August 19 - ?Making Love? ? The New Reality Show

No. It doesn?t exist. And it?s probably not even what you?re thinking. But it would be a fascinating experiment none-the-less. Heck, I might even consider being a contestant.

You take 5 women who are ready for marriage. You gather their family and friends who have 3 days to find them a suitable partner, with similar goals and values, out of a pool of men who also say they are ready for marriage.

For each woman, the family and friends select 3 guys. Each woman is given 30 minutes to spend with the 3 guys separately. Next, she must decide which man she will ?make love? with.

Okay, before you send me the ?she?s so nasty? emails. Here?s where the clarification comes. ?Making Love? isn?t a show about having sex. It?s a show that asks the question - can falling in love can happen when two strangers agree to commit to each other? The commitments in the show aren?t for a lifetime. That?s a different reality show called ?Arranged Marriage? and it?s not the failed ?Married by America.? But the show does ask each couple to take vows. During a ceremony, the couples will exchange vows, which say they will commit to giving their heart, their mind and soul to each other for the next 10 weeks. They will work hard, giving their all to the relationship. Through good times (which the show will help offer) and bad times (challenges presented by the show to make the couple stronger), they vow to stay committed to see if they can really ?make love? happen.

What makes this show different from many of the other dating shows is that the hope is that all the participants succeed. It?s not ?Temptation Island? where they?ll be a temptress put in their paths. It?s not the ?Bachelor? where there is 20 suitors being eliminated over the course of the series. It?s not even a competition between the 5 couples. For 95 percent of the show, it?s just these 10 people trying to make love.

It?s witnessing their relationship as it evolves. It?s perhaps watching love blossom, seeing love fade, and holding our breaths in hopes that love will blossom again. It?s watching them bicker. It?s seeing how they make up. It?s watching them hold it together for 10 weeks because they committed to doing so, even when they?re not sure if they can make it another day. These couples will face real life challenges to see how they handle stressful moments. They?ll also share in joyous, spectacular occasions. They will have access to marriage counseling, will be given time to spend with their families, and they?ll also have the company of the other couples. It?s giving couples who want to share their lives with someone the tools to make it. It also takes a look at the role that commitment plays in the relationship and the impact it has on chemistry.

All 5 couples will move into an apartment building. Each couple will have their own 2 bedroom apartment. The sleeping arrangements are left up to them. As in ?Big Brother? there will be cameras in the home capturing their time together, but also allowing for much needed private time.

At the end of the 10 weeks, each participant must make a decision. One by one, we will witness the dramatic moment where couples come face to face and tell each other whether or not they want to commit to marriage or walk away.

The beauty is that there is no prize to win - no million dollar bonus. If you?re successful, you receive the reward of finding your life-long partner.

I?ve obviously been thinking a lot about this. I wonder if having so many choices in life makes it harder for us when we have to commit. Don?t get me wrong. I?m grateful for opportunities and choices. I just wonder if it sometimes clouds my ability to see a future with one person.

So 10 weeks of commitment. What do you think? can ?making love? happen?