All men cheat, so I would be most pissed off about the money! LOL But then again, I am a very cynical woman! But seriously, what kind of men cheat on women as beautiful as Christie Brinkley or Shania Twain?

Beautiful women often attract selfish men who acquire them as trophies. So once acquired, the desire for conquest continues. Christie should do whatever is best for the children, whatever the cost to her ego. The children are innocent victims, and working through the anger is more important than payback. Many men get counseling and change their cheating hearts. It’s not like pedophiles who are never cured. Obviously this relationship is long gone, but personally, I would give counseling a chance. Marriage Builders has many interesting articles on adultery and what can be done after the fact. www.marriagebuilders.com I celebrated my 25th anniversary this week. We toasted to 50 more years together, and are looking forward to our 50th and 75th wedding anniversaries.

That trophy hunting thing is a sad truth for exceptionally beautiful women isn’t it? A woman like Christie Brinkley has been fending off predators all of her life is my guess. and some predators are just very very skilled. My earlier post on this however, where I talked about her responsibility in making her own choices was really about how I hate to see women portrayed as victims of men. we do have choices in who we marry and what we live with. Often times we portray men as these one dimensional villains and women as hapless victims of these men. I just don’t see it like that. but i do have empathy for the christies and the Halle Barry’s of the world…the women that are so beautiful that the predators are the best on the planet at what they do. Must just get tiring to deal with.

My dad checked out my husband with a family friend who happened to be a lawyer when we were dating. Lawyer advised solidly that this was the man for Daddy’s little girl, knowing both of us as well as he did. When I informed Daddy that the question had been popped, he held his breath waiting to learn my answer. The sigh my father released when I informed him I had accepted was quite heavy. The lawyer later informed me and my husband that no one in town including him would represent either of us in a divorce, but should either of us stand trial for murder he’d be right there beside us….. We are happily married 25 years. Sometimes I think it pays to get a legal opinion before entering into any contract, marriage or otherwise. Especially when one knows both families and individual parties well.

The best way to stop having sex and being treated with respect and consideration is to marry the lady!

When I read that she and her soon-to-be fourth husband were splitting up, I did not feel sympathy for Christy Brinkley. She has money, looks, status and terrible taste in men. Stop getting married. Write a book - someone will read it. In the real world of working people (I mean people who work at real jobs and don’t get by on their looks or famous spouses), it absolutely galls me to read about a celebrity-anything. The working class is in a crisis and it’s really hard to be the least bit sympathetic to someone who lives in The Hamptons and who never worries about money. When I divorced, we went thru reconciliation because I did not want to be responsible any longer for his debts. He’s long gone but the bill collectors are still calling and sending their letters. We didn’t have kids but I’m still tied to this man and probably will be for a very long time. I was worse off after the divorce, not better off…other than him not living with me. I didn’t “get” the house, it was already mine. I received no settlement. We all make mistakes with choosing our partners. Mine was not played out in the media. Christy, be grateful for what you have and keep still.

I think this guy has always been a creep not kowing Christie Brinkley other than her public personna, maybe she did not realize who he truly was when she marrie him just like the last husband who I think took her for alot of money..Being beautiful and rich does not give anyone a free pass to blissful happiness, you still need to look for someone who holds your values your way of life and who looks at you with adoring love…Your promise to GOD and your spouse for everlasting love.

Divorce is such a vulnerable time for a woman. Especially if you have been betrayed by a man who lacks integrity. Your lawyer is so important to the process and I should have realized I was in trouble when she said: ” How much do you really need to live on?” I had thought that after a 28 year marriage and a child that I would be intitled to 50% of all of our assets. Boy was I mistaken. My X knew that money was not the most important thing in life to me and he knew just how to take advantage of that. My lawyer did not protect me from this and made me feel like I didn’t deserve anymore than what I got because I had not brought in a pay check during the marriage. My lawyer’s fees had to be paid by me and as any of you know who have gone through this, there seems to be no limit to what lawyers can charge. What recourse do we have? We are so emotionally stressed that we need someone we can count on and we have only each other to get advice on picking a good supportive lawyer. Please, if you know a good lawyer in your area, or a bad one, make it known. Unfortunately, you never know when you might need one.

Something doesn’t sit right about Christie Brinkley. She plays to the cameras and smiles from ear-to-ear as she heads to the court proceedings. Is this the look of a woman scorned?

This topic has been featured for close to a month. It has a tabloid feel to it. Why exploit Mrs. Brinkley’s private life day after day.

Christie did the right thing, to let the facts come out in public so stupid reporters would not be able to makd up stuff like “inside the trial” or “what we know that nobody else knows” - this way we all know what a jerk Peter Cook was, and is. I think celebrity reporters do more harm than good, and no doubt Christy knows this as well. As to the impact on the children, the rumors would have hurt more than the truth, and the truth doesn’t require constant changes as would a rumor.