How many more must end up like Silda Wall Spitzer, Elizabeth Edwards and Jenny Sanford before it becomes clear to single American women: Steer clear of politicians, or any guy who even talks about running for office.
Do more of these men cheat today? Of course not. They're getting caught more. Either they're getting dumber or it has just become too difficult in today's media age to explain a week-long gap in a governor's schedule with a lame hiking excuse. They are not all cheaters, but too many are not to be a trend.
Some say power is an aphrodisiac. I think they've got it backwards. It's primarily men with outsized egos, who narcisistically crave affection and self-validation, who are drawn to politics. Once they've got that validation from voters, they'll seek it from other sources, and for too many, one woman cannot provide an ample supply. Such men suffer from a double hubris: the need to place their own needs ahead of others, coupled with the arrogance to believe they'll never be caught.
Do more of these men cheat today? Of course not. They're getting caught more. Either they're getting dumber or it has just become too difficult in today's media age to explain a week-long gap in a governor's schedule with a lame hiking excuse. They are not all cheaters, but too many are not to be a trend.
Some say power is an aphrodisiac. I think they've got it backwards. It's primarily men with outsized egos, who narcisistically crave affection and self-validation, who are drawn to politics. Once they've got that validation from voters, they'll seek it from other sources, and for too many, one woman cannot provide an ample supply. Such men suffer from a double hubris: the need to place their own needs ahead of others, coupled with the arrogance to believe they'll never be caught.
Sure you can gain a lot of strength from being a woman scorned, as Hillary did. But who needs it?
So marry a doctor, a lawyer, an architect, a cowboy or a flair pin salesman. There's no guarantee he won't cheat. But at least if he does you won't end up with camera crews on your front lawn, or standing by in humiliation while your guy reads his apology at a press conference.
So marry a doctor, a lawyer, an architect, a cowboy or a flair pin salesman. There's no guarantee he won't cheat. But at least if he does you won't end up with camera crews on your front lawn, or standing by in humiliation while your guy reads his apology at a press conference.
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