Jef Holm and Emily Maynard really are over

Well, it seems The Bachelorette couples really are cursed, because now there's yet another breakup, and it's a big one: After getting engaged during this past season's Bachelorette finale, Emily Maynard and Jef Holm have decided to split.

Is anyone shocked by this? Rumors of cheating and strife have followed this new (and now, ex) couple for months now. Honestly this whole thing is getting ridiculous. Quit calling it The Bachelorette, ABC. How about a new name: The Show Where a Gorgeous Woman Finds a Guy to Date for a While! Well OK, that's too long, but you get the idea.The pressure has to be tremendous on these Bachelor and Bachelorette couples. Everyone wants to know their every move now, and when you're just starting out, that probably puts a strain on even the best matches. Emily Maynard and Jef Holm were no exception, and now they join the list of failed Bachelor/Bachelorette couples as a result. According to Emily, she and Jef did experience true love, but it just didn't work out. She says it was a "very difficult and heartbreaking decision." Breakups are always tough, but public ones like this have to be a nightmare.

What about Emily's young daughter, Ricki? That's the part that irks me. No doubt this child bonded quickly with the charming Jef, and now she's once again left grieving as yet another of her mother's boyfriends hits the road. It's disturbing. Emily, hun, I think it's time to date for a while and keep things low profile. If not for your sake, do it for your daughter's sake.