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"Dallas pilot Jake Pavelka, who was rejected last season by Bachelorette Jillian Harris, tells Usmagazine.com he is &amp;quot;honored&amp;quot; to be given a second chance at love as the new Bachelor star.\r\n&amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s such a unique opportunity,&amp;quot; Pavelka, 31, told Us after the Dancing With the Stars taping in Los Angeles Tuesday. &amp;quot;I still cannot believe this is happening. How did I get here?&amp;quot;\r\nOn The Bachelorette last season, Pavelka famously accused contestant Wes of having a girlfriend back home while pursuing Harris. So will he be asking any of the upcoming contestants if they have boyfriends back home?\r\n&amp;quot;I hope that&amp;apos;s something we don&amp;apos;t deal with this season,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m going to give everybody a clean slate going in, and I think over time [contestants] will weed themselves out. I&amp;apos;m hopeful.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nHe also said he won&amp;apos;t come on too strong - a mistake he made on The Bachelorette.\r\n&amp;quot;It was good I got to watch an actual first date on TV,&amp;quot; he told Us. &amp;quot;I was like, &amp;apos;Oh! Tone it down a bit!&amp;apos; That&amp;apos;s what I took away from The Bachelorette. I was just so excited. I wanted her to like me because she&amp;apos;s so gorgeous and such a great person. And I tried just a little too hard.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nHe told Us he doesn&amp;apos;t plan on consulting any past Bachelor stars for tips.\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;ve seen a lot of other seasons, but I&amp;apos;m not planning on that,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;I want to go in fresh. I know that they are making a show that ultimately doesn&amp;apos;t have anything to do with my goals. I want to meet these girls, and I want to fall in love and let them down as gently as possible at the end.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nSo who&amp;apos;s his dream girl?\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m going to look deep into the heart for character,&amp;quot; he told Us. &amp;quot;The four most important things to me are similar qualities -- someone who is romantic, passionate, compassionate and protective ... and will laugh at my jokes!&amp;quot;\r\nThe new season of The Bachelor is slated to premiere in early 2010 on ABC."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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