A Lonely Woman's Guiltiest TV Pleasures

A a direct result of being a lonely woman, many hours are spent in front of the television sipping on some diet Coke's and eating the sweet yet salty snack du jour. This can't be helped. There is just too much quality TV programming aimed directly at the lonely woman! Let's review a few favorite guilty pleasures that have managed to capture the lonely woman's Tivo time slot episode after episode, and let's be honest, repeat episode after same repeat episode.

15. The Hills - The drama between LC and Heidi somehow never got stale over the 6 seasons the same way it doesn't between you and your married friend. Speidi? This is definitely one case where the lonely woman reigns supreme.

14. Giuliana & Bill - Yes, Giuliana calling her husband by his last name, which is ultimately her last name gets really old really fast but there's something endearing about this show that keeps us coming back week after week. Maybe as heartbreaking as their fertility issues are to watch, it shows lonely women that it it could be worse...you could be stuck married to a first generation reality show winner.

13. Project Runway - Heidi and Tim. Plus, how great is it watch someone's hopes, dreams and aspriations get dashed with a swift "Auf Wiedersehen"?

12. Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys - This is a new series, but a show about girls and their gay best friends would never go under the radar from a lonely woman. This show keeps us tuning in week after week, even though our gay best friend that we're supposed to watch with bails to hang out with his boyfriend every week...it's poetic!

11. Figure Skating - Call it an unfufilled childhood dream or the realization that it's really the only sport a lonely woman can understand, figure skating gives women an excuse to sit on the couch with a mid-day wine spritzer ( a lonely woman's beer) and offer critique on jumps we could never even attempt, shimmery outifts we wish we could fit into and Celine Dionesque song selections which we instantly google to add to our "relaxation" (aka bubble bath) playlist.

10. Teen Mom - "Thank God I remained a virgin until I was 24, or this could have been me!" is the mantra every lonely woman repeats while watching this show.

9. Miami Social - This short-lived Bravo series instantly captured our hearts when we discovered it was really just incredibly attractive people that were as depressed as the average lonely woman. It didn't hurt they they were all rich and attractive, but they all seemed miserable, which instantly made it more attractive to the lonely woman. The beach/bikini body shots also reminded us to never go to Miami.

8. Whose Wedding is it Anyway? - Every lonely woman has spent the majority of their spare and working hours of their lives planning every detail of their wedding, so how do these women get it so wrong?! Thankfully, the wedding fairy known as David Tutera is able to turn it all around and make their day a magnificent chiffon affair.

7. Rock of Love - It's always reassuring to see that for every 100 lonely women, there's 1 lonely man, and Bret Michaels is one of them. Watching these trashy girls compete for Bret's affection never lost it's appeal because you always knew that this show was never about looking for love and more about looking for fame. Every lonely woman knows that nothing is more pathetic than a trashy woman desperate to be famous.

6. Keeping up with the Kardashians - There are so many unanswered questions that pop into your head while watching this show "Is this episode after Bruce's latest plastic surgery?" "Doesn't Kourtney realize that Scott is gay?!" and the ultimate lonely woman question, "Why can't someone as attractive and rich as Kim land a man?" As lonely women ourselves, we keep tuning in to hopefully find the answer, not really for Kim, but for ourselves.

5. Bridezillas - Seriously, you sit alone watching a woman planning her wedding to a man who's agreed to marry her no less, scream and threaten anyone that crosses her path and yet you're the one sitting on the couch alone. I don't understand it either.

4. Real Housewives - I wish I could pick a particular region to highlight, but the sad reality is that as a lonely woman, we are obligated to watch all of them, not that we're complaining! The upside for the lonely woman is that as you watch rich women scream at their friends about allegedly saying rude things about their husband, you realize that you will never have this problem.

3. The Bachelor/ette - A whole group of desperate lonely women/men in one place is basically like peering in at your local bar, only the old sailors are replaced with leggy blondes. Eventually, all but one goes home lonely, and that one never lasts either, so ultimately, the lonely wins!

2. What Not to Wear - Stacey and Clinton could do no wrong in a lonely woman's eyes, they speak to her soul about what's really bringing her and her fashion sense down, which is ultimately that the woman is lonely because she dresses poorly, and she dresses poorly because she's lonely. Stacey and Clinton somehow always break the cycle!

1. Say Yes to the Dress - Who needs Friday night plans with this show?! Say Yes to the Dress is the ultimate lonely woman fantasy, you get to critique a future bride over her atrocious style and question why she would bring so many family members. Secretly, you're making plans for your own wedding dress and choosing which part of each dress you would incorporate into yours...as soon as you actually go out on a Friday night to meet a guy.

There you have it kids, the ultimate lonely woman guilty pleasure must watch list. What will you be watching this upcoming weekend?