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"...Was it worth it? Last night&amp;#x27;s episode of The Bachelorette was full of second chances, but the big question is, will Jillian&amp;#x27;s compassion pay off? (Keep reading if you don&amp;#x27;t mind some spoilers!) Team Ed all the way! Jillian was handing out mercy for free this week. For those of you who aren&amp;#x27;t regular Bachelorette fans, this was the crucial hometown date episode where our single gal gets to meet everyone&amp;#x27;s parents. It&amp;#x27;s big, important stuff. And just as Jilly prepares to see Wes&amp;#x27; family, &amp;quot;Mr. Perfect&amp;quot; (a.k.a Jake) knocks on her door to deliver the bad news: Wes has a girlfriend. And even worse, he knows her name. Laurel. Didn&amp;#x27;t it make it so much worse that he knew her name? That had to hurt. Jillian gets upset and confronts Wes. He denies any sort of relationship, so she calls in Jake to back her up&amp;amp;#8212;but Wes still won&amp;#x27;t confess. Conflicted, she still agrees to meet his family, mainly in the hopes of calming her concerns. Which they do. And she gives Wes a rose. Really, Jilly? I would&amp;#x27;ve kicked him off. Then, another episode shocker: Ed returns! (Time to celebrate, Joanna!) After leaving a few weeks ago for his job, Ed returns to ask Jillian to forgive him and take him back. She invites him to the rose ceremony and gives him a rose, too. Man, Jillian must be really forgiving. Although, I guess if Ed came knocking on my door, I might take him back, too. (I&amp;#x27;m convinced he&amp;#x27;s going to be her final pick. They&amp;#x27;re just too good together!) But some women might&amp;#x27;ve eliminated Ed for making the wrong decision in the first place, which I guess I couldn&amp;#x27;t fault either. What&amp;#x27;s to say he won&amp;#x27;t leave her if his job comes a-calling again? It&amp;#x27;s risky. But so is Wes. Jillian knows he might be bad news, yet she&amp;#x27;s willing to see it through. I can&amp;#x27;t decide if that makes her decision kind of stupid, or just open-minded. Have you ever given a guy a second chance, like Jillian did? Maybe he made a dumb mistake, or seemed a bit untrustworthy, or asked for you to take him back&amp;amp;#8212;did you forgive him? Was it the right decision? And what did you think about last night&amp;#x27;s episode? Are you rooting for Ed? (I am!) Get Glamour Wherever You Go! Follow us on Twitter. Friend us on Facebook. Add us to your Google homepage. Photo: ABC"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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