Sometimes I wonder after all these years and documentaries...

Is Hollywood telling the truth? I grew up watching I love Lucy, and I've been watching different movies and informative shows about her and Desi Arnaz.

They said a lot of good things about Desi Arnaz (and many bad). The movies and online sources made out Desi to be the "savvy one". He negotiated deals that went very well. This might be true. But, what if Lucy is the one who gave him this confidence?

I watched her on "Behind the Ricardos", and my dad was right. Lol. "She was a bit**!" She seemed almost narcissistic. She took up for him like she was taking up for herself *in front of people that mattered*. Otherwise... who knows how she or he really felt about her opinion of Desi?

I wonder if she was a bit narcissistic, and he lived through her... and her "confidence".

Maybe not. 🤷‍♀️ She was definitely a B though. Lol.

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REMsleep · 41-45, F

You watched documentaries and that's what you got out of it no way!
Lucille Ball was a marketing and comedy genius and a very hard worker, the only reason her husband was on the I Love Lucy show was because she made it happen because he was cheating on her a lot and she felt that if he was busy on the show she could keep an eye on him.
She was the brains. They fought alot and loudly on set due to his spending and womanizing.
He was a bit younger than her and he was in the nightlife.

perceptivei · 36-40, F

@REMsleep yeah. Five years younger in total. Dang Cuban culture. "A real man has as many women as the hairs in his head!"

🤦‍♀️

They eloped... she was a vicious lover. She knew she got herself into that mess and married hence she started cheating, too.

I think they had a passionate love for one another. Just don't know why. Lots of charming, handsome men... 🤷‍♀️