Known for being a hopeless romantic and a klutz, as well as for her occasional portrayal of the "damsel in distress", is arguably the most fragile of all the housewives, and is often considered the nicest and most adorable one.
Susan Bremmer was born to Sophie Bremmer , a single mother who had conceived Susan with a feed store owner named Addison Prudy , who was at the time cheating on his wife. Sophie was given good money to stay quiet about the affair and raise the child by herself, and she did so by telling her daughter that her father had been a merchant marine who died at war, during the Battle of Hanoi.
It is assumed her grandfather had a great impact on her life until he perished. Susan was a popular cheerleader in her high school days " Every Day a Little Death " , and graduated as valedictorian of her class. Her first penned book, Ants in My Picnic Basket , was a commercial success, in part thanks to the help of her good friend Lonny Moon , a publisher. Susan married divorce attorney Karl Mayer. In , the couple moved with their daughter to Wisteria Lane , a peaceful suburban neighborhood.
The couple divorced, and Susan spent her time feeling depressed and hoping for a man to come and sweep her off her feet. When Susan found out that Edie was sleeping with one of her friend's husbands, she ends their friendship. Later on, Edie confronts Susan that she caught Karl with his secretary, Brandi and they are having an affair. Susan didn't believe Edie, and thought she was trying to ruin her marriage, so they were never close friends again.
The series begins a year after Susan's divorce from her first husband, Karl - the father of their daughter Julie.. Mary Alice 's unexpected suicide provokes Susan's suspicion about the Young family ; however, her attention re-shifts when she meets a plumber, Mike Delfino , who has recently moved across the street, and whom she meets at her friend's wake.
