Love Story for the Ages

One of my recent reality tv favorites has been Rock of Love with Bret Michaels. In tonight's finale, he chose between wild girl stripper Heather and chill rocker chic Jes. While Jes is the one that I would much rather hang out with, I really thought that he'd end up with Heather and her fake boobs and self-described fuck me hair. However, Bret used two moments as key tests that helped him make the choice for the better girlfriend, which is what he claims to be looking for.

We learned tonight (or we learned before and I missed it) that Bret has the diabetes. The hard partying life that he has been enjoying on his reality tv show finally caught up with him, and he started crashing pretty hard. His date with Heather was first, and he was looking pretty rough. As they were driving a dune buggy around in the sand, he said that he needed something to eat, and Heather's reaction was to say that she wanted to drive, then proceed to take on the sand dunes like a wild woman. I couldn't believe it - my reaction to my date being sick would have been much different, which is what happened when he also got sick on his date with Jes. She was overcome with worry for him and ready to do whatever she had to, even when he pulled out the shot of insulin.

At the final elimination, in a departure of the standard reality rite of the guy speaking to the final two women one on one, both girl were there to listen to what Bret had to say at the same time. In his final test, he asked them if they would be willing to both be his girlfriend - to share him with each other. Heather immediately said that she would, rationalizing that she would do anything to be with her man. Jes, however, said that she couldn't share a person that she really cared about. In a moment too good to be scripted by reality producers, (didja catch the sarcasm there?) Bret picked Jes in the end, sending Heather into her tear-filled rant during her limo ride of shame. Guess that tattoo of Bret's name on the back of your neck wasn't such a great idea after all, huh?

While I don't hold out much hope for the long-term potential of reality tv's newest couple, Bret's choice made for some fantastic entertainment. Finally, the guy that picks the girl unwilling to bend on some of the fundamentals. My only question now is the choice of the final music - Every Rose Has Its Thorn. I always saw it as a sad song, but maybe I misjudged.