Of shame, invasion, and human decency – and my respect for Elizabeth Edwards
CATEGORIZED AS: Human Matters
Somebody in this increasingly vacuous culture had to have some class, and it turned out to be Elizabeth Edwards. I read her press statement in the L.A. Times last Saturday morning. And I admired her.
Voyeuristic judges who just love to peek
Nod their disapproval at the wounded, weak
Open up the closet door, what a crash
We all have the right to know your family trash
Her husband had an affair. A tawdry, silly, sad, tragic, selfish, destructive affair. (Are there any other kind?) He confessed the betrayal to Elizabeth in 2006, thus beginning what she calls a “long and painful process.”
But of course. I’ve written recently about the depressingly few couples I know who have faced, overcome, and reconciled infidelity. Personally and professionally, I know of nine. Nine, in 25 years. If John and Elizabeth are willing to do the necessary suffering to fight their way to a new and thriving marital life, then I am for them. And if they cannot, then I am for them.
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