Pretend You are Elin: What Would You Do Now?
Dec 3rd, 2009, 05:45 AM
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Elin has the upper hand right now. Tiger is chasing Jack Niklaus' record and I'm sure that is a signficant career goal for him. Difficult to concentrate on winning golf when you have a huge public scandal or pending divorce in the works.
Tiger better be buying lots of Kobe rings right now and doing everything he can think of to keep Elin happy or he is going to threaten something he really loves and wants. And that isn't his marriage.
Tiger better be buying lots of Kobe rings right now and doing everything he can think of to keep Elin happy or he is going to threaten something he really loves and wants. And that isn't his marriage.
Dec 3rd, 2009, 05:49 AM
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One night stand...hmmmm, not impossible to forgive and forget
A long term relationship ( while wife pregnant) .....
very hard to forgive , impossible to forget.
Money is not everything ;it does not erase hurt, disappointment, humiliation and complete lack of consideration.
Where is the love?
A long term relationship ( while wife pregnant) .....
very hard to forgive , impossible to forget.
Money is not everything ;it does not erase hurt, disappointment, humiliation and complete lack of consideration.
Where is the love?
Dec 3rd, 2009, 06:05 AM
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Where is the love? Being tempted and tempted again by woman throwing themselves at him.
Tiger should take most of the responsibility. The other women should take some too. They knew the possible consequences of hurting the wife and breaking up a family but they didn't care.
Tiger should take most of the responsibility. The other women should take some too. They knew the possible consequences of hurting the wife and breaking up a family but they didn't care.
Dec 3rd, 2009, 06:11 AM
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This is the one thing I could never forgive. It is the ultimate betrayal. Kick him to the kerb! Or do what my former boss's ex wife did when she found out he was having an affair - she had a yard sale with his stuff!
Dec 3rd, 2009, 06:25 AM
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Sorry, I don't think you marry a very famous professional athlete (or THE most famous athlete) and expect fidelity. You get a lot of material things, you and your children will be well taken care of financially, but fidelity? Unlikely.
She has to decide if she loves him enough to accept this arrangement I guess. Reports are that she's renegotiating the prenup and getting a giant ring. That certainly sounds like she's in the marriage for financial considerations to me.
She has to decide if she loves him enough to accept this arrangement I guess. Reports are that she's renegotiating the prenup and getting a giant ring. That certainly sounds like she's in the marriage for financial considerations to me.
Dec 3rd, 2009, 06:30 AM
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Mel...the reason I said she can't leave is legally, she cannot take the kids from him. She could get a restraining order if he threatened her, but that's a stretch. She would be hounded by media should she move out and I feel that they are trapped there for the moment.
Trying to understand "men" is not the issue. This boy has been spoiled rotten all his life. His father compared him to Jesus. He has been the center of attention all his life and has used his talents to achieve fortune and fame, even though his sportsmanship has been questioned many times (F bombs and golf clubs thrown on the course) He has a reputation for being a poor tipper and not taking care of those who work the locker rooms and equipment handlers (first hand knowledge here) I can't imagine that he is humble enough to put his wife on equal terms. Good luck to her. Yes, she's gorgeous and rich....but I imagine she's quite fragile right now. Imagine trying to hold your head up during this. That's great that someone mentioned she might be part of the problem.
It might take two to make a marriage work, but it only takes one big F-up to destroy it. Trust me.
Trying to understand "men" is not the issue. This boy has been spoiled rotten all his life. His father compared him to Jesus. He has been the center of attention all his life and has used his talents to achieve fortune and fame, even though his sportsmanship has been questioned many times (F bombs and golf clubs thrown on the course) He has a reputation for being a poor tipper and not taking care of those who work the locker rooms and equipment handlers (first hand knowledge here) I can't imagine that he is humble enough to put his wife on equal terms. Good luck to her. Yes, she's gorgeous and rich....but I imagine she's quite fragile right now. Imagine trying to hold your head up during this. That's great that someone mentioned she might be part of the problem.
