Posted on 12/21/2009 1:49:01 PM PST by My Favorite Headache
“he should have known that no pre-nup would stand ....”
I wonder what you base that statement on. He entered into a legally binding agreement which is enforceable in many states. There is no reason he should have known it would not stand.
When it comes to marriages and puppies a lot of people on Free Republic become immediate liberals.
It’s their marriage. It’s their agreement. I don’t know either one of them. I do not wish to do “social justice” for either one of them. I also don’t need to look over the fence and gawk at their marriage.
I did not suggest that Elin was evil for seeking a divorce, nor have I said anything about settlement terms.
I merely pointed out that she will not disappear into the great north of Sweden for 20 years until her kids are grown as you suggest. She was a model, and a nanny for another wealthy professional athlete and is a very attractive woman. I’d be willing to put money that she ends up married to another high profile individual or two.
Tiger was out whoring for many years before he got married. Elin made the fatal mistake that many women make thinking she could change the man she married. Tiger is who he is. A philanderer. And for what it’s worth, If Tiger thought that he was going to change for this woman he was fooling himself. From the accounts of their “courtship” it sounds more like another conquest of something that was out of reach. Here’s this beautiful woman who is saying “no” to him and his ego wasn’t having any of it.
We’re surprised that it ended badly? I’m not. And I speak from experience in finally getting that beautiful woman I just had to have. And about two years later I couldn’t stand to be in the same room with her. Valuable (and costly) lesson I never forgot. That former ended up being a trophy wife for some pilot (lasted about 5 years), and some lawyer (lasted about 3), and someone else (or so I have heard).
But your situation is not Tiger’s. These threads seem to bring out a lot of men who are still angry at ex’s.
Tiger did the crime, now he’s got to do the time. He married the woman. He made babies with her. He cheated and cheated. He cheated on his children as well.
What Elin does after the divorce is no concern of mine. I hope she does find another rich guy. I’m sure Tiger will find another good-looking chick.
Weell said. I agree with that completely.
Judging by the number of women reportedly involved no one women kept him happy, at least as far as the sex went. Not so clear about the other aspects of the marriage. Heard rumor of a “sex addition” as well as a pain killer addiction, which can make sense if he has a personality type that is prone to the “addict mentality”.
They made a family together and he just publicly destroyed the current and future lives of his wife and children.
Now is simply the accounting part, the untangling of assets. The marital assets should be split and a parenting plan arranged. So sad, the children are quite young.
There are those who remain angry at their ex’s forever. It is easy to bash the former spouse and complain about what it cost, etc. In the end, what’s the point of complaining. It’s not like it is going to go back and change the outcome.
The serenity prayer says it all:
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
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