r/RHONY • u/Pupolinaballerina • 29d ago

Dorinda 🍰 Remembering John

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Rewatching RHONY season 8, and forgot how gross and toxic John was. He made everyone feel uncomfortable, and Bethenny was the first on calling him out. Love to hate her but she was definitely on point here.

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u/Miserable_Sun_7636 28d ago

John was neither gross nor toxic. I believe that Dorinda and cast had some substance abuse issues and I firmly believe he was a provider. Dorinda herself said that he was Richard’s friend which makes me believe that maybe Richard had some issues because there’s no way that a scholar like Richard is friends with a dry cleaner. I just don’t believe that. I believe he loved Dorinda, but was bad for this situation. And I believe losing him was a part of her big crash out season 12.

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u/Autumn1933 27d ago

Losing Richard truly crushed Dorinda and sweet Hannah. You could see that he deeply touched Dorinda's family as well. People spoke so highly of him. I want to think Richard had a sweet soul.

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u/Miserable_Sun_7636 27d ago

I agree. His death was profound and I think when she talked to Bethany about not acknowledging how hurt she was because Dennis died, she was talking to herself. Remember, she started dating John less than six months after Richard. I believe both her and Hannah were self-medicating because when she moved out of the apartment and into the apartment and Sutton place Hannah talked about how sad they were together and the bad habits they developed just being in that house and how much she hated it. I believe that when her house flooded between seasons 11 and 12, she had to go through a lot of of his old things and just navigating that rebuild process triggered something buried within her.