August 14, 2008
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Cheating and Good Looks
Foxnews is reporting that Elizabeth Edwards was in “anguish” over her husband’s affair. Here is the link: Link
I am glad foxnews is on that story because I would have never guessed she would be in anguish over the affair.
But as I was looking at her photo that went with the story and other photos of her whole body and then looking at John Edwards’ photo, I couldn’t help but to wonder. . .
Would you be afraid to date or be married to a significantly better looking person for fear of possible cheating?
Comments (97)
Who says he is the better looking of the pair? Fox News is not news.
I am married to someone significantly better looking than I and I’m not worried about it at all. I trust my husband.
P.S. I like your old profile pic better.
lol. maybe she was hot like 30 years ago…when they first met?! i suppose she’s like 72.
depends on the person.
mmmm are you trying to jock my signature profile pic?
psh. fail.
ummmmmm mistertheologianscafe, foxnews?? seriously?!?!?
SERIOUSLY!?!!!?!?
im disappointed in you
lol. jk
No that’s stupid.
Love is the reason for marriage.
It would probably cause some insecurities or tension,
but if you’re absolutely in love with someone, then you know that you’re the only apple in their eye.
If my husband is hot,
then he’d better be faithful…or else!
No. I think my boyfriend is much more (physically) attractive than I am. But I would be afraid to date a politician, or a fucking socialist scumbag, or a religious nutcase, for the same reason.
Oh, look. He’s all three.
Not really. I’ve never been cheated on before.
Aha. My boyfriend is better looking than me. I trust him. Just because I think he is better looking than me, doesnt make me second guess wanting to marry him.
Xo
A little bit. Maybe. But that probably wouldn’t stop me.
Significantly? Yeah that might worry me a bit. Part of it is because guys are notorious for being more visual than women… I’m more comfortable with the idea of being the better looking one.
Probably not.
The long-term concerns woudl be out-weighed by the short-term glee of dating someone hot.
nope…
i would like a woman who is better looking than me… crap.. that sounded really vain…
I guess a little bit at first, but if they gain my trust then I wouldn’t give it too much thought.
hot people are better.
No one is hotter than moi!
Are you running out of material, Dan?
Elizabeth isn’t ugly…. that’s just not a flattering picture. Anyone who has their pic taken from that angle would look a little ‘out of sorts’…. Besides, beauty shouldn’t be judged from an outer appearance but rather the inner self…. My granny used to say, “Beauty is skin deep, but ugly is to the bone.” And I’d say that John and Rielle are the non- beauties in this story…. what they did was ugly.
I personally don’t think either of them are all that good looking…LOL
I like them as good looking as I can get them. If they want to cheat they will cheat. Assuming we are not talking about the hunchback of notre damn, they all look good enough to cheat on you, if that is what they are.
I was JUST going to post about this, lol you scooped me.
I would definitely try to avoid marrying someone significantly better looking than me, even someone slightly better looking than me because they will have more occasion and opportunity to cheat. There are lots of aggressive women out there with no respect for the marriage vows of others, as well as many weak men, and so I would imagine that even someone average looking would deal with a good amount of temptation. Why live with the headache of being married to someone on whom women would have a higher likelihood to throw themselves? I hope to marry someone of good character, and someone with character wouldn’t do this, so maybe I shouldn’t worry about that, and maybe I will marry someone better looking. But honestly speaking I can’t help but be nervous about the odds of mischief if I marry someone who isn’t at most my equal in the looks dept.
HAHA I love your profile picture.. very you.
And yes, I’m glad I’m married to a man with gray hair
@behindthedimples - lol… yeah I thought his new profile pic looks familiar… btw, i still couldn’t figure it out…
ehh…
Heck! I would sleep with the man! He is the sexiest politician out there!
And to answer your question, no, I would not worry about it.
I never thought about, I will ask my wife……
@scottymelon - whats the need to know?
Honestly, yes.
