Grid Effect

One might think that hosting the second most popular game show on television would make for a charmed life, but you would be wrong. Living a life that is akin to a constant vacation with intermediate working stints in tropical locations isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Just ask super-models.

For one, Jeff Probst, host of Survivor, has been in and out of therapy. Yes, I’m afraid that due to the abnormal nature of his career, being in and out of the country with only brief periods of familial contact can be quite trying for most millionaires. You might counter by arguing that their are plenty of others who work jobs that separate them from their family, but they aren’t fortunate enough to bring down seven figures, so he really doesn’t have any room for complaining. Which is just totally unfair. Those people don’t have the anxiety that comes with making all that money, they usually have to work two jobs and it’s definitely not a matter of vanity. They aren’t required to travel all over the globe either, because no one wants to put their expenses on the company tab, and they are fortunate enough to be unable to afford such expenditures on their own, so they don’t have to see everything the world has to offer.

The sacrifices some of us make. And obviously his judgment wasn’t influenced while she was in the game, if that’s what you were thinking.

He also dated one of the contestants from a past season, do you realize how tedious that can be? That’s like Violette Palmer dating Kevin Garnett. Sure, some might call that a conflict of interests, and Palmer would probably lose her job as a result, but think about all the domestic drama that must entail. Sadly, Probst ended his relationship with Julie Barry from Survivor: Vanuatu, and have opted not to be friends. That’s a shame, when two people share what I’m sure was three years of blissful monogamy only to decide that not only is the relationship over, but so is all contact with the ex-girlfriend must be really discouraging. Usually when I break up with a girl, we still enjoy everything a relationship has to offer minus the sex, and who doesn’t want that? Maybe Probst is dating a new, current contestant. I have my money on Parvati, because this guy just cannot catch a break*.

Still, he valiantly soldier’s on. Doing the unfathomable like sleeping in tents and while looking for new women to sleep with. One thing I’ve learned from this article, though, is that if there were more people as selfless as Jeff Probst, this world would be a much better place. There’s no denying that.

*= This entire article was facetious, but I truly pity anyone that dates Parvati.