Political wives stand by men Allegations of infidelity against President Clinton and Gov. Roy Romer's admission of an 'affectionate relationship' involving a former aide would be marriage-busters in many relationships.
despite allegations of infidelityby Mary Boyle
The Colorado Springs Gazette
The reasons they are not, therapists say, are many and varied.
"People ask 'why would they stay?' " said Barry G. Ginsberg, director of the Center of Relationship Enhancement in Doylestown, Pa.
"But the nature of relationships is much more complex than that. Maybe they really do care about each other, or they're dependent on each other. It's a combination of a lot of things.
Bea Romer and Hillary Rodham Clinton likely feel they have invested a lot of themselves in their husbands and are not about to walk away, says Tony J@ch, president of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
The Romers have been manied 45 years and have seven children.
"It's the self-preservation of team," Jurich said. Political wives who stand by their husbands through public allegations of infidelity also feel it's the right thing to do, Juiich said.
"Roy Romer's wife is staying with him because if she said or did anything different, he's dead in the water," Jurich suggested.
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