I might worry about her growing dissatisfied with her choice of a mate, not so much about actual cheating. If I’m worried right from the start that she might cheat on me, I hope I’ll have the good sense not to marry her in the first place.
why do you have a girl as your profile picture?
Who’s to judge? I dated a guy I thought was significantly better looking than me, but he thought I was beautiful. As long as my significant other is physically attracted to me, I wouldn’t worry. That sounds shallow, but I hope my future husband is crazy about me, body, mind and soul, and I hope I feel the same way about him.
@trunthepaige - you raise a good point… you always raise good points stop being so right.
@StewieIsMyHero - He thinks it will give him more subscribers. I think; however, that it will confuse people.
I HATE HATE HATE your profile pic.
I Dont know if Im coming back. ..
meh
It makes you just like the rest of the ..never mind dan .
damn it
the girl he had the affair with was not that goodlooking.
and anyways… fox news? come on.
haha.
yes…
Ooooh, I lika da new pic man!
My grandma told me once that I should never marry a handsome man. She told me that I could date handsome men, have my fun with handsome men but, ultimately, never to settle with one. Why?
Her reasoning was that women’s looks fade faster then that of men, so after popping out a couple of kids, the woman might look horrible while her husband is still handsome and would then succumb to the temptations of other, younger women at the expense of the frumpy wife. Does this make sense?
The point is, marry someone you like who wont cheat on you.
Btw…I was just talking about cheating and good looking people with my parents the other day, after the whole Edwards scandal broke out. It’s such a funny coincidence that it became a blog…
Its all called TRUST
I cant believe he cheated when they have been married that long and have several children much less she having a health crisis. I really like him but why did he do that? For better or for worse sickness and in health. Love honeor and obey.
Dan where is your pic? You are famous for that pic.
Now is there a survey to find out honestly if one would cheat on there partner, husband or wife?
Fuck the question, whose profile picture is that?
I want to subscribe her.
my significant other should be more afraid of the hot oil I’m going to pour on them if I ever catch them cheating
Dan I am also curious about how much your sex change was
i wouldn’t trust the words that are coming out of that man’s mouth. to me he is the same as bill clinton. “i did not have sexual relationship with that woman” did he not say that their relationship is strong and that he loves her? so much of edward’s definition of love.
Haha, is that a picture of Darlene, Dan?
HAAAAAAAAAA you actually changed your picture!
My answer is no, I wouldn’t date someone a lot more attractive than me. In addition to what you stated, I’d be pretty insecure.
Though I must say, I’m not sure who the more attractive one is in this case. I’m assuming John, though.
So you’re a young asian girl today?
And no, because I make it clear to the men I date, if I catch cheating then they can kiss their dick farewell.
WTF, John Edwards CHEATED?? That’s a shock, I would have never guessed he was a sleazy politician.
If she thought her husband was “significantly better looking” than her, she should have tried harder to improve her looks … IF that’s the way she felt. I mean, if you feel threatened, do something about it. Don’t just sit around, hoping your man will be faithful.
nah that’s stoopid really. i wouldn’t mind marrying someone hotter than me.
maybe…. people who cheat are loosers.
really attractive people scare me. most attractive people have been mean to me in the past. most unattractive people have been nice and kind and helpful in times of need. i don’t know why.
I started laughing when I saw your display pic. I guess you’re a seductive Asian female now.
What’s funny is they look like they’re related anyway. o_o
Well, he did choose to be “bonded to her for all lifetime” (in a perfect world)…but things change.
The fact that things just happen, and things just change–that right there is what would put doubts in my mind, but remembering that my husband (whoever that will be) picked me, that will dull my doubts…
but I’ll have doubts, nonetheless.
whats with the profile pic/?!!!
Honestly? Maybe. But I wouldn’t want to be with someone who makes me feel inferior in any way. A relationship isn’t really good if it’s based in envy and insecurity.
I feel extremely bad for Edwards’ wife. He is a douche packer, fo sho. But I don’t really think the whatever he cheated with is better looking than her- just younger. She looks like an anorexic hooker.
