I’m a
huge fan of the reality TV show The Real
Housewives of New York City. It airs on Bravo TV on Tuesday nights at 9pm.
I’m not telling you this because I’m endorsing or promoting this show. I'm not.
For me, it’s truly just a guilty pleasure. In fact, the only time I watch it is
when I’m folding laundry, which I think is incredibly ironic. I’m doing
something “housewife-ish” while watching a show about women who are most
definitely NOT housewives.
But there’s something about Jill, LuAnn, Alex, Bethenny, Ramona and Kelly that
I find darkly fascinating. First let me clear one thing up: I don’t like most
of these women. I cannot think of a time in my life when I could be their
friend. We have absolutely ZERO in common. Still, I’m obsessed with watching them.
I watch The Real Housewives because,
ironically, they’re NOT real housewives. (In fact, two of them aren’t even
married.) They are most definitely NOT housewives, at least not the ones that I
know. My housewife friends and I don’t spend $8,000 on a single shopping trip
unless it involves a car, college tuition or a giant sectional couch. When we take our kids to camp,
it’s in the back seat of our minivan, not in a private jet. I’ve never scolded
someone for not calling me “Countess.” And I can’t think of the last time that
I “summered” anywhere, let alone The Hamptons.
I think that’s why The Real Housewives is
entertaining – because it’s a departure from everyday life. Imagine a reality
show about my life. Yeah, YAWN, right?! Imagine watching me fold laundry or
make a feeble attempt at cooking dinner or try to dig ANY information out of
my high school daughter. My friends and I do this every day. Like so many
others, we’d love to see our lives on steroids!
OK, so
let’s dish a little about TRHONYC: Did you hear that LuAnn is separated from
The Count?! Could it be that she looks at him differently ever since Ramona
called him old? Do you like Kelly? I didn’t care for her negative attitude at
Jill’s volunteer meeting but I also thought that Bethenny was VERY harsh. And
is it possible for Ramona to ever make a tactful comment? I hope not – it’s so
fun to watch! Why do I like Alex and Simon so much? Is it because, compared to
the other Housewives, they live in a pretty crappy house but spend oodles of
money on clothes? Yeah, that’s it.
So, who’s your favorite Unreal Real Housewife?
