The Bachelor Quotes

Context

This line is spoken in most episodes of The Bachelor by that current season's Bachelor (2002- ).

Ah, The Bachelor… where dozens of supernaturally attractive women vie for the attention, and hopefully proposal, of a supernaturally attractive man. It's one of the most popular American reality shows and has been going on since George W. Bush was president. We guess the appeal of a fairy tale romance never wears off, even if you're using an Apple Watch to listen to music rather than a blocky iPod Classic.

The roses come into play at the end of every episode where, after a date, competition, or a mixture of both, the Bachelor of that season uses roses to choose which women will stay for next week, or go home now. It's a timeless expression of affection or love… right?

Where you've heard it

Over its twenty seasons and 200+ episodes, you've probably caught a bit of The Bachelor, or the popular spinoff, The Bachelorette. People watch it for escapism, background noise, as a guilty pleasure, or just to make fun of it. There's a reason it's still on air in an age where reality shows not featuring the Kardashians aren't so popular.

Also, people use this quote to ask professional football players to be their dates to various gatherings.

"Will You Accept This Rose" is the title of a super hilarious Nerdist podcast that goes in depth with each week's episode of The Bachelor or, as they call it, "the greatest comedy franchise of all time."

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

Gross, why would you want to propose with a line from a reality TV show? We (kindly) hope you get a (cold) beverage poured in your face for using this quote.