It may help them cheat but if they really want to cheat they will cheat either way.
And all the comments on Fox new are hilarious. With out Fox news on the other side of the issues this story would have never came out. I agree Fox leans to the right but they just a counter balance to the rest of the so called objective news out there.
Even ugly men can cheat. If he wants to cheat, he will cheat if he’s that type of man. Might as well get as good-looking as you can get.
It doesn’t bother me. If they’re going to cheat, they’re going to cheat. You just gotta be careful about who you marry.
Elizabeth has had children, and is dealing with her illness. I’m sure years ago, she was the shit. It is really sad that even as we age, we never really actually “grow up” or in this case, “stay in love.”
Big disappointment and frowns on Mr Edwards whom I thought was a great man being all supportive of his wife.
I don’t think Elizabeth is ugly. That’s a bad angle.
it doesnt Get significantly better looking than This!!! *poses in the mirror*
Isn’t darline your new default picture?
really? fox news? you might as well tell me you are a faithful reader of The Onion
Worrying wouldn’t change anything so I’d just be happy until she gave me a reason not to be and then we’d go from there.
I think Edwards is a douche (and I thought that LONG before this affair even came to light) and he’s not attractive (at least by my standards) in any way. It’s not the looks, it’s the personality that would make me afraid of the guy being a possible cheater. I’ve known girls who’ve dated men who, in my opinion, weren’t as high as the girl on the attractive scale and yet the guys cheated on them…so yea looks doesn’t mean a whole lot, though I can see your point in how it’s possible they could play a role.
… Wait, does this mean that Dan thinks John Edwards is smexy?
I would probably worry about it a tad, but I wouldn’t let it bug me too much, and I definitely wouldn’t let it keep me from being with that person.
who thinks he is better looking? the man cheated on his wife, who has cancer. my husband has cancer and has been sick as a dog for 5 years! i remember thinking john edwards was awfully selfish to think he could run for president while his wife was so sick–i barely have the energy to go to the market due to the constant care my husband needs between chemo and the side effects. i still cannot believe this man had tiem for an affair too. the woman needs to get rid of him asap and get on with her life–he’s nothing but dead weight dragging her down now.
so, to answer your question–he’s not at all good looking, in fact he may be one of the most unattractive persons on the planet.
No. I would only marry a woman who I thought had good enough morals to not be unfaithful.
If you marry a girl and she starts to look like a cow as time wears on, you should totally cheat on her. You can’t love somebody if they don’t love themself enough to take care of their body. Plus a woman shouldn’t let herself go just because she’s married. That’s just disrespectful to the husband that got tricked into marrying her for her good looks. That kind of switcheroo just isn’t cool.
Elizabeth Edwards should get a gym membership.
beauty is in the eye of the beholder…..
Actually, yes.
Most of the awesome-looking men I’ve known have been scumbag cheating lying fuckfaced bastards.
…bastards that broke my heart.
@saintvi - yeah, why is the photo changed? are you supporting china in the olympics or something?
Why are people supposed to believe that John Edwards is good looking…? Anyway, I think that as long as everyone marries for truest love, the chances of adultery occuring drop dramatically. No matter how anyone looks.
Goodness I must be living under a rock (and it’s called Motherhood). I heard something about an Edwards scandal, I guess it’s that he cheated?
If I felt we honestly loved each other, then no. Besides cheating isn’t about looks– just look at Hugh Grant or Shania Twain’s husband. Both of them were married to GORGEOUS women, and if you look at who they cheated with? Not so much….
Being concerned about the exterior (which fades with age anyway) should not be the reason to call whatever a person might feel, “love.” J. Edwards apparently doesn’t have the moral structure to be faithful or courageous. That “most unflattering” photo of his ill wife doesn’t do that very pretty woman justice but it does prove Mr. Edwards doesn’t want to step up to the plate and be the “good” man he so very often puports to be. He is just another cumb off a cut loaf.
