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By Bonny Albo, About.com

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Dating Disasters - Even The Bachelor Has Dating Disasters

ALEX MICHEL, the first bachelor on the hit ABC TV series, "The Bachelor": I went to Arizona to meet Kim's family, including her 4 year-old nephew. It was an important date--I wanted her family to like me and I really wanted to show Kim how good I could be with kids. I made a big point of playing with her nephew. I grabbed his hand and picked him right up off the ground, lifting him into the air. He loved it, and laughed and laughed. "This is going great," I thought to myself. But then I pushed my luck and lifted him up by the arm one time too many. "Owwwww!" He started to cry and clutch his arm.

Good with kids?

This could not have gone any worse! Everyone in America had just seen me practically pull the kid's arm out of its socket!

He ended up being just fine, Kim forgave me, and Kim and I ended up having a wonderful date together. But to this day I still get people coming up to me and making fun of me for trying to impress Kim by playing with her nephew and succeeding only in making him cry!"

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