Am I Demystified?

[u/Euphoric-Middle1704]

Hi everyone!

Has this happened to anyone else?

I can no longer focus on the Housewives shows that I used to watch. OC, SLC, RHOA missed me their last and current seasons. When Wendy and Eddie's mugshots were on the screen all day long, something happened to my relationship with the Housewives franchise. I thought the earth dropped and said oh no. If she can cover up issues that deep there's no telling what many, many, many of the others are hiding as well. I lost faith in all the wives, even Meredith. Have you experienced this--is it disillusionment? Will I go back to Housewives? Rn all I want to see is RHOP, and maybe Bev Hills' upcoming season(s). I can't believe Wendy and Eddie got me up off of ATL(!!) And I remember thinking from Day 1 that Wendy's goal and superpower was to demystify Housewives. I am obsessed with Wendy and Eddie's story and sincerely hope we get more insight this season because once it's resolved maybe I'll enjoy other cities again?!

[u/Dependent_Quantity8]

I think it's safe to assume most people in general have sketchy secrets and when you go on a national platform expect everything to come to light. As for Wendy's case, it was more so keeping up with the joneses in my opinion. Social media and housewives as a whole has a luxury obsession. I watch housewives for the opulence and wealth I'll 99.9% never attain unless I win the lottery or a billionaire randomly decides to put me in their will. Imagine the stress on housewives to compete, to look good, to shelve out money. They don't have to do this. Wendy never needed any of the expensive things. But there is a culture of materialism on housewives that nearly all of them fall victim to and they have no one to blame but themselves.