This Whole Chrissy and Jim Jones Thing

I started watching Love and Hip Hop last year because I was bored and none of the Real Housewives were on. I came back time and time again because I’m a glutton for punishment and I’m waiting to see if Fabulous ever shows up because I think he’s a figment of Emily’s imagination.

I’m kidding. I’ve seen pics of them online and it’s a known fact that they were together. I’m just saying that if you were going to be on a reality TV show based on your relationship with a man and he refused to be seen on said show, you should rethink this plan.

But I’m not here to talk about Emily and her ridiculous relationship. I hear to talk about Jimmy and Chrissy.

Until this show, I have never thought twice about Jim Jones but watching him on TV reminds me of my husband. Rough edges, tough guy exterior, undercover sweetheart. Oh and all he wants is his woman to be happy and some peace and quiet. (Dear Hubs: Don’t hold your breath waiting for that one or you might mess around and die. XOXO Your Wife.) I have a friend who makes fun of me because I don’t like it when she talks shit about Jim Jones now. Two years ago, I would have barely known who she was talking about. But today it bothers me because Jimmy and my husband are cut from the same cloth. And I can get real Mama Bear about my Hubs at the drop of a hat. I don’t think like I have much in common with Chrissy but I feel like I’ve been married to Jimmy for years.

So I get why Jimmy’s dragging his feet because Hubs can sometimes drag his feet when all I want is for him to go, go, go. Jimmy is very happy with what he has. He’s a simple guy under it all. He just wants to come home to Chrissy, whether that means being married or being boo’d up. As long as she’s there and she’s not nagging him about anything, he’s happy. If it ain’t broke, don’t break it by trying to fix it.

I even understand that half-assed proposal part two, he gave her. (Yes, I said “proposal part two.” Because he’d already said yes to her proposal.) Because that’s the way he talks and that his persona. He shows up places like you owe him money, throws some diamonds at you and then invited all your friends and family to celebrate it. And if he had gotten down on one knee and said some cheesy romantic thing, we’d all know for fact that someone coached him. Because that’s not his style.

On the hand, I get Chrissy, too. She’s a smart girl. She knows that people get married every day and a butt load of them don’t make it until death do us part. Someone can leave you just as sure as they married you. It just might be a little more paperwork. But, I respect that fact that she knows she wants to have kids and she’s not going to plan to have a kid with someone who wouldn’t commit to marrying her.

And even though I almost never wear my wedding ring, I get the ring thing, too. She asked him to marry her and gave him a very nice ring. He said yes. The next step would have been for him to go get her a ring if he wasn’t just attempting to quiet her. Wedding dates and plans will come at their own pace, but not until he takes the next step to say he’s really going down this road. The ring is a solid, tangible sign that he’s on board.

You can’t ever really know what’s inside someone else’s relationship, even if they have staged reality TV proposals and cameras following them around their house. So I don’t know much about what really goes on with these two. I do like them together from what I can tell. Will they get married anytime soon? Ehh, I’m not betting my cupcake money on it. But, if they do, I can’t wait to hear Jimmy’s vows. Oh and I hope Mama Jones sings at the reception. And that Emily shows up with Fabulous but we never see him because he’s in the bathroom or something. Now, that’s something I’d watch.