Clinton, Spitzer, Sanford, Edwards, Madoff and now apparently McNair. And of course one could name many others.
I'm not talking about men. I'm talking about wives of those men who didn't seem to have any idea what their husband was doing outside the marriage. I don't understand it. One common thread is that all of these women live very affluent and privileged lives. But we all know friends or family who don't live at that level and have gone through similar things.
In fact I'm not entirely sure I believe that they didn't know what was going on. Self-protection, perhaps. Or even apathy. To my knowledge they are all educated women and presumably intelligent.
And yes, I agree that a lot of men are pigs and would jump the bones of any woman who even remotely interact with them. Unfortunately it's in our genes (or other parts of our body). But not all men are like that just as not all women are like the above list. And one has to remember that there is an agreeable female for every cheating male.
If I had to guess I don't think the women's apparent ignorance has anything to do with intelligence. I think it's about trusting. And deception by the men. And it's about the nature of marriage in this day and age. In nearly every home I know both the husband and wife work. Both are extremely busy and it's hard to maintain the intimacy that was once shared, especially if there are children. And that can make it hard for honesty and trust to be maintained. At the same time it's human nature for everyone to keep a little piece of themselves to themselves.
All of which means the relationship between a man and a woman can be very complicated.
At least that's something I do understand.
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