“Dating in the Dark” reality show fascinates
"Dating in the Dark" (ABC Photo)
While I’ve never been a fan of reality shows (with the exception of “Dancing With the Stars” – and I don’t think it counts – but that’s another blog!), I have to say I’ve been fascinated with ABC’s “Dating in the Dark.”
The show airs on Mondays, starting at a new time Aug. 10 at 8 p.m.
I have found it interesting to watch these men and women meet in the dark, first in groups, then decide who they want to get to know better individually and then have dates in the dark.
They talk about their likes and dislikes, goals and sometimes about more intimate, serious feelings and experiences.
We, the audience, get to witness all of this through an infrared camera while they can’t see their hands in front of their faces, much less who they’re talking to.
But even when some of these couples really seem to click (sometimes cuddling and kissing) and pass compatibility tests, most of the time when they do actually get to see each other, their feelings change.
♦♦♦ Is it because they’ve gotten a certain vision of this person in their heads that they’ve been connecting with and what they really look like doesn’t match?
♦♦♦ Is it because they’ve gotten their expectations too high?
♦♦♦ Is it because they’re superficial?
♦♦♦ Is the way a person looks given so much more merit than their personality – or is this just human nature?
♦♦♦ Is a person’s appearance even more important today than it used to be?
Unfortunately, the ending of the show each week is exactly why I don’t usually care for reality shows – the humiliation factor.
Someone is shown waiting on a balcony for the person they want to continue dating and we watch as either their “potential companion” comes out to greet them – or we watch as this “potential companion” leaves with their luggage out another door downstairs while the person on the balcony is left rejected.
Though this is obviously uncomfortable to witness, the rest of the show definitely offers up some food for thought.
– Melissa Hayer
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