Couples Therapy Minicap: The Tears of a NY Housewife

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   hot cawfee
   Posted October 19, 2012 at 4:21 pm

   Am not sure on Silex——I think there are some really unseen and behind the scenes issues that haven’t surfaced. They miss RHNYC and the paychecks and I think his drinking is a problem–and they have a child who has a learning disability too????? Or a behavioral one???? I think one of the reason’s why Alex was fired from the show was b/c of SImon’s overinvolvement–he had alot of TH’s even Mary-O burgeoning famewhore himself hasn’t that many in all seasons.

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   featherhead
   Posted October 19, 2012 at 4:32 pm

   Not sure about Silex, although Simon seemed genuinely very upset when speaking about his children. Didn’t Jill get him fired from his job?

   When you “wife “sometimes “forgets “that she’s married – RED FLAG!! Also, she has the attention span of a gnat. Was he ever married before? I loved when the Dr. pointed right at them during group therepy. Pot smoking skunk – indeed.

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   Holyterror
   Posted October 19, 2012 at 5:33 pm

   The only thing that stuck with me about Alex and Simon from watching them on RHONY was how they pretend to have standards, but let their kids be complete pain in the ass monsters. I don’t like ti dislike kids, but whatever Silex’s collective pathology is, they better get it straightened up and quick, because their children are confused, undisciplined, future mass murderers.

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   outhousecat
   Posted October 19, 2012 at 9:04 pm

   Alex does have those huge crying-jag bags under her eyes. But if I was a straight woman married to flaming-ass Simon, I’d be crying, too.

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   SurrealGirl
   Posted October 20, 2012 at 7:25 am

   Alex seems like she is trying too hard to look “angry”. I remember on RHONY when a hypnotist went to their house to make Simon a nonsmoker. I guess it didn’t take. He definitely has a drinking problem.

   Doug and Courtney. Good grief. Pedophelia is a legal issue, not a couples issue.

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   sheesh
   Posted October 20, 2012 at 7:40 am

   I don’t think I have ever seen such a vapid and inane mess as Courtney.
   She gives me the calculating hebbeejeebies at the same time.
   Doug better not EVER take a million dollar policy on himself!

   Yea..she’s one of those bitches.

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   SurrealGirl
   Posted October 20, 2012 at 7:50 am

   “Sometimes I forget that I’m married”.

   Really, Whortney?

   I bet Doug forgets that “She is just a kid”.

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   TV Junkie
   Posted October 20, 2012 at 1:17 pm

   I would say that Simon’s drinking problem is because he is married to a total ass, and she is the wrong gender for him!!!
   As for their kids, you could tell early on that they had problems and need a lot more attention than their parents give them. Alex and Simon are very selfish people and a bit crazy ( to say the least)..why they ever had children is beyond me…they don’t seem to be teaching them life skills or giving them a good foundation.

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   darlingclementine
   Posted October 20, 2012 at 4:03 pm

   “Those clothes are like hella hoochie”– Tiny

   I really like Tiny! She is cool. I don’t know what the solution for her and JoJo is but I hope everything works out for her and if possible, her and her dude.

   Shayne and what-his-name are cool with me. Yeah she is kinda spoiled and he is kind of an ass. But I am so glad that there is an ass around like him to do exactly what I would want to do around the child bride and creepo!

   Hmmm child bride/whore… first time I have ever thought that she is the one playing him. I know her parents were down with the union so maybe this is just a giant ploy to get courtney famous? I have no idea really, just trying to rationalize the creepiness I guess.

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    Tmurda
    Posted October 21, 2012 at 12:58 am

