Is anyone NOT having an affair?
The new governor of New York, David Paterson, announced yesterday he had had several affairs. This comes right after it was discovered that the old governor, Eliot Spitzer, had hired prostitutes.
It seems like every day another male politician is caught in an out-of-marriage relationship. And for some reason, it is bothering me in the extreme.
I guess it's because I am seeing lots of marriages among my peers fall apart as we enter our 40s. People I know are having affairs, separating and getting divorced. Some of the tales are lurid, and others are simple: The couple just grew apart.
But I wonder if having an affair is becoming standard when couples are having problems. As Paterson put it: "We have a marriage like many Americans, maybe even many of you."
How about you? Have you had an affair? Did you go back to your marriage?
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