I'm not quite sure why ABC insists on doing this show every season. Is it really to show off the happy couple or is it actually to highlight all of the most painful moments in the other people's lives?

Chris Harrison starts the show by bringing out Melissa, from the last season of The Bachelor, so that she can relive the moment that Jason dumped her on national television and told her that he wanted to be with Molly, as if we hadn't seen that enough. Then they talk about what a blessing it really was, because everything happens for a reason and apparently the reason was so that Melissa could go on Dancing With The Stars, get back together with her ex-boyfriend and get engaged. Awesome!

Once they finished cheering for Melissa, they decided to bring Kiptyn out. Once again, they forced the poor guy to sit there and watch his almost proposal all over again and listen to Jillian tell him that she was in love with someone else. Then they bring Jillian out to give him one last chance to question her and try to get some closure. It's always awkward and difficult to watch as they sit there squirming as they ask, "What could I have done differently?"...."Is there anything that I could have said that would have changed the outcome?" And you know that the answer is no. They aren't going to do or say anything now that could potentially ruin the relationship they are in. They just say thank you and you mean so much to me and I wish you the best....but they don't...they secretly wish that you are miserable without them...we all do. No one wants to think that they are easy to get over.

Reid certainly proved that Jillian was hard to get over. He was so convinced that the other guys weren't really competition for him that he "pulled a million strings", just to go back there and be humiliated again. He was so sure that she still had feelings for him, he bought a ring! To be honest, I think she did have more feelings for him than Kiptyn or at the very least she displayed a lot more emotion towards him in the finale and in the special. He got a little emotional watching his painful recap and even more so when he saw Jillian again. She teared up as well as she began to talk about how painful and "real" the experience is and how it's hard to deal with those emotions. You don't get a chance to let people down easy or check in on them over the following weeks to make sure they are okay. It's just over...that's it.

Chris gave Reid one last chance to ask Jillian his questions, but he said that she looked happy and he didn't want to ruin it by asking her questions about the fantasy suite that would be "inappropriate now". Her face was in shock. I think she was really afraid he was going to spill the beans! But he was a gentleman and let it go. Then, Chris opened the questioning up to the audience. A very pretty and very nervous young woman approached the microphone giggling, "Hi Reid!" and asked, "Have you started dating again and if so, would you consider going out with me?" Chris Harrison handed him a rose off of the table as if to say...GO GET HER! But instead, Reid asked with a smile, "How old are you?" The audience filled with laughter. He finished by saying, "No, I'm sorry. I'm not ready for that yet."

Finally they bring Ed and Jillian out as the happy couple. Ed revealed that he knew when they were in Spain that he wanted to marry Jillian and he reminded the crowd that he was the only guy to get to go back to the fantasy suite in Spain and assured them that they were not having any problems in the bedroom. They also shared with us that Jillian would be moving to Chicago to live with Ed in September and they were planning a wedding in the next 12 months...so you see folks...the key to true happiness is to love them, then leave them, then come back to them, then go to Hawaii and propose. It's as simple as that.

ABC may have "Less To Love" with their size 2 Bachelorettes...but dammit we'll get a manufactured wedding out of it at least 1 out of every 5 times!

See you next season.....CH OUT!

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