I think I'm going to answer this one from a slightly different point of view. Some of these women make for very good TV, but would drive me nuts if I were living in a house with them. Some of them, I think, are making genuine progress, but I'd have a hard time with maintaining the energy it would seem to require in order to 'support' them.

The person with whom I'd have the most trouble if I were living with her is, hands down, TJ, and for me, a lotta this has to do with her seeming need to simultaneously act as a moderator or facilitator in all housemate discussions, but at the same time dominate the discussions by going on at length about her own perceptions of people's problems, of the household dynamic, etc. I don't doubt that TJ's ADHD is a factor in this. I have some empathy for her in that I don't think her exercises and her coaching have been particularly substantive in terms of helping her deal with her ADHD-related issues. But even with the empathy I have, I'd be exhausted by her.

I'd find Lisa to be similarly wearying, though in general, it's Lisa's panicky reaction to stress that has bothered me more so than her flippancy. I'd tend to shrug off Lisa's catty remarks as being annoying and inappropriate, but not particularly upsetting.

I get the impression that Christina plays a lotta headgames with everybody. I feel like even in her confessionals, I can see her turning on the "innocent little girl" act (with the big grin and the slightly babyish tone of voice), and I can see her turning on the "I'm so much more sophisticated than the rest of these women" attitude. It bothers me that she sees her boyfriend as "not the kind of guy who goes to strip clubs," despite the fact that she met her boyfriend in a strip club, and that when she brings up issues from her personal life for discussion, whenever anybody expresses mild disagreement with her, her confessionals indicate that she's upset WAAAAAY outta proportion to whatver comments have been made.

Allison seems generally likable, but needs so much attention and validation and assurance that she's a good person that I'd be worn out by her. I'm aware that in dysfunctional families, there's often a child who takes on the role of "the hero," and I don't doubt that within her family, Allison was the hero. Her mom seems to still expect that Allison play that role, and Allison seems all-too-willing to play it, while at the same time resenting that she's playing that role.

Jessica seems to have a lot of common sense, but I've seen her behave as though she's THE voice of reason in the house and that everybody else's perspective takes a backseat to hers.

Of all of the women we're now seeing in the Starting Over house, the one with whom I can most easily imagine myself enjoying as a housemate is Jill. Jill seems to see positives and negatives in all of her housemates. She's gossiped and she's complained, but she seems to be learning to distance herself from the pettiest of the gossip that goes on in the house. She's been supportive of her housemates, and has been direct but diplomatic when that seems to have been called for.