Tinsley Mortimer getting married?

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Is it me or is Tinsley Mortimer the weirdest name?

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Anonymous wrote:Okay, I've read a little more about the fiance and I hate that I have some reservations.

His wife only died in summer 2021. It's now fall 2023 and they're getting married? How long did he wait after his wife passed before he started dating? 6 months if that? And based on timing I'm guessing Tinsley is the first person he dated, and now they're getting married? And there's 3 kids involved that lost their mom? This doesn't seem like it's necessarily a recipe for success. Which is too bad, because I really was happy for Tinsley, and obviously these kids have lost enough already.

Many widowers remarry quickly especially if the former spouse was ill for a long time.

I remember seeing an announcement about the death of a mom of a student in my DCs class around Thanksgiving. I met the student's new step mom at back to school night the next September. So less than a year later the dad remarried. I think having young kids increases the speed too.

DP. Do we know that she was ill for a long time though? I keep seeing that without any references to anything. My dad died from prostate cancer that he had for ten years so I get your point. But frequently when younger people (under 50) die from cancer they tend to have more aggressive cancers.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it me or is Tinsley Mortimer the weirdest name?

Her maiden name is Mercer. She kept Topper’s last name even after they divorced because it’s way more prestigious.

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Anonymous wrote:Okay, I've read a little more about the fiance and I hate that I have some reservations.

His wife only died in summer 2021. It's now fall 2023 and they're getting married? How long did he wait after his wife passed before he started dating? 6 months if that? And based on timing I'm guessing Tinsley is the first person he dated, and now they're getting married? And there's 3 kids involved that lost their mom? This doesn't seem like it's necessarily a recipe for success. Which is too bad, because I really was happy for Tinsley, and obviously these kids have lost enough already.

Many widowers remarry quickly especially if the former spouse was ill for a long time.

I remember seeing an announcement about the death of a mom of a student in my DCs class around Thanksgiving. I met the student's new step mom at back to school night the next September. So less than a year later the dad remarried. I think having young kids increases the speed too.

DP. Do we know that she was ill for a long time though? I keep seeing that without any references to anything. My dad died from prostate cancer that he had for ten years so I get your point. But frequently when younger people (under 50) die from cancer they tend to have more aggressive cancers.

I cannot imagine any advantage to speculation about the course of the first wife's disease, but there are plenty of young parents who don't tell their kids they're dying until the last possible moment. If you don't know any, count your blessings, because it's heartbreaking.

And I also don't see any merit in telling DCUM what you'd do if you were in that situation and how much better that would be (trying to shut down a particularly offensive form of speculation here, not that I think it will work)

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Anonymous wrote:Is it me or is Tinsley Mortimer the weirdest name?

Her maiden name is Mercer. She kept Topper’s last name even after they divorced because it’s way more prestigious.

Or because it's what the majority of women do??

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the new guys name

Robert Bovard. Hopefully a nice guy but I'm surprised at this match as he doesn't seem to have as much money as Tinsley would be after...

If that ring is $500k as the tabloids are claiming, it wasn't purchased by the president of Augusta Iron & Steel Works

I hope at least one of them is very wealthy. Tinsley looks like she has a very expensive lifestyle. I remember seeing her living in a hotel in NYC and having all her dogs meals - fresh cooked chicken was it - delivered by postmates.

Pretty sure Tinsley comes from some money. And, she divorced Topper, wrote a book, was on Housewives, had a housewares line at some point - she's got some $$ of her own. I have no idea how much the Augusta Iron & Steel company pays.

I grew up with her, and she doesn't come from as much money as you think. Her mother does not come from money whatsoever, but was super beautiful when she was young which is always a plus. Her father ran Mercer Rug and Carpet, a rug cleaning company. They were UMC in Richmond during the 80s/90s, but they were not uber wealthy. I think of Dale as an early Kris Kardashian in that in the 80s/90s Dale was savvy enough to leverage her good looks and those of her daughters to get them access to high quality social scene. Not hating on Dale, although she's a bit wacko, but she was very calculated and socially smart.

