[CitizenM]

I think his wife is in shock right now. One does not always know of the spouse's infidelity. It takes a while to get yourself into reality and turn away from the man you trusted. Unfortunately, Spitzer's wife is in a miserable position because her husband is both a political figure and now a known sleeze/criminal. She stood beside him for so long, and believed in him, it is hard to do anything else now that he is in trouble - even if the trouble includes his unfaithfulness and dishonoring his marriage vows. She knows, in her brain, what is going on and what a horror this is, (and I am sure she is anguishing), but it takes a while for the heart to catch-up sometimes and realize she has lived with a man who is something other than she believed.

What is even more disgusting than what Spitzer did, is that he is using his wife again to try and soften the effect of the dirty deeds he committed. He used his wife all these years to create a fraud - making it seem he had a wonderful, normal, healthy marriage that no one would question and that would be adventageous to his career. He lived two lives, and the one he wanted people to see - he created with his wife and family. It was a front to hide the real life/sickness/perversions of this man. Now he is using his wife again to elicit a sense of forgiveness - if she appears to forgive him, then others should, that is his reasoning. It is disgusting and she is probably so torn up that she cannot see that yet. But, in time, she will. We can condem him, but give Mrs. Spitzer sympathy during this time.

This is not like Hillary and Bill (as some people have compared Mrs. Spitzer now to Hillary's standing by her man stance) - because Hillary had a keen awareness for years of her husband's philanderings, and obviously facilitated his behavior, or considered remaining at his side a necessity for her own goals. Whatever, she had no real shock when his escapade with Monica became public. It was just another in a long line of unfaithful acts that she never really objected to, but only continually covered-up for him. Mrs. Spitzer's situation, it appears from what we know, is totally different. I am sure she is trying to figure out what is most important for her children and her...and initially is just doing what is/was routine and familiar. Stepping out into the unknown is frightening, and takes a bit of preparation, professional help, strength, and healing of the heart.

[GladesGuru]

“Stepping out into the unknown is frightening, and takes a bit of preparation, professional help, strength, and healing of the heart.”

“PROFESSIONAL HELP” ! ! ! ! ! !

For at least the last 5,700 years, members of the Judeo-Christian faiths have managed to deal with life and life's adversities with the Old/New Testament.

Only in modern day Big Sh*tty culture are “professionals” considered an essential to cope with life.

Thanks to such delusions as produced the Big Sh*tty Syndrome, schools now produce ‘grief counselors’ for any perceived “stressful situation”, talented/educated wives are in need of “professional counseling, and the Nanny State seems to have successfully sold its intrusions as “needful”, “helpful”, even “essential”.

Doesn't anyone take charge of, and accept responsibility for, their own life?.