‘RHONJ’: Melissa Gorga cries after Teresa Giudice scolds Joe at her housewarming party

theresa leads AND Luis Ruelas‘”chosen familythey gathered to celebrate their housewarming on Feb. 20. The Real Housewives of New JerseyBut not everyone has felt the love. After last week’s boys’ night, during which Jose throat and Luis had a fight MelissaSince the family was not invited to the wedding, Teresa called her brother to try to “make peace”, also reminding him of the upcoming party. She simply asked if Joe and Melissa were coming, but Joe said she should think about it, considering everything that was going on between them.

After Teresa hung up, she breathed a sigh of relief because, honestly, she didn’t even seem to want to make the call: Luis encouraged her to do so, and then contributed his own lines to say by making notes on a piece of paper. and shoving him in front of her while on the phone with Joe. He tells her it’s just “baby steps,” but of course in other scenes he can be seen badmouthing Joe and Melissa, so it’s hard to tell what she really wants for Teresa.

Teresa and Louie’s “chosen family” gathers to celebrate their housewarming, but not everyone is in love. Don’t miss a new episode of #RHONJ this evening. pic.twitter.com/0tvZOUEQcW

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Anyway, when the pressure set in, Joe ultimately opted not to attend the party; he didn’t want to feel uncomfortable and didn’t think Teresa’s event would want him there. He said he’s “tired” of playing games and can’t “fake” his feelings for her like her. Melissa, however, still went.

After learning her brother wasn’t coming, Teresa told her daughters she was devastated to learn that he would be missing out on another one of her big “milestones” after he too died at her 50th birthday party. I loved” him for being there, but she didn’t take it upon herself to be the reason she didn’t want to participate. Teresa also takes drugs Already AND Milan to drama, again, telling them that Joe and Melissa were upset that Melissa’s family wasn’t invited to the wedding. This, of course, comes just weeks after Melissa and Joe asked their kids in when they discussed their issues with Teresa on camera. But, once again, Teresa involved the children in the adult drama and it didn’t show well.

Later, after everyone had gathered at the party, Melissa had a nice chat with Gia e gabrielle, Luis and Teresa stood up in front of their beloved to give a speech. Luis first thanked everyone for being so “loving and supportive,” before Teresa cut him off and clarified that everyone present was her “chosen family.”

“Everyone here is very special to us, so thank you so much for coming. We love you from the bottom of our hearts and we don’t want anyone else here but you,” he said. It was clearly a brother’s tease of him, and everyone knew it, so jennifer aidinHusband, Accountshe quickly yelled, “We miss you Joe!” But no one else knew how to react. Melissa was very upset about all of this. So much so that she, in fact, burst into tears and ran to the bathroom to recover.

“It was stupid to say that”, Margherita pizza Jose Melissa said. “What the hell was it for?”

“It’s so sad,” Melissa said, as Teresa spent the rest of the night bragging about her “love bubble” and how the evening was all about “spreading the love.” Sure, January.

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