It's the biggest test facing any new couple emerging from a romance reality show like The Bachelor. Are they for real?
When it comes to Jordan Mauger and Fleur
Verhoeven, it's hard to tell. Mauger chose Verhoeven over Naz Khanjani
in Monday night's highly anticipated finale, an episode watched by
434,000 Kiwis.
During their interview with the Herald, the
pair seemed too hungry to bother painting a picture of a loved-up couple
enjoying their dizzying first moments of love.
They're definitely tired. Mauger especially
looked worse for wear. That may have been the result of the grilling
he'd received during the Women Tell All special, filmed the previous
night.
It's hard to feel sorry for him: when you dump 22 girls on nationwide TV, you're asking for it.
After breakfast, Mauger and Verhoeven answer some questions. Mauger did most of the talking, but Fleur occasionally chimed in.
Mauger: "The consistency that Fleur had, and what [those moments] meant to me, was the deciding factor."
Verhoeven: "I went into it thinking, 'Whatever will be will be. If it's not meant to be then it's not meant to be'," she said.
While she spouts chirpy cliches, The Herald
tried to read their body language to decide if they're another Art and
Matilda, or a hot, feisty mess like Clare and Jono from Australia's
Married At First Sight.
The Herald got nothing. Maybe it's too soon.
After the interview, the mood softened as a Herald photographer set up his shoot outside the cafe.
The pair used the time to hug, kiss, then talk in tones only audible to them.
But then, disaster. The photographer's request for Mauger to kiss Verhoeven on the cheek is dismissed as "too cheesy".
Too cheesy? Dude, you're the Bachelor, you're the king of cheese. Give your girl a peck on the cheek.
After all he'd put Verhoeven through, it's the least he could do.
We'd also like to point out the comparison
between the two Bachelor's, Art and Jordan's, posts on Instagram
following the announcement of the winning girl. Art's post below was
beyond romantic, as he captioned it "I won."
Jordan on the other hand posted a photo of himself.
Photo: Instagram/jordypordypuddingpie
A picture really does paint a thousand words.
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