I wouldn’t give him the time of day if he wasn’t absolutely, madly, (nearly) obsessively, painfully, wonderfully, fantastically, happily, sadly, completely forever, and truly in love with me. Otherwise I’d probably pass him off as a ……..Pygmy Puff….for lack of coming up with any other ideas:P
she looked pretty good pre cancer. And guess what? we all face mortality. Poor people so caught up in externals they lose their souls. Or political careers. bless her to move on in the right way. Only she and her God can know what that is.
No. Bc I’m hot too!
I realy do not consider either one to be particlularily good-looking.
I have alwasy been a strong believer in personality, not looks, being a big factor in my significant other. You could be the best-looking person on Earth and hae the shittiest attitude ever. That has also been my experience.
@vexed_v6 - lol wow 72!!!
I’d say she’d be about 50something. maybe 60.
Anyways, I don’t think I’d be afraid to date someone a lot better looking.
It’s a person’s soul that matters. All too often (and especially among public figures!) the exterior is a smokescreen for something ugly that lies beneath. Edwards’ own history should have made that evident. I’m sorry that his wife needed to discover this so belatedly and under such circumstances.
A cheater is a cheater. My cousin’s husband is fugly, and an a-hole to boot, and he’s the one who was having an affair, and he’s the one who is trying to “win at divorce” by swindling her out of her pension because his assets and income are all off the record. He’s in a pile of trouble. And fugly. Hotness has got nothing to do with it.
And my second bf, my high school sweetheart, he left me for a fat chick when we were both in college. There’s no logic here.
the real question is: why is foxnews reporting stories that should be confined to tabloids?
People cheat for different reasons.. I have seen some very unattractive men cheat on women that are beautiful. explain that… So, it depends on the person. I date men that i can feel that I can trust.. No matter what they look like..
It’s how it goes. There are many exceptions out there, but for the more part, but as Chris Rock once wisely said, you are only as as faithful to the extent of your options.
@tjbruin00 - Wow. You are a real piece of shit.
depends on the personality of the other person…. if he’s shallow, then yea…
Yes, but only because I have insecurities of my own
First of all, we don’t know their story.
I’m afraid of dating someone hotter because I wouldn’t want to worry about not being better than the next person. I always end up telling myself that your significant other’s good points (like good looks) makes you even better. So being out with someone hot lends your status something. I think it applies to several things, dating someone richer, someone smarter, more creative…
good question.
i dont let the fear of my partner cheating deter me from relationships. i believe that if they are going to cheat, i will deal with that when and if it happens. i don’t let it worry me too much.
i always find my partners far more attractive than i find myself (i find most people more attractive than i find myself) and i dont think that makes them more likely to cheat.
hell, i’m probably more likely to cheat if i felt that insecure in my relationship.
that said, i’m still single.
lol
I think cheating can happen whether or not your spouse is more or less attractive than you. If it’s the will, it will find a way. Which then begs the question of how trusting you should be of your partner.
Relationships are so difficult. The best and most trusting relationship you’ll ever have is with yourself.
Cheating happens whether the person is better looking than you or not-as-good looking as you.
So I would answer no to this question.
Fox News is LYING. Elizabeth knew about this two years ago and has already forgiven her husband. Fox News is NOT the only place ANYONE should get their news. If you want to watch Fox, be my guest, but you better watch another news program in order to get ALL of the news because with Fox, you’re only going to get a few bits and pieces (that suit their interests) plus their commentary (which they’ll make sound like news). This disgusts me.
No. Not if it’s true love.
I’m a big believer in the whole, if someone truly loves you, they won’t ever cheat on you thing.
if a guy is going to cheat he’s going to cheat. you could be a supermodel with super intelligence who has sex with him several times a day, cooks meals, does laundry, cleans the house and pulls in tons of money…doesn’t matter. because male logic is: if you can get away with it, why not? so a fugly girl that flirts with him at work? he’ll cheat on the model. lol that’s life. that’s men. oh. and women cheat too of course but mainly for significant reasons. mainly.
and certainly not with fugly men.