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kylekylekyle8 · 2020-09-25T15:21:10+00:00

Literally no one would get engaged

faille · 2020-09-25T15:06:16+00:00

Their income potential is so much greater as an influencer

thishasntbeeneasy · 2020-09-25T15:06:11+00:00

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sarah123y · 2020-09-25T14:41:22+00:00

This takes me back to Bachelor Pad, where certain contestants would make out with and pretend to be attracted to someone when they were actually interested in the money $$$ instead (or in someone else).

UnexpectedGeneticist · 2020-09-25T14:29:33+00:00

I feel like it would end up being like love island, everyone on that show splits the money because they don’t wanna be hated I’m sure it’ll be the same on the bachelor where they stick with him bc they don’t wanna be hated

Napolates · 2020-09-25T14:24:56+00:00

I love this idea, but also I think about Too Hot To Handle where if they hooked up, they lost money for the whole group. One girl did not care about this at all and laughed whenever she lost the group money, and it’s because she knew the exposure from this show and all the airtime she was getting was worth waaay more than the prize money. So real question is: how much would be more than you could earn by getting engaged to the bachelor and shilling?

splash_mom · 2020-09-25T14:23:41+00:00

Hey, can they contractually keep you from dating the guy/girl in a few months or so? It’s a win-win

actuallyanengineer · 2020-09-25T14:20:16+00:00

The problem is I would immediately lose interest if I was the 'Ette and my F1 turned down the 500K. Terrible judgment skills, major turn off.

JWilkesKip · 2020-09-25T14:15:42+00:00

Great idea, maybe 500k is too much lmao. Maybe like 100k ?

SuperSailorSaturn · 2020-09-25T14:13:25+00:00

I would choose the $500,000 and I’m not sorry. There is more than one man out there, ladies.

mindyourownbetchness · 2020-09-25T14:04:52+00:00

I'm in

Smokingpenguin · 2020-09-25T13:53:43+00:00

This gave me Love Island vibes. Lol

cardioishardio1222 · 2020-09-25T13:47:08+00:00

Okay good concept buuut what’s stopping them from getting together with the bachelor after they’ve taken the money and the show is over??

ProfessionalCrab5 · 2020-09-25T13:46:47+00:00

Not one person would choose the relationship

poshill · 2020-09-25T13:41:30+00:00

Omg I would dump my husband for half a million.

I’m kidding I’m kidding, but half a million!!!!

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