hi im in a relationship and i un happy! I have been with this person for 4 years. I'm just not happy but i like our working relationship together. we have companies together i still want us to work together and be friends. However i no he wouldnt want to break up and he feels if we cant' be in a relationship we cant' be friends. He' also wants us to get married i dont' but we live together and i have no where else to go. IM' Stuck between a rock and a hard place what do you think?

I am SHOCKED! Caroline, how could you take Melissa side? You know better than that!

Hey Carloline! I am 14 and watch your show all the time! Do you think maybe sometime you could write a blog about mothers and daughters getting along! Im a teenager so me and my mom don't get along as well as we used to and I don't want to have a realtionship with my mom were I don't ever speak to her! and you are a great mom so I hope you can help!

Hi Caroline, Just wanted to drop a line and tell you how much I admire your level headed, good hearted sensibilities. You are a matriarch that is such a wonderful example. In an age of such drama driven reality shows, where bad behavior is rewarded, it's a joy to watch you do the right thing with honor and dignity. You're the reason I watch the show. All the best, Deanie DeHaven

I ABSOLUTELY love you Caroline...if the other women had your common sense there wouldn't be all that drama...you're the reason i watch the show!!!

Caroline, I was so surprised to hear you say what you did about Teresa tonight on "Watch What Happens Live". I really believed that you were a better friend than that no matter what. How could you betray your friend?

Caroline you are just the best i mean ur the tree of the show u honeslty are and Caroline good luck with ur show its awesome i am in florida but if i could call i will cause girl i need ur advise..

i am a black women and the guy that i am seeing is italian..His family does approve of me because Im black and I just dont understand why..i have heard plenty of stories about italian mothers being tough so i can understand them being stand offish..but they have never held a convo never even asked me my name but they want him to leave me alone..What do you think I should do and do you have a problem with your sons dating a black women..?

Caroline, My question is about my relationship with my sister. I am 43 and my sister is 42 so we are not young and we were never very close when we were in our teens, but I've tried hard to be there for her and her family for the last 20 years. The problem is that she has told me that she doesn't feel we can be close because I am not a devout Christian like she is (I consider myself more spiritual than religious). She never talks to me like a sister and ignores my daughter. I've tried to talk to her about it and she said that maybe we should just go our separate ways. I can't explain how painful that was. Is it worth it to be the "better person" and just live with the relationship we have when it hurts me and my daughter? I feel like crying every time we are together and its hard to keep putting your heart out there and get rejected. But shes my only sibling. Any advice?

Too bad we cannot get your program in Florida. You keep it up - wish everyone had a positive attitude like you. You are what a true Jersey woman is like.

Look forward to hearing from you show again. God Bless

Caroline, Good Luck with your new job. Love you,Love you,Love you.

Caroline, First of all please don't listen to the negative comments that some are making about you taking Melissa's side or betraying Teresa. I really don't think you did either, you simply said that everyone should contiue to watch the show and make up their own minds. Enough said.... Secondly, I think you did a great job on the radio show. If I lived in NJ I would tune in for every show. Keep up the good work and thank you for showing all of us how to let things go and move on. Family is very important, and tit for tat is not the way to go...thank you again

wow- i can't believe you said you understand where melissa is coming from? plus your delivery of advice to Teresa is rude and condescending...i can't believe she is still even talking to you!

Caroline

SOOOO surprised at your comment on WWHL! Always thought you would be a loyal friend and now when Teresa needs you most you "see Melissa's side"!!! She is a manipulative spoiled brat so hopefully THAT is the side of Melissa you're seeing.

Teresa is a grown woman and just because she doesn't blindly take all of your advice is no reason to start switching teams and dumping on her. You have been 'talking down' to her on many occasions this season and believe it or not, not everyone agrees with your advice.

Hi Caroline

Melissa and Teresa are both guilty of hurting each other Joe Gorga is stuck in the middle. Melissa has to sisters that will stand behind her and Teresa does not. Don't turn your back on her. Melissa is guilty of bringing the family problems public for the sake of a music career. You would not want a daughter-in-law that woud run to the media to exploit your family business for her own gain. If Melissa and Joe had any respect for their family they should have settled this in private.

What is going on between you and Teresa? Team Teresa, by the way.

