Where's the Romance

We are taking part in a family friend's wedding this weekend.  The festivities began last night as we attend the rehearsal dinner.  Food was scrumptous- Southern Seafood Buffet (Shrimp, Flounder, Crab Cakes, Salmon, Pork Loin, Grits, Asparagus w/Hollandaise, Mixed Veggies)- also Great Salads, Hors D'oeuvres  and Dessert. 

Since we have a brunch and the wedding today, I'm trying to take it easy this morning.  I woke too early and decided to download some pics.  I turned on the television- too many informercials on Saturday morning.  Eventually, I landed on MTV for reruns of The Hills.  Let's just say there was nothing else on television.  Since I work with teens I like to keep up with what is going on in their world.

I happened to watch the episode where Heidi and Spencer get engaged.  In the previous episode Spencer decided to decorate their apartment by airbrushing graffiti on the walls with any input from Heidi.  When he decides to buy the ring he takes along his side kick Brody Jenner.  Spencer enters the store and ask the sales lady to show him the most expensive stuff in the store.  It takes him all of 5 minutes to choose a ring.  He makes no comments about how Heidi might like the ring, her taste, or how it will look on her finger.  He also comments he should put a GPS tracker on her ring.  Where is the romance?  In the next episode he gets buys vintage, arcade size video games for the apartment- again with no input from his bride to be.  Then he gets really angry when she paints over his grafitti.  I'm sure much of what we see on tv is dramatized to make the show interesting, but I hate our kids are encountering such role models. 

Back to the real world where people work for a living and try to be considerate of other people's feelings.