It might take two to make a marriage work, but it only takes one big F-up to destroy it. Trust me.
Dec 3rd, 2009, 06:47 AM
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Word LLindaC
This behavior in Tiger isn't going to change. His sponsors better get used to hearing unflattering things about him now that the dirty laundry is starting to be aired.
Elin could have a very comfortable life and within boundaries of child custody, could live anywhere in the world she wanted to be.
This behavior in Tiger isn't going to change. His sponsors better get used to hearing unflattering things about him now that the dirty laundry is starting to be aired.
Elin could have a very comfortable life and within boundaries of child custody, could live anywhere in the world she wanted to be.
Dec 3rd, 2009, 06:53 AM
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She'll get custody of the kids.
I would leave him and get a divorce. He's not the man she thought she married (I assume). How could she ever trust him again? And if his cheating didn't mean anything to her, all of this wouldn't have happened. He's lied, cheated, made a fool of her in front of friends, family and the world at large. He didn't think for a moment of the effect his cheating would have on his wife and children. How can he say he loves them and cares for them when he does stuff like this. Is it really that hard to keep it in your pants?
She and the children deserve to continue living the life they've become accustomed to. Why should they have to take less than that -- they've done nothing wrong. Believe me, he's not going to be living on the street if he shares his tremendous wealth with them.
I'm so disgusted and disappointed in him. I really thought he was better than the Kobes of the world.
I would leave him and get a divorce. He's not the man she thought she married (I assume). How could she ever trust him again? And if his cheating didn't mean anything to her, all of this wouldn't have happened. He's lied, cheated, made a fool of her in front of friends, family and the world at large. He didn't think for a moment of the effect his cheating would have on his wife and children. How can he say he loves them and cares for them when he does stuff like this. Is it really that hard to keep it in your pants?
She and the children deserve to continue living the life they've become accustomed to. Why should they have to take less than that -- they've done nothing wrong. Believe me, he's not going to be living on the street if he shares his tremendous wealth with them.
I'm so disgusted and disappointed in him. I really thought he was better than the Kobes of the world.
Dec 3rd, 2009, 06:56 AM
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Jenny Sanford seems to be taking a dignified approach to a pathetic husband's behavior so I might look in that direction. Hold head up, look out for the children, move out, get support from any close trusted friends & family, get a very good lawyer, go home to Sweden for the holidays, take some time and space and distance to think things through and deal with the immediate, visceral pain.
If the circumstances of his infidelity were truly that he was stepping out through one or more pregnancies with his child/children, that would end the marriage for me, such as it was.
If the circumstances of his infidelity were truly that he was stepping out through one or more pregnancies with his child/children, that would end the marriage for me, such as it was.
Dec 3rd, 2009, 07:01 AM
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I don't think she should take the kids from him. Sharing custody sounds reasonable but how often does he spend time with his kids anyway? With all the golf he plays and extra curricular activities...
I can't imagine how they could repair the damage. Way too many "transgressions".
-Roberta
I can't imagine how they could repair the damage. Way too many "transgressions".
-Roberta
Dec 3rd, 2009, 07:05 AM
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Well, I wouldn't agree to shared custody because I think that's hard on the kids, especially when their father travels as much as he does, but yes, I do think that he should see his kids as much as the court allows. Not that I think he deserves it, by the way, but because the children should have contact with their father. He certainly wasn't thinking about what's best for his kids when he had his pants down around his ankles.
Dec 3rd, 2009, 07:10 AM
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"Sorry, I don't think you marry a very famous professional athlete (or THE most famous athlete) and expect fidelity."
Wow. So, if you are a famous athlete, your marriage vows are worth s***? And it's expected? And a woman who enters a marriage with said athlete is only doing it for the $$. I'm stunned.
Wow. So, if you are a famous athlete, your marriage vows are worth s***? And it's expected? And a woman who enters a marriage with said athlete is only doing it for the $$. I'm stunned.
