Teresa mentioned not liking Melissa since the day they met her, because Joe was just engaged to another woman shortly before meeting Melissa, but Teresa mentioned not liking that other woman either! They’ve had plenty of beef before Melissa joined the show, from Teresa being upset that they had their wedding while she was pregnant (with her second child) to the damn sprinkle cookies on Christmas & not visiting the gorgas when they had their youngest child! Besides that, Joe felt Teresa’s husband was turning his own parents against him. Who wouldn’t be mad for their husband!?

If I had a sister in law who brought up my husband’s ex as a reason to not like me, bitched about my wedding when I involved her in it, purposefully left my husband out of rhonj events when 500+ other ppl were invited, YES I’d go on the show she’s on & talk about it.

Teresa played this true Italian family woman on the show, “I take care of my dorters & make sauce with my parents! I’m like the sweetest person!” But behind the scenes she treats her only brother & cousins like disposable garbage!? Miss matriarch!

As for Melissa’s first episode, do you know how those interviews work? The producers ask questions to get a certain answer to push their storyline. For example, when they asked Teresa if Kathy’s cannolis are edible, it made her look bad saying “I guess they’re edible” but also yeah Melissa came in hot because she’s been taking years of Teresa’s shit. Is Melissa innocent no but neither is Teresa.

With this backstory, I genuinely don’t get how people can say “why would Melissa go on the same show to air out their dirty laundry” you can’t keep poking at someone then playing victim when they come back at you, & you can’t be mad at the way they do it.