Some reality shows are all about people finding love, but others are game shows with money being the prize.  Yet, again and again we see on these non-dating reality shows romance blooming.  Is it just natural for people thrown together in a similar situation to bond and for romance to bloom?  Are people sort of pushed into relationships by producers who want some excitement added to the show?

Big Brother Showmance

Let’s look at this season’s Big Brother.  There has been a couple that seemed to click right away in the house and it has developed into, what is called in the reality world, a showmance.  Viewers have been all over the relationship between Jeff and Jordon.

Let’s look at these two for a second.  Jeff is a 31 year old coming from Illinois and Jordon is only 22 and from North Carolina.  Jeff has a career in advertising while Jordon is still figuring out what she wants to do, working as a waitress in the meantime.  These two come from two different worlds.  Jeff is a city boy and Jordon is a small town girl.  Jeff is from the north and Jordon is from the south.  In real life, how likely would it have been that these two would have ever met, let alone hooked up?  Not very.

True Love Or Reality TV Strategy?

So, why have they formed a showmance on Big Brother?  Is it the situation?  Do they really like each other?  Will it last?  If we have learned anything from past showmances then I will say the showmance is part of their strategy on some level.  They probably do like each other, but not as much as they think they do and it probably will end when the cameras stop rolling.

No matter how real showmances are, they do add spice to reality TV.  You have to admit that watching a blooming romance is rather fun.  It just is a good thing for reality shows and for producers.  So, don’t expect anyone to learn anytime soon from the past showmance failures, but that isn’t so bad is it?  How boring would shows like Big Brother be without a little romance.