We recently sat down with Sean Lowe, the 29-year-old insurance agent from Dallas who’s the 17th man to attempt to find love on “The Bachelor,” ABC’s soapy reality series.
Lowe is no stranger to the show, having also appeared as a suitor of “Bachelorette” Emily Maynard last year.
Q: How many pictures have you posed for as “The Bachelor?”
A: Countless. But I am happy to do it. Everyone, for the most part, is very nice. They say “we are rooting for you . . .”
Q: Some people aren’t nice?
A: When I enter a bar or an atmosphere like that, girls start tugging on me. I can do without that. They’ve got a little liquid courage. They are bumpin’ my friends out of the way to squeeze in the frame.
Q: Will you move to LA when this is over? Maybe become an actor?
A: I still live in Texas. I love Dallas. I think I might stay there. I am not pursuing a Hollywood career. I don’t have the acting chops.
Q: What was the most unexpected part of the “Bachelor” journey?
A: I really didn’t anticipate having feelings for more than one person. In fact, one of my fears going into this is that I wouldn’t have feelings for anybody. That I would be disappointed after the first night — but that was not the case.
Q: What is the most extreme way you have looked for love before this? Were you ever on [dating site] match.com?
A: I have never done Internet dating. I have always done it the traditional way: you see a cute girl, strike up a conversation, take her on a date.
Q: Valentine’s Day is coming up. Is that a big day for you?
A: I have had really good luck on Valentine’s Day. My dates have gone really well. But I always try to make it simple. Take ’em to a nice dinner. Make it about them.
Q: Would you be as aggressive dating off camera?
A: No. I have never been the aggressive type. I have always been the guy who sits back and plays it cool and either lets them come to me or takes my time getting to them.
Q: Are you are prepared to forever be known as “The Bachelor?”
A: There’s no turning back now. I can only hope that I . . . [can] be proud of the way I conducted myself on the show.