I have a guilty pleasure. I do. Like some people have diet coke, or heroine, or paying for...well you get the picture.
I love Cheaters. Joey Greco's "reality show" that is. Not people who lie and swindle others. I actually really dislike those folks. Anywho, back to Cheaters. For my friends on the West Side, this is a "reality" show where people hire Joey Greco and his crew of very professional PIs (private investigators) when they suspect their loved one of infidelty. The PIs follow the alleged fornicator and tape, obtaining evidence of the suspicion. When Joey's crew have enough evidence, they show the suspicious partner footage and then take them (usually in pajamas, houseshoes, or an old t-shirt) to confront their loved one and the other person. Profanity always ensues, with the usual hair pulling, shoving, and punching. It's terrible I know. It's trashy, exploitative, but like a train wreck, I can't look away.
Because I love Cheaters, I'm writing a list of suggestions for those who are considering calling Joey and his peeps and putting themselves on national TV:
1. Before confronting your loved one, consider fixing yourself up. Not that the one who is cheating on you with a girl who is fit, has great hair and make-up and is not wearing an "I'm with Studid" T-shirt, doesn't find you attractive anymore, but when you show up in houseshoes, sweatpants, 7 day unwashed hair and no make up, you're not making a very good case for the sleazebag to want you back (you might also consider putting your hair up, remember, the confrontations often end in hair pulling -and DON'T wear a weave, that never ends well.). Not to mention, you know when Joey calls, you're going to be on national TV. Is a bart simpson t shirt and houseshoes really how you want to make your debut?
2. Take advantage of Cheaters PR department to spice up your resume. NaNa who works at CVS is "in medical sales" or "T-Whiz" who runs the drive through at KFC is "a food representative".
3.Consider going with your given name on said resume, assuming "NaNa", "Shorty", and "T-Whiz" are nicknames; if these are your given names, maybe you might consider a nickname.
4. Before you call Joey, think this through. If your man or lady has cheated on you 3,4 times before and you suspect them of cheating (because you find numbers in their pockets, they don't come home all night, you find other girls personals in their 88 Cavalier) They ARE cheating. You really don't need Joey to put his life on the line gathering this evidence.
5. When you come back for your follow up interview, put yourself together (see #1).
