We have heard a great deal about the conflicts between Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga.
The sisters-in-law have clashed on camera and off camera. It happened years ago. And it happened just before Teresa’s wedding.
Teresa recently threw some brutal shade in Melissa’s direction, ostensibly while praising her other sister-in-law.
Even Tre’s ex-husband, Joe Giudice, feels shocked over how she is treating some members of her family.
It started when Teresa Giudice posted a birthday shout-out to her sister-in-law, Veronica.
Dr. Veronica Ruelas is Luis Ruelas’ sisters. Since Teresa married Luis (against everyone’s advice) last year, the women are in-laws.
Teresa gushed over her, calling her “the sister I’ve always dreamed of.” That line, in particular, struck many as shady.
Even Teresa’s ex-husband picked up on it.
“I thought you loved Melissa,” he wrote on Instagram, in the above screenshot that commentsbybravo captured.
He has since replaced this with a simple comment of “beautiful.” Bland and meaningless.
We can’t prove it, but one has to wonder if Milania played some sort of role in Joe’s change-of-comment.
Because she left multiple affectionate comments under the post.
You know what a great way to reduce the odds of a bunch of people seeing your dad’s comment before he deletes it is? Leave multiple comments of your own in the hopes of burying it while you text him. Just a thought.
Remember, Teresa’s conflict with Melissa is about more than just minor family squabbles. It’s also not just on-screen drama.
Sure, plenty of Housewives clash with each other viciously on screen. But there are limits to normal reality TV feuds.
Meanwhile, Melissa and Joe Gorga’s clashes with Teresa were so intense that they ended up not attending her wedding.
That is a big deal. You can miss someone’s birthday party. They won’t have that birthday party again, but they’ll almost certainly have more in future years.
Weddings are not the same. Even if the marriage doesn’t last, a future wedding is not guaranteed.
And even if someone ends up regretting the day that they met a now former spouse, refusing to attend the wedding feels personal.
In time, perhaps Joe and Melissa can mend fences with Teresa. It might help if Teresa comes to regret her marriage to Luis. Or maybe it won’t. You never know with Teresa.
It’s a shame that the conflicts in this family are so intense. But that seems to come naturally when we’re talking about multiple reality cast members.
Either way … maybe Joe Giudice doesn’t need to comment quite so publicly.
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