Alex, you and Simon are a wonderful couple! The love and closeness that you share should be envied by all. You are lucky to have a husband who cherishes you. I do not see that in the other couples. Bobby may buy Jill whatever she wants - and I am sure he loves her - but it is a different kind of love. You guys are the real deal. You and Simon would be together even if neither one of you had any money(and I am sure you have). Jill would not have married Bobby if he had nothing. Of this I am sure! (Actually, Bobby gives me the creeps - he is so wierd looking - and I KNOW that if he had no money - she would NOT be with him). Kelly would NOT have married her ex-husband if he was not a wealthy famous photographer - and the same goes for Luann. Your boys are adorable. They are young - and their behavior is NORMAL for their age. Your home will be wonderful, I am sure, when it is complete - and there is nothing wrong with living there while you are undergoing rennovations. Jill, as nice as she seems, is living in a fantasy world. Totally out of touch with real people living in the real world.

real house wife who r u to judge simone or any one. so what if they fight thats what make good tv.K BI

I agree with "James"... I didn;t really like Alex and Simon at first but I think that they are less obnoxious that the other housewives on there. EVen the Countess seems to be annoying. Oh and Sheman Bethany, you could teach Alex how to use "balls".... you sure can.

ALL you bashers are forgetting the shows producers/editors are only showing you the ugly parts of people.... the parts they know will get you riled up. When they hear feedback from viewers, of course they are going to continue to show these scenes. I think people are griping about ALex and Simon becasue there is a "little" part of them that could possibly be jealous that they cannot be Alex and Simon. Also.... why you posters ask Alex to change who she "is".... just because some viewers don't like who you are. Get over yourslef people, I'm sure you are all not classy, 100% "normal" people if we could have a view into your homes. I am not writing this because I like or don;t like Alex and Simon.... but I think some of you guys are pretty mean and possibly jealous.

YOU MAKE SO MANY NEGATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT NEW YORK AND THE HAMPTONS, WHY DON'T YOU GET THE HELL OUT THEN AND GO BACK UNDER THE ROCK YOU CRAWLED OUT FROM? WE DON'T NEED YOU TWO MORONS HERE!

Why does Simon want to be a housewife so bad? He needs to get a life of his own. This couln't be healthy for either of you. It's just weird.

Alex-
You and Simon try SO hard! What isn't clear is what you expect the payoff to be when and if (BIG if)you are actually accepted into the upper echelon of NY society. My other comment is simply that if Simon isn't out of the closet yet, (I think he IS out to you and that your relationship works anyway)he will be down the road, and no one who watches the show will be surprised.

DEAR ALEX AND SIMON

DO YOU HAVE A TV ......I'AM SURE YOUR TO CULTURED TO WATCH
TV.....PLEASE BORROW ONE AND WATCH JUST ONE EPISODE OF YOUR SHOW.....YOU TWO WILL BOTH WANT TO CALL A END TO FUTURE
APPEARANCES...WHILE YOU STILL HAVE A INCH OF DIGNITY LEFT...
YOU BOTH SEEM NICE ENOUGH IN A HALF WITTED WAY....

THANK YOU
HALO

Oh, Alex,

During the hiatus, I had hoped that you would gain insight and perhaps correct your co-dependency from "your better half". Unfortunately, that is not the case. It seems as though you do whatever "Simon Says". Same behavior, same reaction, same strangeness... You make a most repulsive pair. You stated that neither of you felt compelled to call Jill and talk about his insulting remark (in print). Why? Was it that you saw nothing wrong? Simon should not have said that comment due to the fact that Jill was very kind and welcoming to you both and your unruly boys! When she retaliated (also in print), she called you right away to make amends. The way you carried on, you expected her to crawl over and kiss Simon's ring. You both forgot all the wonderful things she did for you. Simon clearly needs to be protected and held up by you. However, "your friends" also need protection from his big mouth. You are passive-agressive and Simon is a controlling, phony lush. Each party scene he was dripping sweat and slurring his words.

btw: At the Hampton rental, it was interesting that you told the owner that you would "take good care of her house" directly after you allowed the boys to use your bed as a trampolene. Nice job in raising them to be respectful of someone else's property!