OMG! You and Teresa aren't friends anymore! I love Teresa! Please, explain what you said last night! We all want to know.

Hi Caroline: You are by far my FAVORITE. You remind me of my mom. Very level-head, and of course no nonsense. I love the way you handled Kathy. You got her # and I believe she is a big part of the troubles poor Theresa is having with her bratty brother. He's coming off as a spoiled child.

Any who, I wanted to tell you how proud of you I am for venturing out into the world of talk-radio. What an example to set for your grown kids.. It's never too late to make it happend. Good luck and congrats...

Hi Caroline: You are by far my FAVORITE. You remind me of my mom. Very level-head, and of course no nonsense. I love the way you handled Kathy. You got her # and I believe she is a big part of the troubles poor Theresa is having with her bratty brother. He's coming off as a spoiled child.

Any who, I wanted to tell you how proud of you I am for venturing out into the world of talk-radio. What an example to set for your grown kids.. It's never too late to make it happend. Good luck and congrats...

Why did you defend Melissa? We want to know!

Bravo will never post this but.... Caroline, I am crazy about you, but what you said on Watch What Happens Live leads me to believe you are fake. We see Teresa begin calm telling MElissa I'm sorry, lets start over for the family and Melissa showed what Teresa has said .... she right off the bat went off. Shes lies, but you take up for her

I was VERY Disappointed how you sold Tre down the river on WWHL last night too. As you can see Tre fan base is far greater than you "understanding both sides" Shame on you!

I was really shocked to hear you last night siding with Melissa. Even if you were you could have kept it to yourself. I can really see from pics and stuff that you have let Melissa come in and win you over too! I see on one pic of you and her and she states under the pic "I can't deny I love her!" I'm like really. I would have never thought that you would betray Theresa like that. You have know Teresa and you know how she is that just her and for you to say that on national TV, I got sick to my stomach. I thought that you loyalty was to your friend. Well the way you treat Kathy in your home was all for what? And afterwards, saying don't come into my home and bash my friend when you turn around and do it on tv. UGH! I thought you wanted to stay out of it!!!!

good luck on your radio talk show. you give a lot of sensible advice. the show got off to a nervous start but finished fine. i think if you had prepared an introduction to your topic (holidays can be the best or the worst of times...) it may have given you an opportunity to find your comfort zone.

thank you for verbalizing the fact that there are two sides to the teresa-melissa feud.

Love you Caroline and your no nonsense approach to life. You're all about common sense....something that seems to be less and less these days.

No, you didn't! Are you on Melissa's side?

i was disappointed on the show watch what happens live you seem to take that melissa's side alittle. arent you and teresa friends? you must not be watching the same show i am. poor melissa deoesnt fit in they leave her out everyones against her blah, blah, blah. or did you tell her to put her big girl panties on? please!

Caroline, tell us why you are not friends w Teresa anymore.

I've watched every episode so far, read all the blogs and I still I have no idea what the Giudices and Gorgas are fighting about. Do they?

Caroline, I think you are great! In the "Watch What Happens Live" you said "I get Melissa side" not saying you agreed with Melissa just that you got her side. I wish people would listen better.

Hello Caroline I have a problem with my in-laws. My husband and I have been now married for 13 years and have 2 young children. Nine out of 13 years we lived next door in their “family owned” apartment complex they lived across from us. We paid rent however, they never made repairs, we had holes in the ceiling, no heat in the winter, and mice in the apartment and every time we asked them to fix things they would ignore us or start a repair and then never finish. Their family also owned a construction company so they would say they don’t have the man power or time. So for nine years we tolerated and always came last. My own parents, to help us, decided to buy and investment property and bought, a brand new 2 family house and told me we could live there rent free until we were able to buy our own house.

While we were in the process of moving my husband would change his mind daily. He would one day be for the idea the next he would be against it. I found out later he was being influenced from his parent they would interfere constantly. This was a problem because we would fight daily. I would explain the situation and if we have an opportunity to save money live in a brand new house and not deal with the BS of his own family. But because his family was jealous of the fact that my parents who worked had all their lives immigrants were able to buy 3 properties and could help us. They fought with me one day. They cursed me told me to F my self, go to hell. The minute I walked into their house the first word was how dare my parents did not consult with them and asked for their permission and used their real estate license to buy this house. My reaction was not a good one, instead of walking away I told them what they have done wrong, and that they need to stay out of my business and to stop interfering in our lives. My parents did not need to ask for permission to spend their own money. Who are they to tell them what to do? How dare they? They blame me for coming into their house and fighting with them. Yes we fought but they cursed me I never once disrespected them. They refused to make necessary repairs we were tenants and their grandchildren were living there. How do you go to bed at night knowing you shut the heat off them there were holes in the ceiling and mice?

