Okay, Matthew is GREAT and open and loving... I agree, the man every girl would bring home to meet her mother...
Ian, he has the sexy good looks and physical attraction going. He is the mysterious good-looking stranger.... From point one Meredith has been entranced, fixing his tie, etc....
I had been thinking Matthew since the VERY beginning!!! (I mean the moment he stepped out of the limo on the very first night...) But, after the last episode, I changed my mind.... My instincts are all telling me that she will choose Ian!
He definately is VERY private and he and his family do not want to be showcased on television. But, I am thinking now that there are probably reasons for this? We may never know?
I see Meredith as a being a mature worldly person, and see her choosing Ian over the simpler life in small town Texas with Matthew.
And, about the ring.... She did say that LOVE was more important than a ring. Love is what has to come first.
I voted for Ian (no ring)
edited to add: STAY TUNED FOR THE MOST DRAMATIC ROSE CEREMONY EVER!!!! LOL!!!!