Inside The Trend Of All-dude Bachelor Watch Parties

This is our kind of fantasy suite.

- Kelsey Mckinney

Inside a crowded apartment in New York City’s East Village, it’s Monday night, which means one thing: The Bachelor. Like he does every week, Doyle Stack, 29, has invited a bunch of former fraternity bros to his watch party. Sometimes it’s just a handful of dudes, but on a good night, he’ll squeeze eight of his buddies onto his massive couch.

Where you’d expect cans of Natty Ice, there’s a bottle of red wine. Where the obligatory pizza boxes should be, there are bento boxes of sushi. The situation requires a bit more class—and a lot more commitment— than the average beer-and-big-game get-together.

Crowded around the TV, Stack and his friends ask the same questions floating around every Bachelor watch party across the country: Would you date them? Is she really into him? What is he/she thinking? The only thing that makes this party remarkably different from the ones we’re used to hearing about is that the guest list is made up entirely of straight men. Girls aren’t even invited.