You & Simon are my favorite personalities in the entire RH franchise.
Fakers? Posers?-So what,I knew that from episode one since my husband is a hotel manager also. (and our last name isn't Hilton or Patel).
As far as I'm concerned, you two are the most REAL cast-persons on reality-TV.
Keep being your bad selves, if it weren't for you two, I wouldn't even be able to watch the show, 'cause I just love to hate the rest of them too much.
(Jill does look good in that white dress though).

There is something about you that I just don't like. You have very negative energy. I don't like you.

No, I'm not a Countess but I grew up in Greenwich and NYC and Bridgehampton, (before it was called "the Hamptons"), so perhaps you will listen to my thoughts.

Please stop talking about liking to be photographed, or that someone else is "jealous of your coverage". It's tacky, and points out your social climbing proclivities. Please tell Simon that he needs to correct his French, if he's going to use it to show off. Your son should not say "S'il te plait" to a waiter, it's "S'il Vous plait", to an adult, and if he wants lemonade, it's "citron presse". "Limonade" is actually lemon soda.

Oddly, the classiest thing about your two is that you don't care about the condition of your hallway when you have guests, and the fact that you rented a funky little summer rental, which I have often done. Not caring about "showing off" is an indication that you belong, not bragging about disposable income. When you talk about how much you spend on clothing, it makes me embarrassed for you.

So far, Betheny and Jill, with their "Long Island backgrounds" impress me more, because they are quick to apologize and care about others feelings. And Betheny is hysterically funny in a "don't give a damn" way. This is class.

I like you and Simon, you both have fun personalities, that is when you are not trying too hard to fit in. I think if you both just were yourselves and didn't try too hard to be socialites, you would get farther.

When you are both not bragging or forcing fame or popularity into your conversations to the others, you are a great couple. Just watch yourselves better when you see the show. Good luck to both of you and stay TRUE to yourselves because that is what will make you better people. Money isn't everything!

Alex - just caught a rerun of the first episode. I was dying to see it based on the previews and I can honestly say, for as much as people (including some of the ladies on the show) give you grief about being a "social climber" etc, I really feel that you handle yourself with such grace and elegance. Seriously, you do. I feel out of everyone on the show, I would feel most comfortable around you and Simon because you do NOT gossip and do NOT talk bad about people behind their backs. You have an air about you that you are above all that nonsense and for that, I respect you both. I also dont see what the big deal is that you and your husband like to spend all of your time together. Sure, not every couple is like that but that does mean it is wrong. You both are a strong unit and a package deal. If others dont like it, that's their problem. Simon is a sweetheart...all this talk of a him being "gay" and what not really is showing ignorance. Some men like fashion. Some men keep up with style and some men LOVE their wives and LOVE being with them. That isnt "gay" it's being a true gentlemen.

I look forward to watching this season and getting to know you all better. I may not care as much about social events and that sort of thing as you do, but I love the fact that you are so down to earth and classy. That means more than anything else.

Take care!

Alex!
I really respect you and Simon as a couple. I think in the crazy world known as the New York social scene, you carry yourselves with grace and class. I see the love that you and Simon have for one another and it is something I look up to. No matter what happens in the press or with the other housewives you handle everything so respectfully.

Love you guys!!!!

PS

Your little ones are absolutely adorable.

No - I am not the "socialite" that you aspire to become. But, I grew up on Long Island. And as you seem to look down on Long Island, I can assure you that I grew up on the Gold Coast. As much as you try, you can never, ever attain the blue blood status.

Next, the house you rented was pathetic. And as a blue blood, house or not, I can stay at the local notel, motel and still get invited to the best parties and the VIP tent on Grand Prix day at the Hampton Classic. Or I can stay in the family compound. My choice. And no matter what I choose, my whims will always be tolerated.

