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Lifetime’s new series Prison Wives Club follows four women living with the consequences of their choices to fall in love with and remain married to convicted felons.

Yes, this is an actual show. Why are we surprised?

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Watch Prison Wives Club Season 1 Episode 1 Online

On Prison Wives Club Season 1 Episode 1 Monday night, viewers saw each of these women struggle to find normalcy despite unconventional life circumstances.

When it comes to the men in their lives, every day is Felon Crush Friday, not just when Jeremy Meeks‘ mug shot goes viral and sparks a ton of Facebook shares.

These aren’t small-time con men, either. The women must cope with limited contact with their beaus, who are serving sentences ranging from 10 years to life.

As such, they must stick together for support in totally non-scripted fashion, although they are not always on the same page as far as how they should act.

Life on the "outside" is complicated too, as we know.

 

Kate, we learn, developed a penchant for bad boys early on, and after her husband’s incarceration she was abandoned by some of her closest friends.

That leaves her longing for a place to fit in herself.

Jhemini, meanwhile, tries to be the perfect prison wife, though she has yet to reveal her husband’s "situation" to her conservative family and lives a double life.

That’s not something a lot of people can relate to.

Then we have Ana, who met her husband through a website and secretly wed him, believing he was in prison for life … but parole is actually an option.

Let’s repeat that: Ana met a convict online with the understanding that her soon-to-be husband would never see the light of day. This was her goal.

Finally, LaQuisha has yet to consummate her marriage to her convict spouse, but is raising a young daughter (not his) at the same time. So it’s tough.

Want to see all the drama play out for yourself?

You can watch Prison Wives Club online to do just that, and then ponder whether you could ever marry someone stuck living in a cell for many years.