I am addicted to this show!!!
If you really get into it; not all of the women are sex crazed. It actually touches on many different situations that women deal with.
Here's a run-down of the characters w/o giving too much of the show away:
Bree Van De Kamp (played by Marcia Cross; the red-headed one): The ultimate Martha Stewart. She used to be normal, but somewhere along the way she started "keeping up with the Jones'." She's a perfectionist that always has to keep up appearances, no matter what is really going on in her life. She's afraid to let other people know that there are problems within her family. The more you watch the show, the more you will like this character. She's really good in episode #10.
Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher): A divorced single mom. Her daughter is about 16, and they are very close. All Susan wants is to find love. Her ex left her for some young thing, and it really hurt her.
Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman): She used to be a successful business-woman. She left her high paying job to stay at home with her four boys. Her boys are hellions, and Lynette is on the verge of a nrevous breakdown. She pretty much raises the boys on her own, as her husband has to travel quite frequently for his job.
Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria): She's an ex-model that married a rich man. He seems to think that if he buys her expensive gifts all the time, that she should be happy. What she really wants is some attention. So, she starts looking for attention elsewhere......
There are also a lot of miscellaneous characters that add to it. The series is so well written! With so many twists & turns, you'll always be guessing!