The Bachelorette's "Venmo John" admits the show's dating system "kind of works"

The Washington Post

The ABC reality show is the reverse of a normal date, where you only learn about a person on the surface level, says John Graham, aka Venmo John. "It feels a little unnatural, but in a weird way it kind of works," he says, "because you can filter out who might not be a good fit for you early on if their values and their goals don’t line up with yours right from the get-go. So if you’re able to do that effectively — and Becca responds really well to that — you can build a relationship incredibly fast."