Reality Shows = Sports for Women

I had a conversation a while back with a buddy of mine that I thought I would share. It was about why women like reality shows so much more than men. (Disclosure: I do watch reality shows as I do find some of them entertaining, some for content, some for the view, but this post is not about me, its about why women like reality shows more than men.)

So there are two types of reality shows and I will talk about the first one this time. The first type is the competition type, where people battle it out for a prize of some sort (i.e. Amazing Race, American Idol, Top Chef, etc.). So I believe that the competition type reality show is to women as sports is to men. The introduction show is like college and preseason, it gives them a first impression of the contestants and see who gives them that 'hate at first sight' feeling. Oh, you girls know what im talking about, its that feeling you get where you don't know what it is, but you know you do not like the person for some reason, perhaps its their swagger or their tone of voice. However, its a love to hate thing, because women also know that those people will probably provide them with the most opportunities to do the thing they love the most... GOSSIP. So there you go guys, now you understand why your significant other loves to watch those reality shows and hopefully understand why they yell at the tv when their 'team' is doing something stupid.

P.S. The dating reality shows (i.e. The bachelor) are especially attractive to some girls because it also gives them a chance to test their matchmaking abilities. They are the ones that are yelling at the tv during elimination. "NO DON'T PICK HER, SHES A !%&@$, SHE CALLED YOU A %@$#". Ummm, to those girls, they can't hear you so you need to calm down. BTW, in case you are wondering, when I yell at my teams on tv, they CAN hear me so its ok for me to do it.