Last night was the premiere of Bethenny Ever After and because it was on Bravo, duh I watched it, just like all of you most likely! No spoilers here, don't worry DVR patrol. Bethenny seems like a friend I would love and fight with often. She is hilarious, witty, and speaks her mind without much thought as to how it affects those around her. Her husband is a saint. Seriously, please clone him now. Her in-laws are incredibly supportive and often choose to say nothing to Bethenny's usually harsh expressions about her distaste for lots of family time.
This brings up an issue I've watched a lot of my friends struggle with. When you love your family but your significant other doesn't understand or want to spend much time with them, it is a real struggle. A friend told me how her husband could not grasp the concept of Thanksgiving equating to a long weekend with her family instead of just a meal. Coming from a family I can't get enough of, I totally felt for Jason, but I do understand why Bethenny feels differently. Does this issue affect your relationship? Have you been able to figure it out? I always wonder what to say to comfort my friends in this position and the almost always delicate relationship between the wife and the mother-in-law.
Here is the happy couple in Miami yesterday. You know, just average fitness and what not.
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OMG her body is killer! She looks amazing!... But did we really expect anything less from her?!
they are reedic. i can't even spell ridiculous anymore. anyway...
i deal with this with Tuna. he is NOT into his family. and we are both from the same hometown...so when we go there, i just want to go to my parents house and get in my pajamas and drink wine with my mom and hang out. he doesn't want to be at my house doing that, but he doesn't want to go to his parent's house at all. it always causes stress. he has nothing in common with his dad or brothers. like NOTHING. you would think he was adopted if he didn't look just like them. anyway. i don't have an answer. it is not something i will ever be able to understand and certainly not change in him. i just don't want our children to feel about us the way he does about his parents. eek! i think it is different with guys anyway. oh well. i'm rambling.
geez her body is amazing. can I have that for christmas please?
I never watched a single Housewives show... but she seems like one of the women I would enjoy being around.
You know I often worried about finding a guy, loving him and not caring for his family. I come from a small family, one in which my mom always seemed unhappy about spending time with my father's family. I think that holiday weekends should be all about family, not just a meal but that being said I never spent tons of time with families for my sig others that I didn't like. I think I dated all of one guy that I couldn't stand his family... and a 2nd guy who's family was OK but I didn't care for his mom... which wasn't that big of a deal because most of his family had issues with her too... bottom line my boyfriend and I love each other's families so it makes it easier on me. They say when you marry someone you also sort of marry their family... I can't imagine going through with a marriage/relationship if I didn't like/love his family... but if you really love someone and know they complete your life I guess it's just a hurdle you have to deal with.
Love me some Bethenny and her bod is HOT right now.. wow!
Also, my husband and I struggle with the family time. I come from a close knit fam who likes to spend hours together... and it doesn't have to be holiday to do so. Whereas, my husbands family doesn't spend quite as much time together.
It's been hard for him to understand where I come from and vice versa. It's something we work on.
bethenny is my absolute favorite of all the housewives! however, i have to agree that the scenes with jason's parents made me cringe a little bit. in-laws are difficult territory to navigate!
i'm a new reader of your blog and think it's absolutely fabulous!
I agree. I love her! I laughed and cried throughout the show. I appreciate how she chooses to be real and share all parts of marriage, mothering, and family.
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