Dear Suzie,
Suzie I hope you read this. I’ll try to be brief. You are a very kind, compassionate, lovely lady. You have done what you could in trying to help your friends come together in friendship when they’ve had their problems. You’re also taking a lot of stuff from others that you shouldn’t have to deal with. I applaud that you are trying to steer clear of those who have nothing better to do than to text and threaten and play negative games with you. If the extent of their friendship goes from loving you to hating you over a conversation with questionable people that is hearsay anyway, then stay away from them and don’t give them even the time of day. People like that come a dime a dozen. Beauty comes from within. And the ones who think that their beauty is all they need to act any way they want, will be very sad when their looks fade. Because, negative attitudes, if not fixed, will magnify many times the older one gets. You’re great. Go and live your life and don’t become hard and mean like those others. Just do what you know is right. Happy holidays and peace, Barbara S.

What I see is one very manipulative, and unhappy woman, Evelyn, who lives and breathes drama. She is an unforgiving, hostile, bitter, cold fish. And I see her doing everything she can, to make the others as miserable as she is. Have you ever heard the expression, ‘divide and conquer’? This situation fits that expression well. Evelyn has poisoned Shaunie, Jennifer and is trying to do the same with Royce, to be as sad and bitter as she is. Another expression ‘misery loves company’ comes to mind as well, describing even better what is happening to the women on this show. If you remove Evelyn from the group, I truly believe that Jennifer would see things differently and try to make it work with her husband. She has a wonderful man there who has given her every freedom as well as all the money she wants, and she’s ready to throw it all away because of Evelyn being that little evil devil on her shoulder constantly whispering in her ear her own unhappiness and how much happier Jennifer would be without him. Eric really said it very well in that scene where he was speaking to Jennifer regarding their relationship. He’s saying do what you have to do. If you’re not happy, then do what you have to do to make yourself happy. He is being so nice. And when Jennifer speaks, it’s like you’re hearing Evelyn’s words coming out of her mouth. She has become so convinced that the marriage is done, but she’s not sure why. She doesn’t understand herself why she’s doing this. It’s because of the constant negative input of Evelyn that Jennifer doesn’t even realize that she is basically turning into another Evelyn. A cold, bitter woman who is so in love with herself yet unhappy in life, that the only way she can be happy is to get the others around her to feel as bad as she does. And Shaunie. What the heck happened there? I don’t have a problem with people moving on if things aren’t working out. But to make things not work out so you feel that you are justified to break up doesn’t make sense. And then there’s Suzie and Gloria. Two very nice young women, who don’t spend their days going from restaurant to bar to drink and drink and drink. They have positive, mature attitudes and are very intelligent women. Evelyn is the catalyst in every problem that all of these women are having. I truly believe that if she was able to stop her drinking, find a man that is decent and not just a drinking buddy, that she might find happiness. But it’s not going to happen if the other women can’t stand up to her and tell her to knock it off, grow up, and learn not to drag others down with you. I’ve never in my life heard anyone speak negatively so often about so many things. She is basically an alcoholic , with nothing better to do than create chaos and wreak havoc in the lives of the people who she calls her friends. And I really, really hope that she can see what she’s doing before she loses every friend she has. Because at some point, the other women are going to realize what’s happening, and that she is the negative influence in their lives. I wish she would get counseling for her problems and help with her inability to make and maintain a normal, loving adult relationship with a man that is at least close to her age (not another 20-something year old). Maybe she never will. And I feel sorry for her because it must be very hard to go home and be alone and know that your life is in such bad shape. I can totally understand that she needs friends. But to hurt those friends because of her own problems, is not right and not acceptable. And if her friends were able to step back and see what was really going on here, maybe they could help her by being honest with her and helping her to get the help she needs. That’s all.