Topper comes from MAJOR money. The Mercers are not even in the same stratosphere as the Mortimers.

Standard Oil.

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Anonymous wrote:t’s been long enough and I am setting the record straight. The true story. Mimi Dial Bovard died in June 2021. Robert Bovard hooked up with Tinsley FOUR months later, right after my wonderful friend Mimi died of a brain tumor. Her three precious young children had no idea until two weeks before she died that their mother was sick. Mimi squeezed out as many normal days that her body would allow because her heart was stronger than the cancer. She loved those children to her death.

You’re not a friend. I would never do this to my best friends children. I would never say anything about their father. How dare you. I lost my parent as a child and you are very wrong. You should be ashamed. You were and are no friend to this woman.

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Anonymous wrote:t’s been long enough and I am setting the record straight. The true story. Mimi Dial Bovard died in June 2021. Robert Bovard hooked up with Tinsley FOUR months later, right after my wonderful friend Mimi died of a brain tumor. Her three precious young children had no idea until two weeks before she died that their mother was sick. Mimi squeezed out as many normal days that her body would allow because her heart was stronger than the cancer. She loved those children to her death.

You’re not a friend. I would never do this to my best friends children. I would never say anything about their father. How dare you. I lost my parent as a child and you are very wrong. You should be ashamed. You were and are no friend to this woman.

That’s a bit much, PP.
I do agree it’s inappropriate to be speaking on behalf of a friend who passed away. That poster seems to have moved on.

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Anonymous wrote:t’s been long enough and I am setting the record straight. The true story. Mimi Dial Bovard died in June 2021. Robert Bovard hooked up with Tinsley FOUR months later, right after my wonderful friend Mimi died of a brain tumor. Her three precious young children had no idea until two weeks before she died that their mother was sick. Mimi squeezed out as many normal days that her body would allow because her heart was stronger than the cancer. She loved those children to her death.

You’re not a friend. I would never do this to my best friends children. I would never say anything about their father. How dare you. I lost my parent as a child and you are very wrong. You should be ashamed. You were and are no friend to this woman.

She said she was Mimi's friend, not Robert's friend. LOL. You must be Robert's friend.

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The focus is the children. And what they have been exposed to and seen.
It’s dreadful and cringeworthy.
And of course, what they will see on the internet about her. She has overshared a lot. And it stays.
Everyone is terribly concerned.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it me or is Tinsley Mortimer the weirdest name?

Her maiden name is Mercer. She kept Topper’s last name even after they divorced because it’s way more prestigious.

Tinsley is a weird name. Pretentious, which is the vibe I got from her mother when I used to watch RHONY. Timsley herself, however, seemed like a genuinely nice person.

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Anonymous wrote:The focus is the children. And what they have been exposed to and seen.
It’s dreadful and cringeworthy.
And of course, what they will see on the internet about her. She has overshared a lot. And it stays.
Everyone is terribly concerned.

[Anonymous]

I agree that the DH is awful for doing this to his kids.

Tinsley should just go back to Topper or find someone else.

Maybe Ramona’s ex husband!

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Anonymous wrote:Is it me or is Tinsley Mortimer the weirdest name?

Her maiden name is Mercer. She kept Topper’s last name even after they divorced because it’s way more prestigious.

Or because it's what the majority of women do??

They never had kids and that is why many women keep their married name, and they were married for only 8 years. My guess is she kept it because it was her NYC Socialite stage name in the early 2000s. I find her interesting because she was this 'it girl' 20 years ago but since she was from a fairly normal family from Richmond she was more relatable than say, Aerin Lauder.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree that the DH is awful for doing this to his kids.

Tinsley should just go back to Topper or find someone else.

Maybe Ramona’s ex husband!

Which part is awful? The fact that he is marrying someone with a public profile?

Because handsome and affluent widowers with young kids often get married very quickly IME.