Get over yourselves. And stop climbing. You will never be accepted into the "group" pf old money. And it is quite obvious that you are failing at breaking into the "new money" group.

Old money allows you to do whatever you want and never have to answer to anyone. New money means you have to watch every step you take. The social status that you are still chasing can never be attained. It is one that you are born into.

And I do have alot of respect for some of the other girls on the show. But you and Simon are simply pathetic. Please concentrate your energies on fixing your house. Making sure there is no lead paint in that hallway. And above all - please fix your teeth.

Simon wouldn't last one day in L.A. Please stay in New York.

You have seriously got to be kidding me. I can't even begin to decipher this episode.

I was honestly looking forward the new season to see some changes. You, who cried at the reunion, that you were misrepresented by the producers, did absolutely nothing to change your behavior in this new episode. You still portray yourselves as nothing more than a couple of social climbing wannabees. Point and case... if you had even a minute sense of class, you never would have spoken to the press about Jill. When you run in "those circles," you don't speak to the press. You are above that.

Even worse, you said that Jill was from "Long Island??? And it shows..." Are you kidding me??? I am from Long Island. Who the hell are you to say this??? Do you have any knowledge, at all, of the value and history that Long Island offers. Ever hear of the Gold Coast? That is where I was born and raised. You can only dream of such an upbringing and pedigree.

And while I am not one to make comments on how someone looks... alex - why haven't you fixed your teeth and hair??? Haven't you seen enough derogatory comments about this????

Alex and Simon - Wow, you two are polarizing. People either love you or despise you! It seems like all the housewives have something against you two, but you both have more class and grace than all of them put together. So what if Simon loves to shop! Big deal. I've never heard him (or you) say a mean thing about anyone - Even at that whacky dinner party where Ramona ripped into you two for blowing the "girls night out" equation - you both rose above it...you were a class act. People call you social climbers - and that may be true, but I think the truer part is that your really just having fun with everything and enjoying your life. Seems you put your kids first and the rest is just something you'll look back on and smile at.

BJ

I'm glad you took some of the comments (albeit some were mean-spirited) to heart: your hair looks great!

I agree with part of the above comment. Bottom line ,You and your husband are both social climbers. And that's cool a lot of people just be honest about it. You seem to not have had a problem Jill when she got you an interview and tour and the school your children needed to be in to run in certain circles.

But remember that the people you step on while your climbing up that social ladder are same ones you see on your way down.

Best of luck

Dear Alex & Simon;

You two reminded me of another couple from TVLand, but I just couldn't quite place it until Episode 1 of Season 2.

You're creepy and you're kookie, mysterious and spooky, you're all together ookie... Gomez & Tish AND you get hot by speaking French!

Man, you both are the ickiest pair on t.v.

Alex,
As a longtime resident of the Hamptons I can tell you- WE DON'T WANT YOU! I think it's quite laughable that once you realized that in order to really "social climb" in the summer months in N.Y. you need to come out- so you came! You stayed in a hovel, but you came- not once, but several times this past season. And then you had the nerve to go to the beach, with black sneakers and socks on, very fashionable by the way, and mock the atmosphere?!!

Make up your mind- who are you, what do you want, where do you want to be? I can certainly tell you that many of us are in agreement that you and your husband are not wanted, nor will you ever be. You living in a dream world!! Folks like you just don't fit in!!!!!

Instead of overextending yourself by purchasing fashions that you can't really afford, why don't you find a good shrink and do some work on yourself, and pray, pray a lot, maybe it's not too late to save your soul.

Alex & Simon,
I just read the website you referred to for Simon's own blog. Wow! He didn't even have the balls to offer a response from viewers section. He is so captivated by himself and so caddy about what each person in episode 1 said about him (& you) that it is absolutely laughable. You both are so self-absorbed, it's irritating to the nth power! I don't care if he is gay or not. Although he doth protest too much.

The inference Jill derived from his printed comment may have been misconstrued. However, it seemed as though Cindy Adams approached her for a comment not the other way around. Of course, NYC editors are having the last laugh by what they leave in or out.

