Is anyone else impressed with her?

[GrayMatterWife]

OK, forget Democrat/Republican stuff. Pretend that you don't know what party her husband is in, because it doesn't matter. What do you think?

I read this story and was floored. That is the woman I hope I could be if this happened to me.

http://www.style.com/vogue/feature/2...jenny-sanford/

[L.Jane]

I often ask myself what I would do in the situation that my spouse was unfaithful, and I can't say I have an answer. She comes across as very together in the article, but I can't help but wonder how she is doing off camera. It must be heart breaking to find the person you thought you knew wasn't, and how to go on from there. How do you ever really trust again? I have trouble trusting in the first place... my own issue, so to trust after that? It would take a LOT of work. I wish her the best.

[DCJenn]

Oh now Abigail you know I think she's the new prototype for the lying cheating bastard husband.

As much as I would hate for it to happen to me, I would so want to act like she does.

Jenn

(PS- you all can rest assured that I would in no way have it together enough to be like her.)

[Pollyanna]

I don't know, she seems oddly detached. Like she is talking about someone else's life. Maybe that is the politician's wife in her, she certainly is a strong woman.

[HouseofWool]

I don't know, she seems oddly detached. Like she is talking about someone else's life. Maybe that is the politician's wife in her, she certainly is a strong woman.

*Disclaimer* I haven't seen the interview.

However, when the sh!t has hit the fan in my life, the only way I have been able to get through it is by becoming detached from the situation. So - maybe it is a self-preservation thing instead of a politician thing.

[Pollyanna]

*Disclaimer* I haven't seen the interview.

However, when the sh!t has hit the fan in my life, the only way I have been able to get through it is by becoming detached from the situation. So - maybe it is a self-preservation thing instead of a politician thing.

Good point!

[GrayMatterWife]

Good point!

Ditto. HOnestly, I am impressed with her detachment. I pretty sure the only thing I'd be detaching would be my husband's head from his body.

Or maybe that would be the wrong piece of anatomy to go after...!

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

She also addresses this directly when she says that she knows she seems unemotional but that it's been an emotional 6 months. I'm sure she fell apart more than once privately but doing it publicly won't get her anywhere.

She's a steel magnolia. I think she's pretty awesome.

[MrsC]

She's a strong woman, I'll give her that. I'm glad she upped and left him!

What I don't like is the fact that she's likening his affair to an addiction. I feel like it gives the wrong message, it makes it ok and it's not ok. And saying that the door is open for a man who made a complete fool out of himself saying that it wasn't just a fling, he was in love with the woman (like any of us needed to hear that). Not the message you want to send to your 17 year old son!

I see that she's such a strong and independent woman and then reading that he can come back as long as he works on some things, it's disappointing.

[bokelley]

The article was great. I loved how she has handled this. What a horrible situation for anyone to go through, I hope that if I ever had to go through that, I could have her strength.