Tasha Gordon-Solmon

Emily's motherhood was on full display this week. When she wasn't hugging a smiling Ricki, she was baking cookies, hanging out with soccer moms, or talking about kids.

She was also busy trying waaaaaay too hard with the Potential Future Husbands. Even as she kicked them off, she continued to...

The time has come again to watch 25 men with questionable sanity vie for the affections of one woman with questionable desirability. This time, it's Emily Maynard, dubbed by Chris Harrison "the southern single mom with heartbreak in her past." In case you're wondering about the heartbreak, her then-fiancé died...

The episode began with the return of solar-powered Ryan who showed up at Ashley's hotel in Fiji. He felt they'd left "things unsaid" and hadn't had "a full chance" -- a proverbial "dot dot dot," if you will. He talked about a million miles a minute, explaining, "So it's been...

The episode started with Ashley getting ready for hometown dates in her Philadelphia studio. (Further proof she's in serious need of rescuing from someone tall dark and banksome -- I mean handsome). She shared her initial thoughts on her remaining suitors:

Ben: "A real guy. No question. I love his...

This week, the lovers descended onto the city of Chiang Mai, Thailand. They kept excessively praising Ashley, in order to convince us of her worth -- and had to start fawning over the city too. Ames deemed it the "perfect place" to fall in love and JP said "If you...

Sometimes Ashley cried. Other times she kissed boys. Other times boys were mean to her. Most of the time, she cried.

1-on-1 with Ben C.
First Ashley took Ben C. to a dance studio to learn a routine she'd made up. Then, they went to hang out in a...

From the moment Ashley arrived at the house for her first date, her suitors kept talking about how great she looked. This happened so much, it felt like someone was trying to convince me Ashley was indeed a catch. Which made me wonder if maybe she wasn't. And then she...

Ashley #2 is back! I've lost count of what number she is in the long line of brokenhearted rejects back to humiliate themselves for a second time. But, like all those before her, she began the episode discussing the mistakes she made on the Bachelor (See: Fear, Not letting yourself...

With the royal wedding on Friday, I have less than 48 hours to fulfill my lifelong marry-a-prince and-become-a-princess dream! It might seem like a lost cause, but I've watched enough Real Housewives to know it's never to late to follow your dreams, and enough Bachelor to know that it takes...

They laughed, they cried, they laughed, they cried, they cried, they cried, I laughed, they cried, I laughed, they cried, they cried, they cried, I cried, "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WHEN WILL THIS BE OVER!?", they cried some more, and then it was over. But only after 3 hours...

This week, Brad and the remaining three women went to South Africa to face big fears, big dreams, and even bigger bottles of wine. As a shaky camera followed Brad onto the plane, he confided "I thought I had things under control, not a clue. I have no clue what...

Tracy McMillan's recent article "Why You're Not Married," in which she lists all the character flaws that make single women un-marriageable, has elicited rebuttals from women and men and more women. But McMillan made me realize someone in my life is not...

I knew hometown dates were a big deal, but Brad really upped the ante this week. He began the episode by announcing, "I feel very excited, but also I'm thinking a lot." Thinking? Things are getting serious.

Chantal and Her Cats in Seattle, WA
When Brad arrived, he and...

The episode began with Chris Harrison telling the women it would be one of the best weeks of their lives. But there seemed to be an awful lot of drama this week, which made me wonder if (horror or horrors!) Chris Harrison might have been wrong.

One on One with...

Forget Valentine's Day, it was Halloween on The Bachelor this week. Everyone was scared, including me. I feared 1-we might lose resident Evil Crazy Michelle and 2-that I was warming to Evil Crazy Michelle. Yes, I am about to make a case for Michelle.

First of all, everything she does...

This week began with Chris telling the women it was "about to get very serious". How serious? Vegas serious. And no, Brad did not find love with a stripper. (Yet.) But seriously, it did get really serious. A few weeks in and women were already starting to drop the L-bomb,...

This week Brad held a lot of hands, grabbed a lot of heads and learned the secret to romancing women (hint: it has to do with talking and listening).

Kissing Roses and Attacking Ears with Ashley #1
On their one-on-one, Brad and Ashley 1 went to...

As you prepare to watch the television event of the season, you may be experiencing some common concerns. How will you make sense of all the intense competition, sparkly dresses and complicated interview questions? How will you know what the contestants are secretly thinking? Fear not! My Unofficial Miss America...

Once upon a time there was a Bachelor named Brad who rejected Deanna and went home empty-hearted . So Deanna became the Bachelorette and she rejected Jason. And then Jason became the Bachelor and rejected Jillian. And then Jill begot Jake and Jake begot Ali and Ali begot Chris -except...

So, you're running the New York City Marathon. Good for you. I bet you can run really far and fast too. I am not running the marathon, though many of peers are. As a respectably athletic 20-something Manhattanite, I don't like to run around the block, unless it's in pursuit...