AIBU to want to be Gabby when I’m really Lynette?

[DesperateIKnow]

So, I’m watching Desperate Housewives and I want to be Gabby. She’s so beautiful and she runs and she wears nice clothes with her perfect hair. She’s genuinely caring (despite not seeming so) and I really resonate with her hardships and difficulties.

In reality, I’m more of a Lynette. I have a “high-powered” job, I can’t control the chaos of my children and I’m definitely not the best looking one in the group. And, a bit like Lynette, I don’t think people really like me or think I’m a great wife. DH on the other hand, is Tom and he’s great - everyone loves Tom. He’s sweet and hard working and smart. He was a geek but he’s very attractive. He’s a great father and very balanced and he puts up with all of Lynette’s craziness (and apparently he’s great in bed too).

I feel rubbish that I’m so much like Lynette when all I want is to be Gabby…but I’m not interested in Carlos, give me Tom any day of the week. Also, I don’t get the hype around Mike either.

Gabby has no kids. We all go through stages of being everyone every day. Most days I'm a Julia. Some days I'll manage an Amanda, or an Anne. I've never been cool enough to be a Liz. I can also manage a Bree occasionally- or at least a watered down version. I think anyone with small kids is a Lynette. Anyway, she's not the worst. Julia is the worst. And yes I'm mixing up shows.

I was talking about Desperate Housewives the other day with my bff. We shared a flat together during those years and I seem to remember it was on at 9pm on Mondays on Channel 4. Pretty sure we watched most/all of the series but I’m struggling to remember any of the storylines. I remember Bree marrying a serial killer dentist? Something like that. But otherwise it’s all a blank! I think Tom might have turned out to be a dick in the end.

Wait and see how the story lines develop 😅

Gabby has kids! After the jump, she has two girls and it’s rubbish for a while but then Carlos gets his sight back so they’re rich again.

I’ve seen the whole thing through a few times.

I binge watched the whole of Desperate Housewives recently. Absolutely love how ridiculous it is. I’m also sadly more Lynette than Gabby.

Fair enough!
I always liked Lynette more anyway!

Gabby is wealthy, that's what makes it easy to be her. While she does have kids eventually, for a long time she just ran around spending money. Easy to be glamorous under those conditions.

And Tom isn't great either, didn't he send away his young, troubled daughter when she became too hard to handle? I also don't remember him being that nice to Lynette, he mostly seemed to enjoy being the "reasonable" one to her frazzled mess.

It always annoyed me how Gabby is meant to be an ex-catwalk model and she's about 5 foot 4.

I think I'm Bree with a dash of Edie 😂 I'm just rewatching Desperate Housewives...

Bree with a dash of Edie seems wild! I’m not remotely like either.

Wasn't Tom not so loving and patieny in the end? I found him a bit idealistically annoying tbh. Mike was lovely. But I am probably a Susan.