Also after we moved they fixed everything for the new tenants. How low!

What makes matters worse my brothers in laws got in the middle of it. One of the cursed me and told me he was going to make me pay. Turns out a couple of weeks after the fight one of them called the company I work for and put an anonymous complaint about me and tried to get me fired. My husband says he does not think it’s them but he is still trying to protect them being that he is a mama’s boy he will never admit it.

But what kind of people does this if you had asked me 1 year before this I would have never expected this to happen. We were very close, and I tolerated a lot of jabs, a lot of interference and they obviously mistook my kindness for weakness and stupidity. How could they call the company I work for and tried to get me fired like rats. If they wanted to get to me they should attack me not my job so I don’t have food to put on the table for my kids, healthcare for them. What kind of low lives do this? I know in life you do bad you get bad. And they are suffering God will make them pay.

My dilemma now is that a year has gone by. I took the high rode I invited them to my daughters communion and they came I also invited them to come to the new house for an upcoming birthday party for their son. They probably will not come because my mother in law is not well physically. My husband and I have talked it out. And we have decided to let it go and live our lives and move on and I am trying but some days, I still am angry inside I know my husband is suffering inside as well and that he misses the times when we were all close. But I know that will never happen. His mom is not well at all. And he knows when she goes his brothers his uncles and cousins are all going to sue each other because that’s what they do instead of working together they are jealous of each other and they like to fight. So in the mean time I am staying far away. I want to move on, and I have moved on and just want to find serenity and be happy and to stop rethinking the fight in my head. I want to think positive and have peace. I want to have tranquility and happiness with my husband and two children.

What do you think of all of this BS? How do I find that serenity? What do you suggest?

We all want to know why you are on Team Melissa now.Please, explain it.

I was SO upset to hear you speak against Teresa on WWHL...bummer.

Caroline,

You give some good, common-sense advice, however, you may want to tone down the "holier-than-thou" attitude that's coming across this season. I just heard parts of your first radio show on last night's episode and the "guess what" attitude is painfully annoying. You may have common sense, but you surely don't know everything and as Teresa said in the car "easy for you to say Caroline."

Injecting a little humility and compassion would do you well, in general and especially with Teresa. I know we only get an edited version, but a little compassion and toning down the attitude would be a good idea.

Hi Caroline! Love you! Also I was stunned when you said you see "both sides" now when it comes to teresa and melissa. You say it like you see it so I am sure you know more than we do. I am a teresa fan but I do think she should just let it all go and move on. She does have a hard time letting go. She needs to show she is over all the drama and let melissa dig her own grave when it comes to things. Instead of trying to prove that she is the problem just sit back and let things go and her true self will be revealed.

When the men you went to see concerning your radio show...asked you the question about "old girlfriends, staying in touch with men who are married or vise a versa...on facebook, You said "you have no problem with that, If you have a good marriage, that will not effect it" I who am older than you do not agree with you at all...I think it could make trouble for any marriage...what is the purpose of a communication that can only lead to wrong doing...in any marriage...there are ups and downs...sometimes you hate your husband and you at times fall out of love, at the same time the husband is not feeling that way... at times the husband will feel that way and the wife will not... that is the balance and keeps couples together...why cause a problem with someone who was out of the picture because you did not love them...So to me your answer should of been "I have a problem with that, marriage is complex don't put yourself in a position that will do more harm than good". " EX boyfriends or girlfriends are like old taxes, file them away and forget them".

Caroline,I can see your sadness and how alone you feel. I am 44 years old and my son is still in college but will soon venture out too. I dread that day so bad that just typing this makes me tear up. You might want to consider a smaller home. I know you might say: Yeah, but this home holds all the memories and I get that but move forward. Grandchildren in the horizon and a new place starts a new chapter in your life and I promise I bet you will cherish these just as much as the others. Oh, I am taking my own advice and when my child moves out, my hubby and I are going to find us a small "fixer upper" and make a new chapter too. Love to you and all the Manzos. God Bless!

