The Real Housewives (Of Romance): Splitsville, Re-Ups & Quickies—An Examination Of The Relationships Of Our Favorite Reality Stars

Teresa stood by her man through some dark times, including joint fraud convictions; consecutive prison sentences (11 months for her, 41 for him); and the seven months Joe, an Italian immigrant, spent in a “tortuous” (per Teresa) ICE detention facility awaiting the court’s deportation decision.

Initially, the 48-year old insisted she “wouldn’t mind” uprooting her life to be with Joe, also 48, if he was sent packing and later reiterated that they’d stay together no matter what.

“We’re going to fight this and get through this,” she said. But by fall 2019, she’d changed her tune, fearing Joe would pursue other women if they lived apart, and insisting. “I don’t want to live that life.”

In December, just weeks after Teresa and her four daughters visited Joe in Italy (where he now lives permanently), words spread that the couple of 20 years had finally separated onward!

The vibe between Adrienne and Paul as they bickered throughout the vast halls of their Beverly Hills mansion ranged from playful to eye-rollingly exasperated. Yet things remained relatively civilized—that is until they split in 2012.

The shoe designer, 58, accused her plastic surgeon husband of abuse, which he denied, and they entered a lengthy custody battle over their three sons. In 2018, Paul, 58, was happy to report they’d emerged from the wreckage and were “doing fantastic” as co-parenting exes.

Only took half a decade!

Jason, 49, proposed to a pregnant Bethenny, also 49, on season 3 of RHONY, and their domestic bliss was captured on their spinoff, Bethenny Ever After.

When they split after two years, Bethenny promised they’d “amicably co-parent” daughter Bryn, 10, but that’s the opposite of what happened next: a years-long custody battle, a combative divorce that lasted twice as long as the marriage, and tales of constant emotional warfare.

Though their union wasn’t captured on RHONY, the fallout was, with Bethenny returning in 2015, and regularly breaking down due to stress.

One Skinnygirl margarita, make it double!

During their time together on the show, Simon and former RHOC star Tamra (now married to fitness trainer Eddie Judge) fast-tracked their arc from seemingly happy to miserable, culminating in a memorable limo ride, during which Tamra, 52, called her then-husband a “nasty, vile person.”

Simon’s ultimate divorce filing in 2010 alleged verbal abuse and adultery on Tamra’s part, and he was later arrested for alleged domestic violence before charges were dropped.

Shockingly, almost a decade later, the exes—who share three kids are finally in a better place.

The days of Yolanda prancing around her Malibu manse, picking lemons from her tree for fresh detox juice, and watching her music-producer husband, David, serenade her friends around the piano at luxe dinner parties, ended as swiftly as they began.

In Late 2015, the former model, 56, shocked RHOBH fans by announcing that she and David, 70, were ending their seemingly perfect marriage after four years amid her battle with Lyme disease.

“Sadly, we have decided to go our separate ways,” the pair said in a statement. “We are grateful for the years we’ve spent together and believe wholeheartedly that we did our best.”

Newly single Yolanda exited the series in 2016, and the divorce was finalized not long after.

Lemonade, anyone?

Kenya, who secretly got hitched to Marc in 2017, famously called her long-distance beau “the love of my life.”

She often defended the marriage against naysayers and even once pitched a mini-tantrum on Marc's behalf in an awkward RHOA scene after a man dared hold their now-19-month-old daughter, Brooklyn.

“Marc would have a fit with another man holding his baby.” she charged. But despite her ride-or-die attitude, Kenya, 49, announced in September - in the middle of season 12—that the couple was splitting “due to recent and ongoing circumstances. ”

However, there may still be hope! She recently teased that their romance might not be over just yet. “We’ve been doing great but we have a lot of work to do,” Kenya recently said, Noting that she and Mark Face Time every day.

“Whether or not our marriage survives, it’s only God that knows that.”

Among the awkward, clearly unscripted moments suffered by Housewives, the sight of Camille’s 13-year marriage to the Frasier alum Kelsey, 65, dissolving on camera in 2010 was one of the most cringe-worthy.

Captured forever on film was their loveless date to the Tony Awards, at a time when Kelsey was reportedly already dating his mistress and (current wife!) Kayte Walsh–as well all of Camille’s seemingly clueless confessionals bragging about the TV star.

Only later did the 51-year-old wonder if Kelsey had pushed her to do the show so he could be “off having his affair in New York.”

Maybe that $30 million divorce settlement helped ease the pain.