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| Wed, 11-28-2007 - 10:02am |
Wife Suing the Other Woman
http://www.oprah.com/relationships/slide/200710/rel_20071019_350_110.jhtml
"When Candi discovered that her husband was cheating, she didn't get mad…she got a lawyer.
After finding steamy love letters and racy photos the other woman sent her husband, Candi says she decided to sue the mistress for alienation of affection. She won and was awarded $500,000, but ultimately, she settled for $50,000.
Since most states have no-fault divorce, Candi says she couldn't sue her husband, so she went after the woman who she says actively pursued him.
"I think they first met in a bar out of town and nothing happened, but she chose to send him a Christmas card," Candi says. "He obviously bit, so she kept writing. Initially, she would say things like, 'I know you're married with three children, and we can just be friends, but I really enjoyed meeting you.' Then became more graphic. that she could fly to our town any time, and then described sexual acts she'd like to perform if only they could be together."
Why did Candi decide to take legal action? "At the time, I felt so humiliated and devastated," she says. "It looked like an opportunity for redemption in a way, just to stand up for myself and my family."


I think its dumb. The other woman didn't drag her husband kicking and screaming into bed. He WANTED to be there. He is the one who made the committment to his wife. She should be suing him, which I suppose is what divorce can be. Does the money make the hurt go away? I think you have to hold the person you are in the relationship with responsible, not other people. You can't blame someone else for your husband's actions. He is an adult with full brain capacity (I'm imagine she was not married to someone who is mentally handicapped and could be influenced undully by another person).
There is a real "blame everyone else" attitude out there. Look at yourself and your husband to see what went wrong. Stop looking for someone else.
I'm usually pretty ant-litigation because I think it's abused terribly.
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