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In reply to the discussion: Rielle Hunter and John Edwards. [View all]amuse bouche
(3,657 posts)34. Good grief she was
desperate for her 15 minutes
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I'm in no way defending Edwards, but I wouldn't believe this woman if her tongue came notorized
Siwsan
Jun 2012
#1
Writing it in her book and exploiting it further, calling her a witch on repeated tv interviews...
hlthe2b
Jun 2012
#8
but it isn't the other woman (or other man) that is the one doing the hurting
TorchTheWitch
Jun 2012
#35
Sorry, I just can't hold the "other woman" or "other man" (as the case may be) "blameless" when kids
hlthe2b
Jun 2012
#60
i am not standing from the point of it being the truth. i said truth or not.... meaning i really
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#12
it isnt about narrow minded. it is about a whole lot of messages in one picture
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#23
That I don't disagree with, it was his commitment that was broken, his responsibility to honor it,
Lionessa
Jun 2012
#19
in spite of her protestations, this woman did not love je. she probably didn't even like him.
ellenfl
Jun 2012
#7
Clearly you've not heard what most divorced people say about their once loved spouses.
Lionessa
Jun 2012
#20
, I can't think of the last person I heard actually say a nice thing about their spouse
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#42
Surely, you don't think you're the norm, not with so many statistics that say otherwise, right?
Lionessa
Jun 2012
#43
i think we have been fed a bunch of garbage. ya, i think there are a lot more of us out there
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#44
u do know that i'm talking about rielle, not elizabeth. i was not aware that rielle had married je.
ellenfl
Jun 2012
#48
what's that got to do with her trashing him in public, while claiming to love him? eom
ellenfl
Jun 2012
#52
I thought about that too. It isn't like she would've been calling Elizabeth for fact checking or
Lionessa
Jun 2012
#21
because 'society' is male dominated? any mistress who knows her lover is married
ellenfl
Jun 2012
#51
i feel that, too. i feel a responsibility to others, even if i dont know them
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#57
ah, but one can look at it as gender roles that we play. not necessarily about these two. nt
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#29