Nick and Jessica, possible reconciliation or fashion statement?

[mrssalvo]

Ok, well I picked up the latest issues of in Touch and Us Weekly and both have pictures of Jessica wearing here 3.5 carat eternity band on a chain around her neck, along with a cross and another pendant from her mom and sister. So, of course the speculation begins. Do you think she''s sending signals that the marriage may not be over OR is she just wearing it because it looks like a Roberto Coin Circle of Life Pendant with a twist

. I personally find it interesting that she would wear it, even as a fashion statement. She has to know the media will be all over it and reading into.

thoughts everyone?

 

[february2003bride]

Hm, I don''t know. Between her wearing her eternity ring and Nick recently saying he still loved her and wanted her back...maybe they are working on it?

 

[icekid]

maybe? I kind of hope not... she seems a little crazy, and so does her family. He''s gotta be able to find someone a little more stable.

 

[moon river]

I hope this love story has a happy ending. They never were like the rest of HollyWeird to me. Without Daddy Dearest I think it woulda worked out.

 

[Logan Sapphire]

I read the article while waiting to check out! She claims that she wears it because Nick will always be an important part of her life. I don''t know how to interpret that, though. Reconciliation or not?

 

[mrssalvo]

Date: 4/22/2006 11:45:49 AM
Author: Logan Sapphire
I read the article while waiting to check out! She claims that she wears it because Nick will always be an important part of her life. I don''t know how to interpret that, though. Reconciliation or not?

I appreciate that she wants Nick to always be apart of her life, but the divorce isn''t even final. Not sure why she''d want to wear her wedding ring, even on chain

I also wonder if the time away from each other will open Nick''s eye and he might not actually want to go back even if she wanted to.

 

[Logan Sapphire]

For those interested, here is the Rolling Stone article on Nick: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9962414/nick_lachey_king_of_pain?rnd=1145481126629&has-player=true&version=6.0.12.1069

 

[moon river]

Date: 4/22/2006 12:32:32 PM
Author: Logan Sapphire
For those interested, here is the Rolling Stone article on Nick: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9962414/nick_lachey_king_of_pain?rnd=1145481126629&has-player=true&version=6.0.12.1069

Thanks for the link Logan.

 

[Mara]

i read about what he said in my latest intouch and i saw the US weekly with the ring thing etc...i used to LOVE them as a couple but she has acted like a WACKO and obviously does not understand what real marriage is all about...he is much better off with out her. i know he said he still loves her and would want her back but come on nick move on. find yourself a REAL WOMAN not a girl playing grownup.

 

[Blenheim]

I was fairly impressed with the Rolling Stones interview. He seemed to have a pretty realistic view of marriage, in that he was the one who recognized it was getting stale and wanted to go to a marriage counselor, while she just wanted to end it. He also had a good grasp of the different ways that the reality show was detrimental to their marriage. He seems to respect her instead of just trashing her, as is all to common when a couple is gettng a divorce.

I liked them as a couple, at first, but at this point I think that he deserves better than her. I hope that he can move on.

 

[cutey TT]

I, too, liked N&J as a couple. And I was among the 2M viewers who found their reality show amusing... I always hoped that they would somehow make it work (amidst the tabloids'' attempts to break them apart).

I was sad to hear that Jessica filed for divorce. Maybe they will reconcile...maybe not... Regardless, I''m a romantic and even though she seems like a nit-wit, clearly he still loves her and wants to live happily ever after with her.

At the very least, I wish *HIM* the best.

 

[JenStone]

Finally! Others who liked Nick and Jessica! I''ve followed their relationship since they first started dating and watched Newleyweds every week. My friends did too, but they always kept saying, "They''ll never last." I kept rooting for them, even when the tabloids said otherwise, because their romance seemed like a breath of fresh air in this cynical, divorce-ridden day and age. When they finally did announced their plans for divorce, I was genuinely disappointed. I guess every girl needs her fairytale romance, and theirs was mine.

Thanks for the link, Logan!

 

[tawn]

What''s sad to me, is that she apparently blindsided him with the whole divorce thing...without being willing to try any steps to work things out, while he seemed willing to try to save their marriage.

 

[Caribou]

I really think that Joe Simpson had a lot more to do with their demise than is being led on. He''s a creepy old man who seems to do whatever he can to make more money off his daughters. I really feel for the Simpson family. Nick should count his lucky stars that he''s no longer apart of them.

 

[moon river]

Date: 4/24/2006 10:26:26 AM
Author: Caribou
I really think that Joe Simpson had a lot more to do with their demise than is being led on. He''s a creepy old man who seems to do whatever he can to make more money off his daughters. I really feel for the Simpson family. Nick should count his lucky stars that he''s no longer apart of them.

I wholeheartedly agree.