    My thoughts as follows:
    Yes, jojo must get sober before any work can be done in his marriage. Addiction, being the most selfish disease there is, will run the entire union, hindering any progress from even being a possibility. Those two are completely wasting their time, and need to make jojo’s getting (and staying) sober the priority, till it’s taken care of.
    Too Short and his ex-sorta-gfriend. Technically, they arent even a couple, so they shouldn’t be there, but whatevs. Again, they can’t work on a relationship until he fixes himself first. He needs to make whatever life changes he has to make in order to become a man who can stay faithful. Whether that means retiring 100% from show bizz, living 100% sober, finding Jesus, or whatever it takes. He’ll always wanna bang other women, and I don’t think either of them are able to just accept that fact and focus on the issue that can actually be managed. That being, he must change his lifestyle by removing himself from the things/environment/people that continue to be his “slippery slope”. Just like an addict, removing yourself from situations in which certain desires are not only available, but encouraged, is KEY to resisting temptation. This won’t keep one sober or faithful, but it damn sure helps.
    Shayne and Nik. Normal, functional people know that in a partnership, communication is key. Theirs is not only shitty, but it borders non-existent. I’m still trippin over Shayne telling the doc that she’d never been to his website before she married him. That’s what happens when you marry a person you’ve known 8hrs, dumbass. And, btw, why exactly would he change any of his ways when anytime he’s done something fucked up, she runs off to shop and ignore him? Seems to me like a pretty sweet deal for him. He does something dumb, she gets mad, she storms off for a few hours, and he’s free of hearing her mouth for the rest of the day, no? My man would be thrilled if his punishments included a day of peace and quiet. Seriously, tho….I feel her pain reguarding him having to always cross that line JUST enough. It’s frusterating as shit when you are a pretty laid-back, accepting gf/wife of certain things about your man that most other females would have a huge problem with, but he still takes it to a level that isn’t neccessary or even somewhat excusable. He’s just that kind of guy, it seems. His site is successful BECAUSE of his “brutal honesty” (aka-overly-graphic, chauvenistic, over-the-top nonsense), yet that’s the one major factor fueling her frusteration and resentment. I do think his attitude/reaction to courtney and doug is masterful and redeeming of him. The fact that he is disturbed rather than impressed/charmed by courtney makes me respect him a bit.
    Alex and Simon. They clearly know that reality tv is the root of their problems, but I assume that lack of income/money runs a close second on their list of issues, so their participation in this show is purely for a check. I DO think that if anyone gets anything out of the “therapy”, it will be them, and I hope that is what happens.
    Lastly, Courtney and Doug…*sigh*. I don’t even know, ya’ll. The thing is, aside from the age gap, the sugar-daddy aspect, and the fakeness of their union, they are just disgusting in general. I mean, all the things I just listed are cringe-factors, w/out a doubt, but they would STILL make my stomach turn even if those factors didn’t exist. The fact that her apperance makes people react to such extremes, and makes her husband a nervous, angry, desperate basket-case, IS her addiction. That shit makes her feel SO powerful, and it’s what gets her off. She could care less whether her husband feels hurt or embarrassed by her choices/behavior, she even eats it up when he has to go to bat for her in defense of someone’s comments about her (which happen to be 100% true observations by the people making said comments,btw). If he really loved her, he would never want or ask her to marry him at such a young age. He would have respected her underdeveloped psyche (and body,for that matter), and at least allowed the relationship develop and grow, along with Courtney as a person. Clearly, her parents fucked up. I don’t buy the way Doug said they’d reacted to his “request” for permission to pursue their daughter. No fucking way. This couple’s claims of such strong Christianity as individuals, and within their partnership, is the thing that angers me most about them. There is NOTHING Godly about what they are participating in together. It’s sick and wrong. I don’t even mean cause of the age gap. Just the way they live in denial, and have ZERO genuine interaction is def NOT what God would want for them. The others may fight like cats and dogs, but what these two are doing to one another is cruel and damaging. She uses that man on so many levels, and her happiness is based on his insecurities and weaknesses. His is based on the amazement he feels that a girl who looks like her will actually let him fuck her. He has no real care or respect for her. The fact that they waited till they were married to fuck (not buying that, but for arguments sake) is irrelevent to me. And the doc should just give up now on convincing coutney to “rethink” her wardrobe. Not gonna happen. Ever. Without the trashy clothes, fuck-faces, and attention from men that drives her hubby insane, who would she be? She would have no identity or positive attributes to get her attention or make her feel important. Getting others to either drool and get a boner, or become angry over her is all she is capable of, and it’s sad and pathetic as all hell. Her persona will get old and become ineffective at some point in her life, and she’ll have to start at square one to become a respectable adult with some meaning to her existence. Overcoming her reputation and image will be a whole other obstacle she will come to hate herself for. It’s also safe to assume she is most likely on the road to addiction by now. She, like most all gold-digging fake bitches, must get high or drunk in order to have sex and/or tolerate being with a man she isnt in love with. She herself called Doug fat, and obviously chose him for his sorta fame and potential complex over his inadequate physical attractivness in comparison to hers. She will have to use more and more over time, as the excitement of fame and tolerance of Doug start to fade, and the aftermath of her choices will require even MORE numbing than ever. Sidenote-I realize I have refered to, or implied that, Courtney is attractive/pretty/jaw-dropping throughout this long-ass post, but I’d like to make it clear that I am only catagorizing her as such through the eyes of her perverted husband, and all males within our society who consider her appearence “beauty”. Ironically, this perception of her, and females who look/dress/carry themselves like her, is the exact reason for the anger felt/expressed by the OTHER half of society toward her. Add in her lack of tact or consideration for others around her, and you’re looking at one infuriating, unbelievable individual and her EVEN MORE repulsive husband. They need to find Jesus and quit shaming Him by claiming to live by His will/word.

