I still think one of the best moments in reality-TV history was "Bachelorette" Jen Schefft's deciding not to make a match with EITHER of the last two bachelors. She was honest about her feelings and broke through the show's fairy-tale patina. Of course, she was also roundly criticized for doing so — and a new academic study reportedly blames the criticism on viewers' longing for that fairy tale. You can find a story about the study here.

At the same time, that study makes me think that I should be teaching college…

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