I''ve just always wondered why Joe lets Ashley run wild and he keeps tight reins on Jess?

 

[Mara]

Oh I'm sure there's all sort of 'reasons' people could think of, MR...the guy is just a creeper. Ashley is probably the more lucky one.

Jessica was famous for saying after her divorce/separation etc that now she has no one to answer to, I think she just got a little heady with her freedom from her father when she got married, he passed her onto Nick to take care of (they have talked about that before) and then she was like well why does Nick have to take care of me? I can take care of myself! And it sounds like she grew resentful that she was not on her own. Kind of like what I personally used to think about myself, which was that I wanted to be sure to live on my own, pay my own rent, not have a roommate, have a roommate, pay my own bills, climb the corporate ladder, just basically get a bunch of 'life experiences' under my belt before I found the right guy and got married. I was dating an older guy when I was younger and I felt like I was rushing into an 'adult life' too soon. It was crucial for me to be entirely on my own with NO ONE telling me what to do or trying to help me or anything, and feeling totally independent for some time before I felt like I could enter into a 'partnership' with anyone and feel like I was an EQUAL rather than someone playing grownup. It worked out for me and I am so glad that was one of my requirements because I already know what is out there if you are on your own and you don't have to worry about grass is greener or 'what if i had done XYZ'...because you already know.

Anyway, I totally felt like she was chafing at the restraints of marriage and all that and wanted to 'be on her own'. Well she is now and who knows if she likes it. I feel like Nick is a pawn in her game, she is or was after all a child when they got married, a very sheltered child with no real experiences OF HER OWN...are we really surprised she had a mid-life crisis a few years into it? I know he loves her which is amazing after all this but I hope he can realize his own self-esteem and worth and move on and leave her behind.

 

[moon river]

Yeah Mara, I can think of a couple of ''DD'' reasons.

The comment her dad made about her breasts was way past creepy. I know when a second child comes along they get differant treatment but really now. Ashley seems to have been pushed aside, career and personal, wise by Joe. She seems to have made it on her own. Thus, the mistakes she''s made along the way. With out anyone to really guide her she''s learning the hard way, while sis is on a pedastal.

 

[KittenKat]

I also hoped N&J would prove the world wrong.

Getting married young in Hollywood is just a bad idea. There''s so much out there for these people - if they get tired of one lover, they drop said person and soon enough have another new one. It''s just too easy.

 

[princessv]

Did anyone watch MTV Nick Lachey''s What''s Left of Me interview and video? It''s interesting...my fiance made a remark that Nick is very smart, business wise to come out with an album now while the world is still buzzing about the news of their divorce. During parts of the show, it looked like Nick was about to cry..I really do feel bad for him, but agree he needs to move on.

 

[bling*diva*]

~~I saw the special ''What''s left of me'' this weekend, and I agree...it looked like Nick was about to cry a couple of times during the show. To me, it seems like he is getting over it, but not completely over it. I mean, they were together for seven years (I think), so he still has time. BTW, I like the song a lot!!

 

[cutey TT]

Yep, I also saw the "Nick Lachey: What''s Left of Me" special on MTV (DVR is a wonderful thing!). I feel sad for him since he definitely seems sincere...the whole thing made him seem like a regular person with real emotions.

DH thinks I''ve lost it and that I''m totally buying into what his PR reps want to portray...the "oh, poor Nick syndrome...please buy his album..."

Regardless, I really hope that Nick can get over Jessica and move on with his life, both professionally and emotionally. I think he really envies his brother''s life...committed marriage, new baby, etc. Hopefully someday, he can have all that. Unfortunately for Jessica, I think that one day she will realize that she was just being immature and didn''t know what a good thing she had. But Mara is probably right...she probably needs to do a little "living" on her own and come to that realization, once again, on her own. The sad thing for her will be that by then, Nick will be long gone...

 

[Logan Sapphire]

My friend, who isn''t into Nick and Jessica (

) at all, said that her take on the article was that he was less genuine than the story makes him out to be. She was less sympathetic to him, which I found interesting.

BTW, my husband read the article too and he was so happy to read that Nick sucks his stomach in when he remembers!

 

[moon river]

Maybe this is Nicks form of 'closure' on the whole situation.

 

[Angela1977]

I saw the special on MTV as well...I felt sorry for him in parts, I think that''s a natural reaction when seeing a man like that.

I don''t NOT believe him when he says how hurt he is, but I do think that a lot of this *is* a publicity stunt. I think he''s trying to hop back into work (which is a good idea...you don''t want people to forget about you). But I think that special was also heavily edited to make him seem much sadder than he is on a day-to-day basis. Was that his call or his managements? I don''t know, don''t really care. I do feel sorry for him...however, a lot of this is to get him back in the spotlight without Jessica.