You and Simon are disgusting. Do you not realize that NYCers are laughing at you? And hon, the only person who might actually think that you are anyone of social prominence (not that that means anything, but it seems to matter a great deal to you) is somebody who has never set foot outside of Bumb F*%& Egypt.*

I can't wait for the Simon & Alex parody on SNL. Oh wait, you probably would perceive that as high compliment.

*No disrespect intended to residents of BFE.

You and Simon are the Beverly Hillbillies of NYC by way of Further Lane (in your dreams). You are such wannabees it's a joke. Seriously. You are laughable. Please crawl back into your filthy Brooklyn hovel and get off of my tv, you creepy, pretentious freak.

ps:

The cost of ugly Cavalli on a credit card: 5 figures (plus interest)
The cost of watching Alex & Simon make fools of themselves on Nat'l tv attempting to social climb in NYC: priceless

Alex - I don't know what to think of you sometimes. On one hand you annoy the heck out of me and the other I feel bad for you. I think out of the whole group, you appear to have more empathy for others. It is your severe insecurity that muddles everything and makes you look so bad.

To all the people that complain about Simon getting so much air time, etc. etc. Get ove it!! Apparently the makers of the show that decide what makes it into each episode want to include him.
In the beginning, I wasn't too fond of Alex and Simon but now like them much more than the other rude, obnoxious, and downright crazy housewives. Alex has more class and handles herself with more dignity than all the rest put together.
I look forward to the new housewife this season. She really seems like a class act and it will be interesting to see how the other women deal with her. From the previews it looks like her and Bethany have some problems....that should be interesting.

So...here it is plain and simple. You live in a dirty house (look at the doors and the door frames...handprints all over) and the windows look terrible in that ramshackle home of yours with the air conditioners hanging out of them. That blue chair in your house is filthy too...nasty greasy marks on it.

Then you go and rent some dump in the Hamptons...despite knocking it and using that patronizing tone of yours.

And then...the classless way you treated Jill who has more taste and good manners than your bisexual husband will ever have when he picks his lime green jackets out of the JC Penney store.

Jealous of you...Jill? I don't think so.

Oh my God.....WHY ARE WE STILL BRINGING UP THE GIRL'S NIGHT FROM LAST SEASON?!?!?!?!? Can we PLEASE move on from it??????

And Alex, I thought you handled yourself VERY well in your confrontation with Jill, especially during that first phone call. Jill really acted like a ridiculous child having a temper tantrum, while you remained calm and were the only "adult" in the conversation!!

Jill's behavior proved, yet again, that money may be able to buy you a home in the Hamptons....but it can't buy you self-esteem, maturity, manners, or CLASS.

Well played, Alex.

Oh my gosh....are you and Simon for real....You two are so out in left feild its scary...YOU BOTH TRY SO HARD TO BE SOMETHING YOUR NOT...ITS JUST SAD....AND YOUR BOYS ARE JUST PLAIN BRATS..SPEAKING FRENCH IS NOT GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHEN THERE IN REHAB....GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSES AND STOP TRYING SO HARD...IM SURE YOUR JUST RENTING THE HORSES ANYWAY....

HALO

What is Simon doing spending so much time on the show? No other hubby is around that much. You two seem very snooty to me. Jill is my fav.

Hi Alex,
I couldn't believe how incredibly rude Ramona was to you & Simon at the "girls' night out" dinner!! You both handled it quite well...but I hope you have learned a lesson: When someone invites you to a "girls' night" out, you should never even ASK if you can bring ANY male!!! Sometimes girls just want to get together for girl talk, and there's nothing wrong with that! Don't think it's something you should be above, because it's done all over the country, by rich & poor girls alike!! Simon should have said,"No, you go have a fun girls' night out, darling!"

After all of the comments about the Hamptons, why did you go there? And do you really sleep in that attic?
As for the fight - GREAT tv. Y'all can fight every week if you want.