Reality TV is, no doubt, here to stay.  It has become a major phenomena that captures the attention of millions of viewers on any given night on the week, as various reality shows are airing on almost every network and some cable channels.  There are different types of reality shows, but one genre seems to stands out – reality dating shows.

Is it possible to find true love on TV?  Many doubt it, but it has been done.  Remember Trista and Ryan?  Yep, the original Bachelorette married her chosen man and now they have two beautiful children.  They are living proof that it can be done.  However, they are about the only couple to have been labeled a success.

Let’s look at some big time failures and contemplate why they didn’t work out.

Bachelor Bob

This lovable teddy bear made a choice in the end, but rumors were he had already found the love of his life and was playing the game to carry out his contract with the show.  These rumors seemed to be true since shortly after the end of his Bachelor season, Bob married soap star Rebecca Budig.

Rock of Love superstar, Bret Michaels

This rock and roll man said he was looking for love in each of the three (yes, that is three) seasons of his reality show, but he never found it.  Was he really looking for love or just for a way to revive his fading career?  If you look at the facts then it seems like this was more of a career move since around the time of each show he released a new CD or went on tour.

Tila Tequila

What can you say about this often confused and always wild reality star?  Was she in it for love or fame?  Nobody really knows why Tila is so famous, but her reality show had two seasons where she was trying to figure out if it would be a man or a woman to win her heart.  It seems she wasn’t destined to find her love on TV, though.  The winner of the first season claims she just stopped speaking to him and the winner of the second season didn’t even really want to be with a woman so she declined a relationship in the season finale.

Looking over these three realty lovers doesn’t give you much hope that anything you see on reality dating shows is real.  However, if you are a hopeless romantic then I guess you can keep believing.  There is always Trista and Ryan, right?