Originally Posted by Beagle;3837026;
That's what they were instructed to do. Keep the illusion that they're in love with each other to keep some viewers guessing. Smoke and mirrors. If Jake really loved Ali, there's no way the show would have let Ali go and miss the most important dates, the fantasy date, meet the parents and last chance date. Even last season, they made sure they brought Ed back for those dates because he was the one Jillian really wanted. IMO, Jake's feelings has been deeper for Vienna than anyone else on the show.