Bronwyn,

“What rubbish. Without any prompting whatever, you've very deliberately and very obviously put out the suggestion that women should share some blame for their partner's philandering.”

you are getting quite hysterical in what you possibly perceive is your opportunity to be self-righteous and admonish me

you even quoted, accurately, me as saying

“"imho men who are seen as 'adulterous' are sometimes responding to something their wife is not doing"”

I could have said “"imho and in my experience, women who are seen as 'adulterous' are sometimes responding to something their husband is not doing"

You see, upon reflection, I have known more women who have “played up” in their marriages than I have known men.

And of course, the all important word which, in your zealous efforts at demounting me, you must have overlooked

“Sometimes”,

not “Often”,,
nor “Most of the time” but

“Sometimes”

So I suggest you untwist your knickers,

do some deep breathing exercises,

go stroke your cat and listen to it purr for a few minutes

because, you are making a right wally of yourself by keeping up with your stupid efforts to find fault with what I have written.

pynchme,

'Anyway I feel neither pity nor admiration. I feel some for his wife of course '

Oh it doesn't surprise me at all you admire a husband basher.
Would you pity or admire a man who attacked his wife with a golf club for having an affair?

Actually, as I've asked you before, why do you think this situation never seems to occur with the genders reversed.

Do women in positions of power or with celebrity never cheat?
Is nobody interested if they do?
Are the men they have affairs with less likely to blab? even for money?

Does anyone think that these women coming forward are anything other than prostitutes?

Well there is rumour Elin had an affair herself. Tiger probably would not make too much of it as that would make him look worse. It is best not to judge relationship breakdowns. One never knows.

Houellebecq: I was referring only to infidelity; I wasn't thinking of the bashing at all.

The last I'd heard he'd denied it though I find it hard to believe that she didn't go for him with the club (now that you mention it).

I can understand anyone being upset by infidelity; that doesn't mean I approve of them attacking the other in revenge.

Please don't try to make an issue where I didn't create one.

Foxy:""Money makes the world go around...""

And what makes the money go around?

What about my questions that Pericles has ducked out on? Is Elin being "controlling" in checking his phone calls? Would you check your hubby's phone if you thought he might be jumping the fence? Do you think that is a "controlling" behaviour, or justified self-protective investigation?

Bronwyn, I'm sure your own heels have always remained determinedly triangular. We are all grateful.

Pelican:"scrubber men go for the scrubbers"

Screwed a lot of billionaire sportsmen recently? Thought not...

What an awful subject this post is! For a start no one knows the whole story of this domestic dispute except Mr and Mrs Woods.

No one really knows if Elan smacked Tiger or if he had sex with any other woman or not- at least not yet. It is only human nature though for some people to speculate of course.

I wouldn't get too hot under the collar about either of these rich people until we hear from their mouths what the true story is.

Even then, I am not sure if I even care anymore. My husband is a golf fanatic, and all he wants to know is when Tiger will be back on the greens again!