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 A month ago, being married to Tiger Woods seemed like a dream come true. Especially for a former model turned nanny Elin Nordegren. But for those of us familiar with the story of Tiger Woods transgressions, that dream has taken a dive off of a cliff.
So the question is posed to you, if you were in Elin's situation, would you stay or would you go?
Lets consider all the possible sides and even playing devil's advocate.
I'm sure the first thing that popped into your head when this question was posed was a big "HELL NO!"
But as with many married couples with families, there are many other factors to consider:
She Should Stay Because Of the Kids.
Elin herself has been quoted as saying she went through a very rough time when her parents got divorced when she was around 12 years old. Multiple sources close to Elin says she is a very strong woman and she would never want her children to experience the pain of a divorce.
Financial Security
Lets be honest, for the simple fact that she married the world's only self made billionaire athlete, she will never have to work a day in her life. Elin is reportedly being offered as much as $80 million to stay in the marriage with Tiger Woods for at least 7 years. That amount of money is nothing to shake a stick at but is your sanity worth that much?
Til Death Do Us Part
It is ridiculous to bring up marital vows when the other person in this relationship clearly violated those vows but when you say "for better or worse, till death do us part" you should mean it. Just because one person didn't honor a part of those vows, doesn't mean they didn't honor the rest of the vows. No one knows the details of their marriage, and no one should but those words should weigh heavy on deciding whether or not to stay in the marriage.
Tiger WILL Be Back
Its not a question of if, but when. Tiger has recently chosen to take an indefinite leave from the game of golf and people are already speculating as to when he will come back. Golf is different than any other sport is that Tiger is the game and when he plays, the ratings and sponsors pour in. When you are that powerful and focused as an athlete and you decide to take a leave of absence to focus on your family, it means that Tiger is dead serious about doing everything possible to save his marriage; no matter how many times he screwed up. If Elin decides to give him a second shot, it could position him mentally to become the greatest golfer in the history of the sport a lot sooner than we all can imagine.
Reasons to Hit the Road
Some of these reasons would never be enough to justify staying in a relationship when you have been cheated on numerous times. That trust will probably never be earned back and there are situations that could actually be beneficial to Elin for her to leave.
Break the Cycle
Tiger's father Earl was famous for being a tremendous dad but horrible husband. It was rumored Earl Woods cheated and emotionally abused Tiger's mother often. Is this the same sort of example that Elin wants her children to see? I wonder what Tiger would do if some guy treated his daughter Sam like the way he has treated Elin? Or will growing up in a house where Tiger emotionally abuses Elin show their son that its ok to treat women like Tiger has?
Complete Lack of Respect
Tiger was so blatant about his cheating its a wonder why he wasn't caught sooner. If you're Tiger Woods, why would you say your own name in a voicemail?! I'm pretty sure that some $5/hour cocktail waitress in Vegas knows who the hell you are. Also, if your going to cheat that much, most guys get a bat phone that their wife knows nothing about. No records, no trace.
These encounters also weren't easy one-night-stands, some of these were affairs that lasted years. To me, affairs are different than a one night stand and a worse form of cheating. Tiger not only cheated physically, but emotionally.
Perhaps the most obsurd is that he became rather non-chalont about the cheating--probably thinking he would never get caught. All of this has to be more than just a slap in the face to Elin and should be a wake up and GTFO call.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
There are plenty of women out there who stay with a man through the cheating and simply just turn a blind eye. I've always been the type to say "let me catch you cheating on me and I am out the door!". But truthfully, I could only hope I would have the courage to walk away. If Elin can pick herself up, dust herself off and move forward with a divorce, I say A-freakin-Men sista. She would instantly earn the respect of 90% of women out there and would hopefully become an inspiration to those women waffling on the same decision of whether to stay or go.
Whether this couple stays together or not, they will be hounded by the press for the forseable future. For a couple that has remained mostly private for most of thier time together, privacy is now out the window and every move made, single or together will imdiately be on the TMZ's of the world.
But with all the options on the table, the question is: would you stay or would you go?
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