Just once, I would like to see one of those performances turn into a proper and richly-deserved response from the wronged spouse -- an angry rant at the cheater, a kick to the nads, a public serving of divorce papers, whatever.
The person who put up the axiom that “Washington is Hollywood for ugly people” knew what they were talking about.
I remember being in an elevator back in 1995 with a young woman heading for some senator’s office. She was telling a friend she hadn’t yet met the senator, but she was apparently some sort of lobbyist.
This woman was drop dead gorgeous, and dressed to kill. That’s the type of temptations these people commonly face.