Real Housewives of Potomac: Relationship roundup from the premiere

The Real Housewives of Potomac are back! After such a long layoff in the action, what are the latest happenings in each of the ladies’ love lives?

After a hiatus that seems like forever, somewhat of the new norm with our current world scenario in the coronavirus pandemic, The Real Housewives of Potomac are back!

Coming back with what can only be classified as a bang, the ladies of the Potomac were on full display this past Sunday night, in all their glorious candor. With a new season though springs new storylines, rising actions, and eventual climaxes, but there is already a ton to discuss from episode one.

While there are sure to be new nuggets dropped from week to week, the thing that has my ticker ticking this week is the love lives and relationships of all of the ladies. Let’s get into it here.

Karen Huger

The self-proclaimed Grand Dame of the group and of Potomac, if you leave it up to Karen Huger, is back in Potomac and apparently conquering the world, one “event” at a time. Noticeable though from her very first appearance in the latest season and episode one, she is back in the place of her rightful residential throne with her newest home in Potomac.

Although her status as an actual resident of the area is rightfully renewed, her relationship with her husband Ray Huger has seemingly gone the other way. Noting her constant absence due to her flourishing business empire, Karen says that she and Ray have drifted apart.

With a noteworthy speech on the topic at Candiace and Chris Bassett’s anniversary party, you could see that it’s some heavy emotion tied into the situation, at least from Karen’s vantage. We don’t know much more than that at the moment, but it is sure to be a wild one there.

Candiace Dillard Bassett

Since we had already broached the topic, why not tie a bow around it right now since it’s pretty much more of the same at the moment with these two. As mentioned, Candiace Dillard Bassett and her husband did celebrate their one year anniversary in episode one with a party, that memorably featured a “cash bar” but probably due to the other noteworthy admission by the couple in the episode.

They are no longer in Candiace’s mother’s “pocket”. While they are still seemingly in the honeymoon phase of it all, last year’s blowup at the restaurant between the two tells us that things have a chance to get a little volatile. Not that we are waiting for, hoping for, or even want to see that, we wouldn’t be doing it justice if we didn’t mention that it hasn’t always been rosy.

Right now though, all is well and peaceful in their Garden Of Eden.

The ladies of RHOP are back, but what are they all up to in their love lives?

Ashley Darby

After speaking about Candiace, it seems only right to go next to the person who seems as though she will forever be her mortal enemy in Ashley Darby. Ashley is a fresh new mom in the new season, opening up about her new journey as a mother in episode one.

The thing that most stuck out to me though is the fact that she says that she and her husband, Michael Darby, have since grown closer since the baby arrived. It will be interesting to see if that is truly the case because it could be well, just organically a case of them growing stronger due to them sharing this newborn blessing with one another, or something else entirely.

It could also be that she’s just paying so much attention to her new little bundle of joy that she doesn’t have the time or mental acuity to pay any attention to their issues, if any still exist, of course. That is something we will keep an eye on, but for now, all seems well in the Darby District.

Monique Samuels

Monique Samuels and former NFL baller husband, Chris Samuels, always seem as though they are in a good place. Since joining The Real Housewives of Potomac, the biggest issue that I can remember between them exclusively revolves around Chris’s mother and her comments, but as we have since learned, Chris stood up for Monique to his mother and they all have sense remedied the scenario.

Again, nothing relationship related in relation to Monique, but there is something of note from her in episode one. Ashley said it best in her own words in this tweet from her official account.

Samuels says that she started training her newest child at four months and while I don’t know a ton about the process, you usually don’t start until much later than that, typically at least six times as old as her child was. It seems like quite the accomplishment. That is about as climatic as you get when it comes to Monique and her relationship though.

Robyn Dixon

Robyn and Juan Dixon are a paradox. Not to the show and not even just the group, but to life.

They are a couple that has been married, separated, divorced, and are now seemingly on the cusp of getting married again… at least that’s what it looks like things may be headed towards. That has been a thing with them for at least the last three seasons now though when including this one.

Will Juan and Robyn ever re-tie the knot in matrimony? From personal experience and survey, some perspectives seem to see this as a way for Juan to kick the can down the road, not having intentions to re-marry with Robyn anytime soon while some see him as coming off completely authentic.

That is their entire storyline right now but moving forward though, decisions… decisions. For what it’s worth, the whole dramatic questioning scene between the two in the first episode seemed like a staged fiasco by production. Sue me.

The RHOP season premiere was this past Sunday and it was worth the wait. There is new love, sort of, springing up.

Gizelle Bryant

Yes, I know, this is why we are all here. This was the inspiration behind it all, you had to know that, right?  Well, the opinions are downright lopsided when it comes to the other ladies’ personal yet authentic opinions on Gizelle’s latest relationship… or rekindling, to be more precise.

Dating her former husband, the “charismatic” and “flashy pastor”, as categorized by Ebony Magazine in Jamal Bryant, Gizelle has seemingly found herself back in a good place with the father of her children.

As mentioned though, it definitely has a ton of the people around her scratching their heads. This includes not only her RHOP castmates in the rest of the ladies of the show but her three daughters as well, whom she found herself looking at sideways at one point in the episode due to them sharing those feelings with her.

We don’t know how things will turn out between the two, but we sure are interested in finding out. Hopefully, though, things work out just how she hopes they will… maybe.

Wendy Osefo

Wendy Osefo is newest member of the RHOP cast, we saw a bit of her in episode one. We haven’t really had the chance to dive that awful deep into the inner makings of neither Wendy herself or her relationship, but we are sure that is to come.

It is good to have a new face on the show and something else to sink our teeth into as far as storyline goes though. That is about as much as we can say about her at the moment, although we will be watching closely to see how here story evolves and develops.

The Real Housewives of Potomac are back and finally, after what was such a long hiatus. We will remain locked in to bring you the latest insight, opinion, analysis, and thoughts on all that happens as we progress through the newest season.

The Real Housewives of Potomac will be back next Sunday at 9 PM.