First of all...it’s dumb to compare these high powered couples with regular folk.
We’ve seen what women are willing to put up with when they are married to a powerful, influential man.
I would imagine that if I were in Mrs. Spitzer’s position - and I was not willing to give up the lifestyle of being a politician’s wife (she did advise him not to resign) - but I also knew he was leading a high risk lifestyle...it’s easy to see how some might wind up with the attitude “fine - you spend Valentine’s Day with your hooker and you risk your own health - you aren’t getting anything from this source anymore as I’d like to avoid all those nasties....”
As we’ve talked about on another thread,
it seems the hubby was into more than just regular sex....
Which honestly, I don’t blame wifey for saying “You go do it with someone not afraid of dyin’....me, I’m staying here and hanging out with the gardener.”