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I just read this article from Fox Sports about Boston Red Sox's Johnny Damon. He just wrote a book and he admits to being unfaithful to his wife of 11 years. He claims the reason he was unfaithful was because she nags. He also admits there were too many pretty girls around him, like he said in this quote.


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"I spent a lot of time in Phoenix during spring training," he writes. "There were girls there. I decided there no longer was any reason not to go out and have some fun. I figured Angie no longer wanted to be with me, so why not? Rightly or wrongly, I figured I'll just have me a good time."


His e-wife claims she didn't know about the affair and blames Michelle Mangan, Damon's new wife, for the breakup. Mangan and Damon were married just 11 months after the divorce and Vannice goes as far as to call Mangan a "homewrecker."

I guess what angers me that nagging is not reason to cheat plus the line he didn't think his wife would not mind or no longer wanted to be with him.

I know in my case the OW convince my WH that I wouldn't mind that he sleeps with her because she would be doing me a favor in taking care of my WH sexual needs.

What happen to sitting down with your spouse and working things out. My WH finally told me he should have sat down with me and talk things out instead of having the affair but since he did have the A it was too late. He never gave us a chance to save our marriage, it ws easier to run off with the OW.


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Pig! Did you see their wedding pics? He looked like a slob, and the OW was a stripper. Whatever. The good thing is that once a cheater usually always a cheater. If she thinks he'll be faithful now, she's dumber than a doorknob. Too bad it's the kids who really lose out.


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I could have sworn those exact same things show up a thread here listing Fog-ese.
How typical.


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[quote]He claims the reason he was unfaithful was because she nags. [quote]

That's an excuse, not a reason. Poor baby - NOT!

What a horse's [censored].


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What happen to sitting down with your spouse and working things out.


How do you know he didn't do this?

I did do this...I begged and pleaded...to no avail.

I suppose the more honorable tack would've been to walk away from my wife and family...instead I had an affair, ended it, and have recovered a good marriage.

Not that I advocate having affairs, but I have to wonder if we would've been better off had I done the "honorable" thing.

What say ye?

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