Pittsburgh Mayor Ravenstahl, wife announce separation

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | November 24 | Margaret Harding

[PghBaldy]

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and his wife Erin are calling it quits.

"For some time, like many couples, Erin and I have been working hard to build a successful marriage and have faced the challenges associated with that," the mayor said in a prepared statement released late last night. "Sadly, Erin and I have decided that it is in our family's best interested to formally separate."

Erin Ravenstahl said in a separate statement that the couple's 1-year-old son Cooper will be a priority and asked that the public respect the family's privacy.

[pepsionice]

Another phony marriage?

[kosciusko51]

The Boy Mayor should have put his family first and not run for re-election if his wife was against it. Now he has both a ruined marriage and a ruined Pittsburgh.

[PghBaldy]

Picture of family on election day 3 weeks ago: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/photos/2009-11-24/rave-a.jpg

[edcoil]

Sad for the one year old boy.

[Mrs. Don-o]

I always feel bad when I hear stuff like this. It's like hearing about a death. Young couple, only married 5 years, young child (a one-year-old), members of Holy Wisdom parish...

Let's pray for them.

[Welcome2thejungle]

I’m sure there’s more to it than this.

[Tribune7]

ping

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"And (I) was very, very close to not running for this office based on my interest in protecting my family."

So what the boy mayor is saying here is that his political career is more important than his family. What does he mean his interest in protecting his family anyways?

[Outlaw Woman]

in our family's best interested to formally separate."

The old "it's better for the family" mantra. As the foundation is ripped from underneath the children. The biggest lie in a divorce is that line (unless there is physical abuse)

[tflabo]

I hear the Beatles song playing now, ‘We can work it out’.
C’mon now... 1 year old child and splitsville?

[r9etb]

Ravenstahl was asked during the KDKA interview about rumors of infidelity. "We're not going to sit here and answer specific questions or answer rumors," he said. "Those things have been out there for some time. We've agreed to deal with this in a very personal way and will continue to do that."

And there's the real story. There's a lot of temptation facing high-profile politicians. Very sad.

[Night Hides Not]

Erin Ravenstahl said in a separate statement that the couple's 1-year-old son Cooper will be a priority and asked that the public respect the family's privacy.

Like the press respected the Palin family's privacy?

I read the article. Sounds like the guy wanted a political career over the wishes of his wife. Should have thought about it before tying the knot.

[swain_forkbeard]

“And there’s the real story.”

Of course it is. I guess she feels like she can’t trust him and can’t forgive him. I bet he wouldn’t mind at all having his cake and eating it too.

[maineman]

She’s not bad...considering it is Pittsburgh.

[MGMSwordsman]

I bet money the mayor has been tapping some “strange”. At their age, with a very young child, that is almost always the REAL reason.

[karnage]

Yep.

[maineman]

All kidding aside...who really gives a sh*t.?

[sausageseller]

I think she caught him acting out on his homosexual tendencies.

[r9etb]

I think she caught him acting out on his homosexual tendencies.

A guy who calls himself "sausageseller" should probably be careful about speculating on other men's homosexual tendencies....