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Teresa Giudice and her husband, Luis Ruelas, recently shared a dinner date with her brother Joe Gorga and his wife, Melissa Gorga, marking a significant step forward in mending their long-standing family rift. The foursome gathered for a meal on Wednesday, just weeks after announcing their reconciliation.

Melissa, 46, has spoken about the progress they’ve made in repairing their relationship, highlighting their plans for the upcoming holiday season. Meanwhile, Joe, 51, reflected on the lessons learned from their prolonged period of discord. The family, famous for their roles on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, was captured enjoying their evening at Nicola’s Ristorante in a video shared on Teresa’s Instagram Story.
In the video, Teresa enthusiastically greeted viewers, saying, “Hi guys! Hi! She’s back. Cheers!” The clip, which was later reposted by RHONJ Obsessed on Instagram, also showed Melissa responding with a cheerful, “Cheers!”
“Hi guys! Hi! She’s back. Cheers!” Teresa said in a clip of their outing, which was reshared by RHONJ Obsessed on Instagram.
“Cheers!” Melissa replied.
Meanwhile, on Melissa’s IG Story, she shared a group photo.

One day before their dinner date, Melissa and Joe addressed their rekindled relationship.
“We’ve made a lot of progress,” Melissa revealed during an interview with E! News at the premiere of The Housemaid in New York City on Tuesday. “It’s great. Everything’s good.”
“We’re having Christmas Eve at my house this year, so we’ll be together at my house,” she continued. “It’s crazy, because you never know, right? Never say never.”
As for Joe, he said that while they are taking “baby steps,” things are “back to normal,” while also sharing what he learned from their feud.
“Forgive, forgive, forgive and be happy in life,” he declared.
Although Teresa has been accused of making amends with the Gorgas in an effort to secure her return to RHONJ, she denied that her intentions were anything other than pure on Page Six’s Virtual Reali-Tea podcast.
“What made me choose that [was] not because … I’m [not] worried about not getting back on the cast, because it is what it is. Like if it happens, it happens. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t. My whole thing is I want to be a good example for my children,” she explained. “[If] anything ever happens [between my daughters] … I want one of them to be able to say like, ‘Move on past it.’”
The Real Housewives of New Jersey is on pause ahead of its 15th season.