Men, Women, and midlife infidelity.
Real Housewives, Real Adults, Real Friends?
I’ll fess up. I spent three hours the other night (happily) watching Bravo TV. Yep, those Housewives again. Embarrassing Behaviors First I watched the Real Housewives of Orange County (the Reunion Show, in two parts). Then I watched the newest episode of Real Housewives of New York. Twice. Okay, make that four hours of Reality […]
UnReal Dreaming: OC Housewives and Makeup Messes
Makeup monstrosities? Oh yeah. I’m talking collagen and cosmetics. Lipstick overdose. Botox buried in blush. Excess is the word du jour. Tartini excess at the beauty bar? Nothing makes a woman look older than too much makeup. But we all know it, right? Nothing makes a Real Housewife of Orange County look trashier and older […]
Real Housewives of OC: Why are we still watching?
So what is it with these women? We know they aren’t “real” real housewives, and we know reality TV edits heavily to give us a provocative view. It’s voyeurism + gossip, with a dash of envy and a dollop of disbelief. Most of us are weary of real impacts to our much “smaller” lives in […]