What bothers me so much about the above (enough for me to make a .GIF of a moment Caitlin probably isn’t super proud of in real life) is that it’s a complete and utter cop-out. I don’t care if you haven’t experienced some sort of tragedy as some of the people on this show have—you can still have an opinion, you can still stand for something, you can still have and show some personality.

Further, the way it was worded feels like a subtle reference to those who have experienced hardships of sorts in their lives. Like, I myself have had a pretty good and, in some ways and on paper, a relatively easy life as well (knock on wood). But that doesn’t mean that when someone asks me, “What makes you you?” (a favorite question of Colton’s), I can’t think of a response because there’s no tragedy of which to speak. Just TALK ABOUT YOURSELF. Share a fact about yourself, even a mundane, insignificant fact. Anything that can propel conversation forward. Caitlin’s response just stops the conversation dead in its tracks. There’s nothing to work with. 25 is way too old for this sort of ditzy response, or for stating that what you’re looking for in a partner is someone who can have a “silly, ridiculous” night out with you and your friends. I realize this line could have been taken out of context and maybe she did share other more meaningful traits she's looking for, but based on her multiple facepalm-worthy quotes in this conversation alone, I somehow doubt it.

I laughed when, after Colton walked Caitlin out, there was a voiceover of him pretending to show remorse about it…