Cashmere Mafia: Sex in the City II or More?

I watched the premiere of Cashmere Mafia Sunday night. My first thought was that it was a Sex in the City copycat. Especially with the specific group of four women. The only difference being that the main character seems to be an ethnic Lucy Lui, not white, Sarah J. P. However this show does seem to be quite a bit different. There are a few mom's, a possible gay character and the whole setup is based more around women trying to balance and juggle everyday life than being disappointed by Mr. Big or trying to kick a smoking habit.

The most pivotal moment for me was when one of the characters was told by the three others that her husband was cheating on her. She cried a little and mentioned how much she hated it, but it was no big shocker. In essence they told a story that women have been living for years but from a viewpoint that isn't often told. Cheating in our society is cause for divorce. You should burn all his clothes, expose and harass his mistress and see him in court where you try to take him for all he is worth. In other words, play the victim role to the bank.

Rarely ever is the responsibility taken and the good and bad in the relationship is weighed. She didn't excuse his behavior. She said she found it hurtful, however she acknowledged that being married to her was probably no dream either. She admitted she no longer wanted to date, had a desire to be rescued by her knight and shining armor or be a single mother. With his latest love affair, he had however broken a rule concerning location, location, location and for that there would be hell to pay.

When you look at the statistics, half of all marriages end and roughly 30-60% experience infidelity. This being conservative "statistics". Yet for some reason, we raise our eyebrows and gawk at the thought that someone we were married to, ourselves or someone we know could or would "cheat".