Adam's Post-Show Comments Looking Back

Average Joe 1 & 2 Forum

Age: 28
Hometown: New York City, NY
Occupation: Partner in Trading Company

What did you think of your Average Joe experience?
I signed up for a show that offered "fun in the sun, romance and the adventure of a lifetime" and got all of that and more. Between rock climbing, polo, going up in a glider and having an entire waterpark closed for my own personal use (as well as snack bar) I had an incredible experience that only this show could have provided. I think all of the guys (old and new) were great and I enjoyed hanging out with them. I think Melana is a sweet girl and can't thank her enough for allowing me to be a part of the experience until the end. Her and Jason are good together and hopefully NBC will pay them one million dollars to air their wedding. Along those lines, I'd be the best man for a cool 250,000!! The best part of the entire experience has been all of the people, guys and girls, that have come over to me with positive comments and a thanks for being real. It reinforced what my parents have told me, "just be yourself and everyone will love you." I was myself the entire time and I think people did love that and I am sincerely moved by their appreciation of the way I represented myself on the show. Finally, thank you to NBC for a wonderful experience and thank you to everyone who took an interest in the show. P.S. I will watch that Rocky montage every day for the next year!!

What type of women are you usually attracted to?
There is not a distinct look but rather distinct personality traits that I find myself attracted to. The women that I like to date are: funny, outgoing, honest, stylish, flirtatious, confident and playful! I like women that are energetic and ambitious as well. After this show, I also like women that don't hold a couple of eating binges and spontaneous poetry on a reality show against a guy!
What would you say are your best and worst qualities?
I think my best and worst qualities are often one and the same. I am spontaneous and speak without thinking very often. If what I am thinking is intelligent, humorous, or a positive reflection on me then it is one of my best qualities. If what I'm saying lacks intelligence, is not funny or leads to a negative reflection of me then it can be one of my worst qualities. Staying with the negatives: I am impatient and impulsive. To end on a positive note: I am honest, energetic, loyal, love laughing, love winning and I am impulsive.

Name something that people would be surprised to know about you?
I have written one hundred pages of a book that I began writing a year ago. It is a romantic comedy based mostly on my life.

Source: NBC

Hi. Just wanted to throw my two cents into this. Personally, I think this is Melana's loss. At first I couldn't believe that she would dare choose Jason over Adam and after I thought about it I honestly felt it was the right decision. The reason that I say this is because Adam is way to good for her and way ahead of her in terms of where he is with his life and what he seems to want out of a relationship. Seems to me he wants to have someone to be with and be committed to, not just shallow mindless sex, or look at me I got Melana.

Melana is definitely not on his level at all. Seems to me that she is simply thinking that she does not want to commit to a serious relationship at this point and since Adam seems to be about a serious relationship this, obviously, wouldn't work for her. I've read she was on Meet my folks and from what I know of that show whomever the parents choose gets to go away on a trip with the daughter or son, in this case Melana. Seems to me she is just looking for free trips and sex, basically a whore.

I really thought that she might choose Adam, he seems great, has a good family, good job and is stabile, she is apparently everything that is opposite him.

She belongs with Jason, though I sort of feel sorry for him because as soon as she tires of him she'll kick him to the curb, and I still don't understand how in her reasoning she chose to state that Jason inspires her?????????? This is absolutely crazy. How could someone who has never really achieved anything in his life inspire someone, and not just talking material things he seemed like a total jerk, period with the alcohol bit and everything, but what can I say.....two peas in a pod.