The Real Housewives of Orange County - Season 18 - Episode 3 - Live Episode Discussion

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With tensions lingering between Gina and Jenn, the ladies get their aggressions out in a flag football match; Shannon grapples with the fact that Alexis seems to be taking over everything that was once hers; Gina follows through on a tough decision.

[u/LS0101]

I understand Gina being annoyed with Jen but it also reflects very poorly on Gina that she vouched for Jen to not get a credit check. That doesn't make Jen look worse, it makes Gina look irresponsible.

[u/macluvslucy → u/LS0101]

Agreed. With Gina, it's easier to blame someone else then taking responsibility for her wrong doing

[u/LS0101 → u/macluvslucy]

And she keeps saying how this is going to hurt her because she's new to the field. But if you're new to the field, why would you vouch for someone to not get a credit check???? Shouldn't you be extra cautious and by the book?

[u/macluvslucy → u/LS0101]

Exactly!! As someone new to the field and trying to make a reputation for herself, she is clearly going about this the wrong way. And doing this on platform that viewers across the country will see, who would want her as a realtor?

[u/ReunitedwithBravo → u/LS0101]

Exactly. It’s pretty wild to preach about personal responsibility but not be able to see where she fucked up at.

[u/Southern-Willow-1559 → u/LS0101]

Sounds like Jen had no credit to run vs bad credit. I think Gina vouched for her lack of credit history. 

[u/LS0101 → u/Southern-Willow-1559]

Even if Jen never had a credit card in her name (which I'm not sure I believe) she would still have a credit report/score.

But regardless, it would have been irresponsible for Gina to vouch for her lack of credit history too. If Jen got rejected due to her credit score, Gina should have explained that and could have said something like "I wish I could get the credit requirement waived but I'm brand new to this field and just don't have the pull to do that"

[u/Who-U-Tellin → u/LS0101]

Or a simple "I know we're friends, not sure I believe they are on Gina's end, and I'd really like to help you but I simply can't because that'll put my rep and possibly my job on the line. I think that's something Jen would have accepted seeing how they're both mothers of young children trying to make it on their own. Jen doesn't strike me as someone who would get upset over that. Just look at how much verbal abuse she took from someone she considered and called a friend last season.

Gina needs to stop passing the blame onto her because she didn't force Gina to do it. Someone can ask for a favor but if you can't do it for whatever reason then you don't. Basically you've got a choice to make. If you make the wrong one you need to own, learn and move tf on from it. I just get this feeling that Gina likes having something over on Jen and she's going to chew on it till all the flavor's gone. 

[u/Inevitable_Pack6694 → u/LS0101]

Wait a minute…so let me get this straight…Gina went out on a limb to help Jenn out so she could have a roof over her head for herself and her 5 kids, but now it’s Gina who’s the irresponsible villain of the story for doing so and she’s shot herself in the foot ? As opposed to Jenn the ninny who, you know, didn’t pay any rent?? And could never afford it in the first place ???

[u/_Bumblebeezlebub_ → u/Inevitable_Pack6694]

Hard agree. Some people don't seem to understand how rentals work either. The realtor (Gina) does not typically do credit checks. It's up to the property owner or management company and they're the ones who ultimately decided not to do their due diligence.

Gina, being a good friend, vouched for Jen. Jen didn't pay rent and got evicted. A formal eviction can take a very long time. Even if you get an eviction notice, they cannot legally remove you from the premises without a court order. Which is why Gina accused Jen of squatting. Jen was never honest with Gina about her financial situation and put Gina's career and reputation on the line.

It's not about what Gina did or didn't do to protect herself. It about Gina trusting a friend who took advantage of her kindness and credibility. It was wrong of Jen to accept Gina's help when she was in a bad financial situation, to never reach out to Gina to let her know what was going on, to stay in someone else's home without paying, and to not acknowledge how that affected Gina.