Guilty Pleasures: Readers share their guilt

Summer's the season for indulging your guilt, and our Guilty Pleasures roundup invited readers from all over to send in their own embarrassing treats.

Guilty Pleasures are such a safe little indulgence that it's OK not only to have them, but to talk about them. We're not discussing life-threatening issues, here, but the goofy little breaks we all need from our busy lives and work. Even reading about others' pleasures reminds us that we're not alone in our secret little joys.

We couldn't share all of your submissions, but here are some great ones, and thanks.

‘THE HILLS’ ARE ALIVE
It is just so embarrassing. I resisted “Laguna Beach,” turned my nose up at “My Super Sweet Sixteen,” begged profusely for a new culture in the face of “Engaged and Underage.” But MTV finally got me with “The Hills.” I love it. I really, really love it. I care, deeply and more than words can express, about the rivalries and bad decisions (I’m looking at you Heidi, Spencer is a troll). And though I blush with humiliation through the entire episode, there is not enough shame in the world to make me change the channel.” — Allison

GETTING HER GOSSIP FIX
I refresh www.USMagazine.com several times a day. I love seeing the latest celebrity photos!  I feel guilty because I just can’t get enough. I know that I shouldn’t buy into the celebrity craze, but I’m obsessed. I tell myself that as long as I also read the important stories on news sites, that I’m just a well-rounded girl. — Tara

THE NAKED TRUTH
Home nudism, staying naked when no one is home. — Hugh

GIRL-WATCHING
The E! Network’s “The Girls Next Door” is my guilty pleasure. I’m a 42-year-old professional woman who is happily married and utterly uninterested in Playboy Magazine, but there is something endearing about this made-for-TV living arrangement of three dingy blondes living with “Hef” in his mansion. I wouldn’t want to be them, but Holly, Bridget and Kendra are actually likable and entertaining women who seem to be having a lot of fun with the arrangement. — Darla

WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM
A pint of Haagen Dazs Vanilla Swiss Almond, eaten in one sitting. — Christine

WHAT A SMARTIE
Smarties Candies. I have to limit myself to one or two rolls per day otherwise I’ll wipe out an entire one pound bag in an afternoon. — Mike

MUSICAL GUILT
Oh, come on, wasabi peas, Justin Timberlake, Regis and Kelly? That’s tame. I have that topped. How about Percy Faith, Mantovani, 5^th Dimension AND Olivia Newton John. I wouldn’t dare admit those to anyone I know. — John

WHO’S YOUR DADDY?
The “Maury Povich Show.” But not all topics, just paternity test and lie detectors. It never ceases to amaze me the amount of women who have no idea who fathered their children. I love it when they are “1000 percent sure” who the father is, and end up coming back 10 or more times. Unbelievable. But I can’t get enough of it. I also like Spaghettios straight out of the can, and spoonfuls of marshmallow crème. I am 34 years old. — Wendie

SALT, SWEET, GUILT
I have two guilty pleasures. Dlisted.com is a Web site I can’t go a day without looking at, sometimes a couple of times a day. Who couldn’t love this snarky gossip blog? Foodwise, a definite guilty please is Wendy’s french fries dipped into a Frosty. Salty, sweet — how could it get any better? — Rebecca

DRINK UP
Starbucks tall fat-free chai latté. $3 worth of heaven. — Sal

WELCOME TO XANADU
It’s so humiliating, but ... the movie “Xanadu.” I’ve watched it probably 50 times and still love it. — Bob

TV POISON
My guilty pleasure is watching the really horrible reality show “Rock of Love with Bret Michaels.” In my teens I used to like the band Poison (still sing along), so it makes sense that I would watch this show. I can’t imagine being stuck with any of those people. — Heather

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