5 Shows To Avoid If You’re Single

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To be honest, it’s summer, and you should be avoiding TV altogether —  you should be out, working on your bod and your brain, enjoying the single life and loving every minute of it. However, there will be times when you wanna sit on the couch and eat crap and watch TV, and during those times, you should be careful what you watch. So much television today makes the single life seem like a miserable pit where people die of loneliness. Here are DatePro’s top shows you should avoid while single.

1. The Bachelor/ette

These shows are absolutely the worst. They’ve trivialized marriage, made women look like insecure, needy b****es, and have convinced us that love can be forced, scripted, and taped. All false. Don’t watch this show, even if you are in a relationship… but if you’re single — avoid it like the plague.

2. Basically any show on the E! Network

Save for The Soup (which is a DatePro fave), mostly every show on this channel is a disaster for your brain cells and self-esteem. Something about the formula of vapid characters + terrible writing + drama just sucks people in, when it should be pushing them away.

3. Gossip Girl

Awful, awful, awful. Lends to the idea that the only worthwhile people in the world are the rich and attractive. Save yourself the misery.

4. Any soap operas

For obvious reasons, right? They play in the middle of the day (when you could be out for a run, or reading in the park), and they are quite possibly the worst shows in history

5. Man Vs. Food

Or any other show that promotes gluttony and overeating. Watching a show of that style will only prompt you to sit and eat, instead of getting out in the world and enjoying being single!

We all have days when we want to sit and relax with the blinds closed. Although you should do your best to be outdoors, engaging your body and mind- the times you choose to sit and veg should be chosen with thought as well. Travel and science shows, healthy cooking shows, and smart, funny comedies like 30 Rock or Arrested Development, will make you enjoy your relaxed time without rendering your brain