Tessa

You are a true friend! Even though Teresa is your friend, you still manage to give your opinion honestly! I respect you even more for that! Keep up the great work and hopefully Teresa & Melissa will learn something from you! xoxo

Caroline, when watching the show, i coldnt help but relate to you So badly when dealing with the "empty Nest" My 20 Year old Daughter left home and got Married and my 18 year old son is leaving for College in a few months. I know this is something that So many of us deal with.. But it was So nice to see and hear what you had to say about it. Helped me to feel less lonely in this tIme in my life.

Caroline, I think you maybe on to something. I wasn't surprised when you made the comment about Melissa. Because I see it as well.

Caroline I totally disagree with the other viewers who feel you betrayed Teresa. I am so GLAD that you said you get where Melissa is coming from, on Watch What Happens Live. I too get where Melissa is coming from and Teresa needs to understand that she isn't always right. I feel that a true friend will always be honest with you no matter what even if it means disagreeing with you. Keep doing what you're doing, you are awesome and I love you for it.

Erma G

You are so right about the holidays being any time of year. My cousins and I meet up in September because there are a lot of September birthdays, we exchange presents and do not meet again at Christmas. And last year, she had the kids make Christmas ornaments in September. It is great and there is no pressure.

My goodness she did not take anyone side people. She heard more from Melissa and understood where she was coming from. Both familes are hurt and they will have to resolve it. Caroline fame has come for you and I for one am happy some good things like the pageant where there. You where wonderful!! Who would believe you would get the first question. Caroline you where endearing with your little stumble on words. We don't always want perfection for we know we could and would do the same thing. You where great and looked beautiful. I was routing for Miss California!!

You look fantastic Caroline!!! As the years go by, you look better and better. I love how calm you are. Good Luck in your new endeavors. I think you have the best advice....Love you

Hey Caroline, I just wanted to ask you how do you deal with stress and stressful situations and what do you think it the best way to deal with it?

Caroline, You are VERY good at advise. You need to run a seminar with ALL the Housewives from all the cities. Lord knows they could all use a swift kick in the butt! Give NeNe an extra kick for her attitude on the Celebrity Apprentice and for calling LaToya Jackson Casper the Ghost. It was more than gracious of LaToya to give her MJ T-shirt for the art auction so soon after his death. She said she carries it around with her everywhere. If it was my brother, they would have to pry it out of my dying hands! I was shocked no body else on the team didn't appreciate that fact and not take it to sell.

You seem so down to earth and grounded.

How do you deal with the all the mess your "new cast members" are bringing?

Hope to see you next season,and the next,I wish your sister would return,especially since Danielle is no longer a factor.

I know that you lost a lot of weight last year and look fabulous. I am 54, and in relatively good shape and good health. However, because of menopause and crazy hormones, I have put on weight, to the point where I am uncomfortable. My question: how did you lose the weight? I walk on my treadmill 4 times/week, 2.5-3.0 miles each time. The fat won't budge. Your advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

New Jersey 101.5's Caroline !!!! I first have to tell you I LOVE THE BROWNSTONE!!! I've lived in Arizona now for 27 years, but my heart belongs in New Jersey. "You can take the girl out of New Jersey, but you can NEVER take the Jersey out of the girl". I love the orginial THREE, Caroline, Teresa, and Jacqueline! You have been the "VOICE" to the Housewives of New Jersey, NOW, you are the "VOICE" to New Jersey 101.5 listeners. Gods every blessing upon you and your family.

Caroline, I think we all love you because you have this inate ability to be objective, understanding and reasonable without letting personal bias roll off your lips. You remain true to yourself, true to the facts and true to your beliefs. The ability to maintain that perspective in every situation is what makes you such an admired and respected sounding board. You tell it like it is just like the rest of the women on the show, but the difference is that you say what you mean and mean what you say, whereas the other women say what they think will be most effective on their own behalf at any particular moment. I think if you sat Teresa, Melissa, Joey and Kathy down, and did what you do best, they'd all walk away realizing that they EACH have a part in the on-going problems that they ALL need to apologize for. You go girl!!!