Does TV Exploit Personal Relationships?

Is dating a topic reality TV should stay away from? Or is it mainstream public entertainment?

What do you think?

I've been pondering this a lot lately as a recent visit to CBS.com showed them casting people for a new show; I believe it was called "Hook Me Up."

Also at last check on ABC.com, they are currently casting for new Bachelorettes for the next, latest & greatest version of "The Bachelor." Looks like this guy is an actual Prince!

Of course I will be tuning in and watching; I've been hopelessly hooked on the Bachelor since the second version featuring Aaron, the semi-snotty bank guy from the St. Louis area if memory serves correctly. He chose Helene and a new obsession of mine grew right along with their romance. Unfortunately, my Bachelor mania didn't fizzle as quickly as their romance!

Does television exploit dating and take too close and personal of a look into . . well, our personal lives? Or is this appropriate for primetime television? As I debate the morality of it, I still tune in! It's like a train wreck, and one knows maybe they shouldn't watch because it's not right to be this tuned in to something this personal and intimate in people's private lives.

In the very same way though you're sucked in by the intimacy of it all. I'm sure you'll see articles on the latest season of "The Bachelor" on here later this Fall.

What are your thoughts regarding this topic?