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    Tmurda
    Posted October 21, 2012 at 2:03 am

    Wow, had no clue I’d typed so much. For all those who are as irritated/bored by such long posts as I am, here’s the cliff’s notes version:
    Jojo and Tiny: pointless involvement in therapy till he gets sober
    Too Short and sorta-gfriend: Come back when you are an actual couple and he has quit partying in an attempt to quit fucking groupies constantly.
    Shayne and Nik: doomed as a couple cause they are incapable of discussing anything whatsoever, but maintain a level of awesomeness obtained by a mutual hatred for Courtney and Doug.
    Alex and Simon: Still ugly, and awkwardly desperate. Already miserable as hell, and broke. Shared a long-enough moment of peace to agree on enduring the humiliation of a vh1 reality show so they can at least be miserable with a paycheck.
    Courtney and Doug: Eew. Creepy, insecure has-been marries a teenage version of all that is wrong with our society, specifically, what is generally considered beauty. She is constantly in some stage of nakedness, and her daddy/husband spends his life poorly managing the backlash of anger and lust that she rightfully receives, and enjoys. Recipients of the “Unhealthy, Unjustifiable, Mutually Damaging Relationship” award for season 2.

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    aliens.rock
    Posted October 21, 2012 at 10:07 am

    I grew up in different times, and in different part of the world. When I was sixteen, I wore jeans and shirts, dresses to church, maybe a skirt to a school dance. Make up? I dont think I even wore powder on my shiny honker every day…Lip gloss…Maybe for a school dance.
    I know everything is different now, but I really hate how girls become sexualized so early in her teenage years. I even see 5-year-olds in lipgloss, mascara, and high heeled plastic shoes. I really hate it. We have years as grown ups to be objectified, to struggle with our gender roles, to worry about unwanted hair, stupid trends in fashion and makeup, and heartbreaks. Can the little girls have a break?
    I blame culture, society, and parents.
    In Courtney’s case I blame parents. She could look overly slutty in Abercombie or Papaya clothes, and no one could really say much. But someone gave her money and drove her to the adult store to buy her “clothes’.
    She likes the attention. I must say, that is something that I hate. I cannot imagine not being able to pick something from the shelf in the grocery store without flashing my ass. But somehow I have a feeling, that “daddy” does the shopping:-)

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    considerthis
    Posted October 21, 2012 at 4:57 pm

    Was very dis-illusioned and had somewhat of a creepy ominous undertone to the Tiny – JoJo exchange in bed.
    JoJo seemed to be this disengaged quiet guy who seemed a lttle skeptical about why they were there.

    However when they showed him in bed hissing at his wife and lightly threatening her to not mention his drinking anymore and how he is going for the bottle ASAP it was a very dark, scary side to JoJo vs. how he plays the absent minded professor for the cameras during the day.

    Solidifying the fact that neither of them have any business on this show and the VH1 payday will just be poured down his throat. JoJo is nowhere near surrendering to his disease and Tiny leaving him might bring him closer to “rock bottom”. Tough Love Tiny.

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    Honeybee
    Posted October 22, 2012 at 7:33 am

    There was an interesting moment where Courtney said everything anyone needed to know about their relationship. She said “sometimes I forget I am married”. That statement in and of itself means that she still see herself as an individual. This is not anything that is surprising. But I found it interesting because is appeared to be a genuine statement.
    She doesn’t think of herself as married, because she doesn’t think this is real. It’s a game, she is playing up this character she created and every time she gets a reaction she wins. She’s a carnival freak and she knows it.

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    Elizabeth
    Posted October 23, 2012 at 11:09 am

    Alex is a really bad actor but she doesn’t seem to realize that we all can see this – so she continues with her pretend upset – pretend tears – whatever it is that can feed her addiction to reality television faux celebrity. One of my favorite scenes that showed just how bad an actor Alex is was during Scary Island. By this time, Alex had figured out she was a somewhat boring, non-controversial character so she tried to amp up her own personal drama. She did this by going into a shaking fit when Jill arrived unexpectedly at the house. Alex went into the shakes, made her face all stoic and strange and bought herself some camera time. She was working very hard to be renewed for another season and it worked – that time at least.

    She certainly revealed in her RumorFix video blog that she and her husband are into playing the game of reality television. A great new Housewives show would be Jill, Kate Gosselin and Alex – all desperately grabbing the golden ring of pretend fame.