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Anonymous wrote:To those who say that looks don't matter. Then why after a divorce or a breakup do women hit the gym hard, get a complete makeover, etc. If you need to do it to attract the next mate, you should put the same effort into attracting your current partner. I know relationships become comfortable, but you can never become complacent. ESPECIALLY when your husband is extremely fit. You get a pass when your husband is overweight like you and you two just grow old together. But look at how fit he is.

If exercise is too much to ask, at least take heed of some beauty tips and get a new hair style. Freshen up a bit.

Clearly, you know very little about women's health.

Besides menopause, there are metabolic disorders such as PCOS, which are completely beyond a woman's control.

And anyway, his wife, the love of his life, the woman who withstood deployment after deployment, who devoted her life to him and to their children, she should ALWAYS be beautiful to him.

Are people really so shallow as to base faithful love on physical appearances??

And all of this bashing on Veteran's Day, of all days...

Right, she "should" always be beautiful to him. Big difference between "should" and "is."

What's this crap about "Veteran's Day," of all days. Nobody's bashing the veterans in this picture.

Because he dishonored his wife, dishonored his position, dishonored the veterans who have displayed virtue, and dishonored the sacrifices his wife made for him and our country. Veterans Day is to honor sacrifice, and courage, and commitment. He disgraced himself, but on this thread, his wife, a veteran military spouse, is being bashed for not looking as physically attractive as she did when she vowed to be true to him her whole life 38 years ago.

It's like calling right wrong and wrong right. It's disturbing.

Anonymous wrote:His wife could have been fit and beautifully "maintained" and he still would have cheated. His infidelity had nothing to do with his wife's current looks. It had to do with HIM.

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Anonymous wrote:this thread is gross. that poor woman was cheated on and has to live through it in the public eye. having people say she is at all to blame because she didn't look like a teenager anymore is just beyond disgusting.

Yes, it's completely absurd. Her husband starts believing the mythology about himself that he created and he can't keep his dick in his pants and then falls in with someone who appears to be mentally unstable. And it's the wife's fault?

I didn't know that Petraeus was such a weak-willed son of a bitch that he was unable to ask his wife for a divorce if she happened to gain weight and such a moron that he was unable to find someone stable to cheat with. We definitely shouldn't have a fool like that running the CIA.

Yes, this, thank you! Like many other idiots in power, Clinton, Tiger Woods, etc. he thought he was untouchable and narcissistic and he's dearly paying for it

Right on, PP. It was none other than Petraeus' fault. For all we know, he told Holly that he liked it when she gained weight. Plenty of men like their women with a few extra pounds.
(Now we all join in a chorus of 'Big-Bottomed Woman' by Spinal Tap)

Joking aside, he wasn't smart enough to manage his personal life well. It's the oldest story in the book - lust will bring down the most powerful men.

That, of course, is why we need more women in power

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Anonymous wrote:To those who say that looks don't matter. Then why after a divorce or a breakup do women hit the gym hard, get a complete makeover, etc. If you need to do it to attract the next mate, you should put the same effort into attracting your current partner. I know relationships become comfortable, but you can never become complacent. ESPECIALLY when your husband is extremely fit. You get a pass when your husband is overweight like you and you two just grow old together. But look at how fit he is.

If exercise is too much to ask, at least take heed of some beauty tips and get a new hair style. Freshen up a bit.

Clearly, you know very little about women's health.

Besides menopause, there are metabolic disorders such as PCOS, which are completely beyond a woman's control.

And anyway, his wife, the love of his life, the woman who withstood deployment after deployment, who devoted her life to him and to their children, she should ALWAYS be beautiful to him.

Are people really so shallow as to base faithful love on physical appearances??

And all of this bashing on Veteran's Day, of all days...

Right, she "should" always be beautiful to him. Big difference between "should" and "is."

What's this crap about "Veteran's Day," of all days. Nobody's bashing the veterans in this picture.

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Anonymous wrote:this thread is gross. that poor woman was cheated on and has to live through it in the public eye. having people say she is at all to blame because she didn't look like a teenager anymore is just beyond disgusting.

Yes, it's completely absurd. Her husband starts believing the mythology about himself that he created and he can't keep his dick in his pants and then falls in with someone who appears to be mentally unstable. And it's the wife's fault?

I didn't know that Petraeus was such a weak-willed son of a bitch that he was unable to ask his wife for a divorce if she happened to gain weight and such a moron that he was unable to find someone stable to cheat with. We definitely shouldn't have a fool like that running the CIA.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel lucky. I was fat when we met and am still fat. We've been together 26 years and are still happy together.

Are you rich? Or is your DH fat too?

Why would a guy marry a fat woman? Are you a Walmart couple?

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Anonymous wrote:To those who say that looks don't matter. Then why after a divorce or a breakup do women hit the gym hard, get a complete makeover, etc. If you need to do it to attract the next mate, you should put the same effort into attracting your current partner. I know relationships become comfortable, but you can never become complacent. ESPECIALLY when your husband is extremely fit. You get a pass when your husband is overweight like you and you two just grow old together. But look at how fit he is.

If exercise is too much to ask, at least take heed of some beauty tips and get a new hair style. Freshen up a bit.

Clearly, you know very little about women's health.

Besides menopause, there are metabolic disorders such as PCOS, which are completely beyond a woman's control.

And anyway, his wife, the love of his life, the woman who withstood deployment after deployment, who devoted her life to him and to their children, she should ALWAYS be beautiful to him.

Are people really so shallow as to base faithful love on physical appearances??

And all of this bashing on Veteran's Day, of all days...

Anonymous wrote:People on this board feel worse for Holly P than Marina Krim, I swear. Why do so many expect Marina Krim to accept some blame for her nanny killing her children but nobody can suggest Holly P might have had some role in her husband cheating?

Anonymous wrote:this thread is gross. that poor woman was cheated on and has to live through it in the public eye. having people say she is at all to blame because she didn't look like a teenager anymore is just beyond disgusting.

Anonymous wrote:To those who say that looks don't matter. Then why after a divorce or a breakup do women hit the gym hard, get a complete makeover, etc. If you need to do it to attract the next mate, you should put the same effort into attracting your current partner. I know relationships become comfortable, but you can never become complacent. ESPECIALLY when your husband is extremely fit. You get a pass when your husband is overweight like you and you two just grow old together. But look at how fit he is.

If exercise is too much to ask, at least take heed of some beauty tips and get a new hair style. Freshen up a bit.