In last night’s episode of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Atlanta, NeNe Leakes and her business partner, John, meet again to discuss a lounge she’s planning on opening in Atlanta. After the meeting, John presents NeNe with another expensive pair of Christian Louboutin pumps. In return, NeNe quickly pecks John on the cheek.
As a former stripper, NeNe knows that a quick peck on the cheek does not suffice — especially when she have just received a very expensive gift. A peck on the lips would have been a more appropriate response for such an expensive gift.
When a baller gives a woman an expensive gift in public, he is doing it for show (to get attention). So he’s looking for a response that is equally as showy as the gift. (In his mind) a quick peck on the lips is a worthy response.
It is very obvious from NeNe’s body language (and the fake tone of her voice) that she is only interested in John for his money and his connections. Here’s a tip for the men: if a woman seems uncomfortable in your presence, that’s because she is uncomfortable. You don’t have to ask her if she’s having a good time. She is not having a good time, and you know it. Don’t play yourselves by giving her a gift. You’re rewarding her bad behavior, and making yourself look desperate.
But this is a moot point because everyone knows that NeNe is still married to Greg and, in fact, they still live together. So all of this is fake anyway.