Marriage is Key to Success

For many of these women, marriage is the key to their success. They have certain requirements that must be met in marrying their husband, and many of these requirements have to do with the financial stability of their partner. Take a look….

Marriage Requirements

This video clip shows just how shallow these women are and relates well to the reason that they praise the patriarchal society. This can all be embodied by one specific quote… “If Micah didn’t have those things and he was the right guy, would you still have picked him?” asked Gretchen Rossi and without hesitation Peggy Tanous replies, “NO!”. The points these women are making are clearly financial aspects of a man’s life and have nothing to do with a man’s character traits. This puts out a very negative image for women in today’s world because they seem to be no longer marrying for love, but for stability. The real determinant in whether a woman marries a man is based on the amount of money he makes. These women are therefore successful because they reap the benefits of their husband’s success after marrying him. This can be very damaging in today’s society because according to Elasmar, Hazagawa and Brain, “for a young female teenager, the actress she admires can serve as a multipurpose model: a source of occupational aspiration, clothing style, hair design, and more” (20). This means that if the young women in today’s society are looking up to these women, it could very easily take us back to the patriarchal style of marriage with women finding success based on their husband’s money.

Another interesting thing in this video is that when Alexis describes her marriage it seems as though Jim chose her, instead of a mutual connection. This just highlights the fact that these women work hard to find themselves the perfect husband, but in the end it isn’t their decision. They need to present themselves in the best way they can to attract the male, but the end decision is always his. It kind of portrays love as a game in which the women are like items that a man shops for, and these women glorify that idea because as long as the man fits their financial requirements he works.

If you have watched previous seasons of The Real Housewives of Orange County you will also know that Gretchen Rossi was engaged to Jeff Beitzel (shown below), but Jeff died so they never married. Looking at this image of Gretchen and Jeff makes is hard to believe she married him for love… He could clearly be her father or even older than that and he obviously made a lot of money based on all the extravagant gifts he showered Gretchen with (ex. brand-new motorcycle). Gretchen’s engagement to Jeff clearly jump-started her fame because that is how she got involved in The Real Housewives. Currently on the show her employment consists of a collection of bags and makeup that she sells, and it is very hard to believe that this business would be successful without the fame she has received in being on the show. This just goes to show that marriage really is the key to their success and is what they work for.

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