By: Mary Cavaliere

The final 15 girls moved into the mansion this week.  A shared living arrangement amongst competitors (especially female) is always interesting to watch as the claws begin to emerge!

Lots of fun at the pool was had by all, especially Jason who got to see all 15 girls in their bikinis.  It was obvious Jason bonded with Jillian so it wasn’t a big surprise when she got the first rose indicating he wanted a one-on-one date with her.

Jason made sure to let Megan know that she would have gotten a rose even if the girls hadn’t chosen her to depart which resulted in her getting a rose by default.  I’m sure it won’t take long for Jason to see the real Megan though because she seems to have a problem editing herself.  Single parent or not, she’s not for him.

Shannon (the ice thrower) is also not one of my favorites.  Maybe Jason doesn’t think she’s a stalker but she definitely has some obsessive qualities about her which I think are spooky.  I don’t feel she’s for him either.

Natalie was the first girl to go emo.  At this stage of the game if she can’t handle the heat she needs to get out of the kitchen because it’s going to get even tougher as the field is narrowed down.

Lauren shocked me when she said she was glad she didn’t get chosen for a one-on-one date because she didn’t know what she’d do with her hair.  Yikes!  If this girl is concerned about how her hair looks she is NOT ready to become a parent.   That’s when our looks start to fade ladies, when we put our kids FIRST and Jason definitely needs a woman who’s going to put the children first.

Jillian’s one-on-one date with Jason was at Disney Hall and seemed to be a great success.  They had a private concert with Robin Thicke.  It can’t get much more romantic than that!  Melissa had the second one-on-one date with Jason and that went well too.  He took her to the beach for a little picnic followed by a romantic ride in the Goodyear Blimp.

Then there was a group date with eight women (Natalie, Erica, Naomi, Nikki, Laurie, Kari, Sharon, and Molly).  He took the girls shopping and told them to pick out an outfit with accessories and all.  From there they moved on to a fancy hotel in Los Angeles overlooking the city.  The dresses they bought weren’t worn very long as they all ended up in their bikinis in the swimming pool again.

I really liked Nikki last week but this week she flipped my stomach over a little.  She got all upset and emo about hearing about Jason kissing the other girls. She admitted she had only kissed one other person since she was 17.  I’m not sure I would have admitted that to anyone, never mind a bunch of girls I’m competing with.  The same thing happened with Raquel.  I thought she was the most beautiful girl there but when she stalked Jason in his limo I was totally turned off and I believe he was as well. The girl that turned me off the most though was Erica.   I cant’ say I care for Megan, but I do believe her assessment of Erica (being two-faced) was right on target.  The ugly side of many of the girls is starting to emerge!

When it came to the rose ceremony Jason only had to choose two girls to go home because Lisa made the decision to leave on her own because her grandmother was really sick and she wanted to be with her family.  Also going home ala no red rose was limo-stalker Raquel along with the woman-who-is-so-desperate-for-a-man-she-quit-her-job-to-be-there Sharon. 

Here are the 12 ladies that remain:

Jillian – Restaurant Designer
Melissa – Sales Representative
Nikki – Administrative Assistant
Stephanie – Medical Marketing
Lauren – Teacher
Naomi – Flight Attendant
Molly – Department Store Buyer
Shannon – Dental Hygienist
Megan – Lacrosse Coach
Kari – Advertising Executive
Natalie – Human Resources
Erica – Account Executive

My favorites at this point are Jillian and Melissa.  It will be interesting to watch Jason narrow down his favorites next week.

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