Monday, May 7, 2012

Gretchen Rossi: Why I'm Hesitant to Marry Slade Smiley

USmagazine.com:
Real Housewives of Orange County's Tamra Barney may be ready to walk down the aisle with her boyfriend Eddie Judge, but don't expect costar Gretchen Rossi to follow suit.


On Tuesday's episode of the Bravo series, Rossi -- who has dated Slade Smiley for three years -- is hard-pressed to come up with reasons why she should say "I do" to her boyfriend.


"I love Slade dearly, and I'm beyond supportive of everything he does, and when I met him, I fell in love with him, not his bank account," Rossi, 33, tells Barney. "However, it has been three years and things have been tough."
Twice-divorced Barney -- who accepted her beau of two years' proposal in February -- warns her friend, 39, to be cautious when planning for her future, especially since Smiley is behind on child support payments for his son from a previous relationship.


"When you marry someone, you take on their debt," Barney, 44, says. "It's hard as a woman to take on that big of a liability. Slade's behind in child support -- [Gretchen] shouldn't marry him. It's that simple."


Though previews for upcoming Housewives episodes show Smiley discussing the possibility of marriage with the couple's friends and family, Rossi seems to be set in her ways.


"I'm financially sound, and I'm not willing to give that up. When you become married, things become community property, and I don't want Slade's creditors coming after me," she says. "I've worked too hard to have what I have to just be like 'OK, take it.'"
Wow, Gretchen actually sounds kind of smart here.  

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8 comments:

  1. i have been saying it all along. your wasting
    your youth, and best time to have children by
    staying in this romance?? it is time to move
    on. u r too smart to do anything else. follow
    your brain. he does bring you down to a
    different level, i've noticed. not the old
    gretchen. a little sleazy.

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  2. After this I do not see how they can ever get married. After Gretch's dad gave Slade an on camera lecture and Gretch discussed her reluctance with Tamra, Slade's enemy....I think it is just done. Unless Slade has really low self esteem, how can he keep chasing a girl who does not see him as her prince but rather a liability?

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  3. She can get a prenup that absolves her of his debts. But obviously not right for each other!

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  4. Yo Slimey, karma is a bitch.....ain't it!

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  5. Simple, the guy is a LOSER! You can't play a player.

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  6. Shit, the guy has banged 2 other housewives, maybe his junk is dipped in gold.

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  7. no one forced the housewives to date slade!!!
    he must have something they like!!!!and lauri would have jumped on him in a second if she could have.

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