[toughtimes]

The first article with quotes from Charles dance romanticises the passionate affair and kind of commends him for getting away from his unhappy marriage to Catherine and how we mustn't judge, this is 2008 after all!!! GRRRR! This is mlc script after all!

Sounds like a very romanticised view, the second talks of a rather pushy mother pushing her daughter onto the stage and into his arms and then a life of subterfuge and shame for both of them. Regardless of Victorian morals getting in the way I believe this is what mlcers live with because this is about living a life that is incongruous with their soul, the lack of integrity and authenticity leaves a mlcer forever uneasy and unbalanced spiritually. We live in a society now that accepts, even embraces divorce and separation, and yet we have men and women still screwing up their lives and those of their wives and kids at midlife.

The second article sounds like the writer totally gets MLC and describes the scenario just as we perceive it here, the final paragraph sums it up for me:
If, as one suspects, the relationship made them both more miserable than happy, how terribly sad.

The discussion of FOO issues affecting the midlife behaviour of d!ckens is interesting and refreshing to hear in mainstream media.

Really interesting, be good to delve deeper and do a study of his crisis and juxtapose with modern crisis and the knowledge we have about FOO issues and neurology etc.

[Jagger]

Hi TT,

How are you doing?

I agree with your POV on the articles. At least there is mention of the MLC affliction that gripped his life.

His antics before and during his affair with a child reek of manic replay behavior as well. Apparently he loved his wife to death for the longest time and then suddenly decided that they were incompatible and that she was lazy, really Ten kids and supporting him in his career 

MLC script.

If you get a chance to watch the movie, it's worth it ...the acting is superb . There are a few scenes where his MLC cruelty towards his wife and his family.... The fog... Is so apparent. He was a family man dedicated to his kids and wife for so long and then he snapped and had contact with his first love hoping that she would be beautiful and youthful but she proved to have aged and so he ended contact with her and moved onto a child who needed rescuing. Her mother was disgraceful and took full advantage of the situation as he became there knight in shining armor.

This MLC story did not end well for anyone involved it seems. Karma is a b!tc#

[forthetrees]

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/mark-sanford-engagement-off-110908.html

Sanford calls off engagement and blames ex-wife- it´s still all about him.
Ex-wife asks for a court ordered psychological evaluation.
Sanford calls ex-wife crazy.

You cannot make this $hit up.

[iamnottheenemy]

Have to admit the court-ordered psych evaluation crossed my mind for my H too.

How about this one - Neil Young leaves his wife of 36 years for Daryl Hannah, who Young's former bandmate David Crosby calls a "purely poisonous predator":

http://www.people.com/article/daryl-hannah-dating-neil-young

[rover77]

Well ..Sanford and Young will be justly rewarded

[Anjae]

Neil Young what?    David Crosby seems to be a wise man.

Also thought of asking for a the court-ordered psych evaluation for Mr J. Bu here if he was said to suffer a mental illness I would have to support him even after divorce. It would play against me so I refrain from it.

[C]

I just read a Facebook post of Mark Sanford who is a disgrace politician, who cheated on his wife and disappeared to be with his OW in Argentin while wife and kids waited for him to come home to celebrate Father's Day.
This Facebook post is to announce that him and OW is calling off their engagement, yet he blamed his ex-wife for it. It's quite rich.
I leaned so much how messed up MLC mind works.
Whole post was "poor me" so typical.

https://www.facebook.com/RepSanfordSC/posts/280140345529087

[Thunder]

Amazing.  He still takes no blame for what happened. Still blaming his wife.
Still all about him.

[sleepless]

Interesting to read the comments section. Not many at all are buying his dribble. Glad most people still can recognize right and wrong.

[trusting]

I was sickened by his references to Christ.  Very hypocritical.  If that is what he believes, he is not living it out.