Huma Abedin is absolutely beautiful.

[Yavin4]

Anthony Weiner is a fool.

[Brickbat]

1. Would you understand his actions better if she were homely?

[Loki Liesmith]

26. Yes

Assuming he places a high value on physical beauty I would understand it more, because he would have married someone with whom he has a deep incompatibility.

It would not mean I'd think he's any less of a jerk though. Understanding is not justification.

[VMA131Marine]

2. Looks aren't everything ....

but you are probably right.

[apcalc]

3. Yes, he is a fool.

Which has what to do with her looks?

[Skittles]

7. she is a fool too, for marrying a pervert

YUCK

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

13. She's a victim. I have no idea about her private life.

Possibly she stayed with Anthony for as long as possible; which takes resolve.

[brush]

16. Maybe rethink that. You think he told her before they married that he would be sexting other women?

She's a victim who, probably because she wanted her child to have a father, tried to work through the humiliation he caused her in the first sexting incident.

Now that he's done it again she made the right decision to leave him.

She's not a fool, she's a person, like most of us, who has endured the ups and downs and curves life throws at you.

I suppose your life has been a complete utopia?

[Skittles]

17. the guy is just plain CREEPY

[brush]

18. Yes he is, but that doesn't make her a fool.

[Skittles]

25. ALRIGHTY THEN

I'm sure he is a......NICE GUY!

[brush]

27. Huh?

[cwydro]

20. This is the THIRD time he's been caught.

Twice was already too many.

[brush]

23. Third time? Not aware of that.

Who of us knows how we would handle the humiliation of being in a marriage and having a child with a spouse who does something so despicable who then probably begs for forgiveness with promises to never do it again?

She finally decided to move on.

Good for her.

[cwydro]

24. Yep. Three times now.

The repulsive tool needs serious help.

[Skittles]

35. I bet if the child had not been in the picture

she would still be with him

Now she really has no choice.

Ugh.

[brush]

36. I'm not at all sure about that.

None of us know what was going on in their household, whether they were even still intimate with each other, or sleeping in seperate beds.

She reached her breaking point and decided to leave.

IMO, the child was the reason she stayed as long as she did.

[Skittles]

38. done here

[dawg]

32. Not fair.

You can't know what someone else is going to decide to do in a relationship.

I just hope Huma has the strong sense of self-worth and confidence that I lacked. I hope she understands that this is all about him and has nothing to at all to do with her.

[ehrnst]

34. Is Jon Stewart a fool for being a friend of a pervert? (nt)

[Beaverhausen]

4. Delete your account

Please

[Brickbat]

5. Perfection.

[Beaverhausen]

10. Take this sexist shit elsewhere

So if Huma was not beautiful you could forgive wieners actions? Really?


REALLY???

What is the point of this stupid thread?

[Loki Liesmith]

28. Oh quit throwing around the s word

It doesn't intimidate anyone.

People cheat when their expectations for what they "deserve" in a relationship don't align with what they have. If someone is married to someone they do not find attractive, there is a higher probability they will have an affair. It's not sexism.

[DoBotherMe]

33. Sounds like a personal problem

[LanternWaste]

37. A rather self-validating justification for what is little more than choosing to be dishonest...

"People cheat when their expectations for what they "deserve" in a relationship don't align with what they have..."

A rather self-validating justification for what is little more than choosing to be dishonest... regardless of the appearance of the one's we justify lying to.

Were your little bumper-sticker accurate, then no attractive person would ever have been cheated on, regardless of your righteous allegations of what sexism is or is not.

(this is where you imply additional qualifiers were obvious in your premise and rationalize not stating them to better retain your absolutism of the human condition)

[phleshdef]

6. As a man that has been a faithful boyfriend, fiance and then husband to my wife for 15 years...

...if you don't want to commit to one woman, then don't get married. Don't fool yourself, know what kind of man you are.

Me, I'm the kind of guy that found the right person for me a long time ago and we deeply love one another.

I have no issue with people who don't have that kind of relationship, but don't sucker people along the way as you discover you aren't cut out for monogamy.

[jmg257]

8. Well - no doubt he is a fool, and not very bright. nt

[edhopper]

11. Weiner has a problem

that he obviously hasn't gotten help for.

[MrScorpio]

12. Weiner's foolishness has absolutely nothing to do with his wife's looks

And everything to do with his own inability to control himself.

[backscatter712]

14. Weiner should have stayed a swingin' single.

Fewer broken hearts that way.

Can't say I blame Human for leaving him.

[KittyWampus]

15. The OP is sexist as hell.

[Lee-Lee]

19. And probably doesn't have a clue what they did wrong

[Shankapotomus]

22. Of course that always depends

on how one is using the word "beautiful" so we should always be careful before drawing conclusions.

"Beautiful" does not always have to imply a physical assessment. In someone's estimation another person could have a beautiful spirit or mind or just be a "beautiful" human being as in an assessment of their whole person, including traits like intellect, morals, etc.

[Quantess]

21. The readers' assumption is that the 2nd statement is a conclusion of the 1st.

These two statements can be independently true.

[mindfulNJ]

29. yes...he is a fool

but his wife has NOTHING to do with his problem. I guess you wouldn't have thought him a fool if Huma was not attractive to you?

Sexist crap.

[Gothmog]

30. No argument

[PJMcK]

31. Her beauty is far more than physical attractiveness

Although I agree with your view about Mr. Weiner's, your OP is rather superficial, Yavin4.

Huma Abedin is extremely intelligent and accomplished:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huma_Abedin

That she is a beautiful woman is irrelevant and her dedication to her family is evidenced by her attempts to save her marriage in spite of Anthony Weiner's indiscretions.

I admire and respect her and I hope she'll have a major role in Hillary Clinton's administration.