Dolores and Paulie’s engagement plans stay up within the air because the Bravo star’s boyfriend refuses to chop ties together with his ex-wife.
All through Season 13 of The Actual Housewives of New Jersey, followers have watched Dolores Catania go from a contact cookie to a mushy romantic. And on many events, we’ve additionally seen her credit score her boyfriend, Paul “Paulie” Connell, for altering her perspective on love and romantic relationship dynamics.
As we noticed extra of Dolores and Paul collectively, it grew to become evident that the lovebirds supposed to make their love final eternally.
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After taking some warmth from Dolores’s ex-husband, Frank Catania, Paulie acknowledged he wished to marry Dolores and already had a hoop picked out. Nevertheless, the RHONJ Season 13 reunion revealed that the Irish businessman is already spoken for — at the very least legally.
Earlier than assembly Dolores, Paulie was married to a different lady named Joanne Connell. Right here’s the tea on Paul’s ex-wife and the way she impacts his and Dolo’s relationship.
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Dolores Catania admitted Paulie not but being divorced to his ex-wife makes her “indignant.”
Whereas Dolores appeared OK with Paulie nonetheless being married in Season 13 of RHONJ, she modified her tune when the couple returned for Season 14, which aired on Bravo in Might 2024. Throughout a scene from Season 14, Episode 6, “Margs and Marriage,” Dolores and Paulie mentioned their future and why he hasn’t formally divorced his spouse.
Dolores informed Paulie that, throughout Danielle Cabral’s bougie brunch occasion, her buddies requested her when she and Paulie had been going to get engaged. On the time, she had shared with the group that Frank was planning to suggest to his girlfriend, Brittany Mattesich. Dolores mentioned she and Paulie had “no motive to speak about that” till he was divorced.
“To go right here, it’s a must to finalize what you are doing,” Dolores defined to Paul about marriage.
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Paulie replied to his girlfriend and sarcastically requested if she thought he would “get down on one knee” as quickly as he divorced. Dolores clarified that she continued to specific her emotions concerning the state of affairs, asking him, “What’s taking so lengthy?” and admitting that the state of affairs was “beginning to get on my nerves a bit of bit.” Paulie then requested Dolores if she was “indignant” and Dolores replied and mentioned she was each indignant and “annoyed” as a result of he had initially informed her he could be divorced “final 12 months.”
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Paul claimed “one thing occurred” that led him to not signal the divorce papers. He mentioned he did not wish to blame COVID-19 like many different folks would. Dolores checked out him in disbelief and mirrored on being in an analogous state of affairs along with her ex, (and her ex-husband’s former roommate), David Principe.
“I’ve already been by way of this with David,” she mentioned in a confessional. “”Me not shifting in with David as a result of I wasn’t engaged was undoubtedly sensible. However now I am like, ‘What the f–k are you doing?'”
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Why is Paul Connell nonetheless legally married to his ex-wife?
Dolores and Paul met by way of a mutual buddy in 2021. Since then, Dolores has been candid about how her new relationship prompted a shift in her and Frank’s relationship. Seems, Paul’s relationship together with his ex-wife, Joanne, is simply as difficult.
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Paul and Joanne had been married for 16 years, and Joanne can also be the mom of his two sons — Brooklyn and Kameron. In keeping with The Solar, Joanne filed for divorce on February 4, 2020, one 12 months earlier than he met Dolores. Whereas they’ve been separated ever for the reason that outlet acknowledged the final divorce submitting occurred in October 2020 and has but to be assigned to a decide.
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Dolores revealed on the RHONJ reunion that her boyfriend desires to maneuver ahead together with his divorce to allow them to probably get married. Her feedback on Paulie’s ex-wife on the reunion echoed what he informed The Solar concerning the state of affairs a couple of weeks prior.
In Might 2023, Paul mentioned that he and Joanne had an “amicable” cut up and by no means noticed a “want” for them to divorce on paper. However Paul determined to dissolve his marriage when issues “obtained extra critical” together with his actuality TV boo. He famous his ex has no exhausting emotions about him shifting on and mentioned she’s “glad” for him and Dolores.
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