New trend

Apparently cheating on your wife is the new rehab. Every one's doing it. Read below.



And this is to the wives that have been cheated on: For goodness sake stop standing beside the cheater at press conferences. It makes you, and pretty much all women for that matter, look like losers. And that's not an image that I like for myself.

If my man cheats, I won't even stand next to his hospital bed when he's recovering from the beating that I've inflicted on him. I know, I'm so sensitive.



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Paterson Discusses Past Extramarital Affairs

Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times
At a news conference in Albany, Gov. David A. Paterson discussed past marital infidelities with his wife, Michelle Paige Paterson, by his side.

By JEREMY W. PETERS
Published: March 18, 2008
ALBANY — Less than 24 hours after he was sworn in to replace a governor who left office in disgrace because of a prostitution scandal, Gov. David A. Paterson admitted that he had had relationships with women other than his wife, including one who is on the state payroll.
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Mr. Paterson made the disclosure at a news conference at the State Capitol, accompanied by his wife, Michelle, who Mr. Paterson said had also been unfaithful.
It was yet another surreal scene in Albany, a city still reeling from revelations last week that Gov. Eliot Spitzer had become ensnared in a federal investigation into a high-priced prostitution ring. That another governor could have questions raised about his sex life seemed agonizing to many here.
Mr. Paterson said he was speaking out because he did not want the state to become embroiled in another sordid distraction.
“I haven’t broken any laws,” Mr. Paterson said, flatly denying that he had ever used any campaign money in connection with the affairs. “I don’t think I’ve violated my oath of office. I would never use campaign funds for that purpose.”
Mr. Paterson said that he and his wife had sought counseling and had since resolved their marital problems. “Actually,” he said, “I think we have a marriage like many Americans, maybe even like many of you.”
Mr. Paterson did most of the talking during the news conference. But twice Mrs. Paterson spoke in a hushed, soft voice. “There’s no marriage that’s perfect,” she said at one point.
By midmorning, word of Mr. Paterson’s admissions had filtered through the Capitol. And once again, the state’s top political leaders found themselves fielding questions about how the state could weather the personal crisis of a governor.
Senator Joseph L. Bruno, the majority leader, said the Patersons’ marital problems were nobody’s business but their own as he brushed off suggestions that the affair threatened to interfere with the state’s business.
“His personal life is his personal life and he has to share what he’s comfortable sharing,” Mr. Bruno told reporters this morning. “And as long as it doesn’t interfere with how he’s governing, its nobody’s business. David is able to handle himself. He’s always been a good friend and handled himself properly, and I expect he will continue to handle himself properly.”
Sheldon Silver, the speaker of the State Assembly, said he admired Mr. Paterson’s courage in admitting the infidelity and suggested that the couple’s past problems, which he called “a nice story,” could serve as an inspiration to other couples who find their marriages imperiled.
“He basically said: ‘Here are the facts. It’s not an uncommon occurrence in people’s lives when marriages are failing, and this is how we worked it out,’ ” Mr. Silver said. “I think it should be a message to people who maybe find themselves in similar circumstances.”