As a newlywed who's staring down the next 50+ years with my husband (we're 3 months in at this point) all of this betrayal and infidelity in the press (with the wifey standing by her man at the podium) should disturb me, but it's just so cliche at this point. It doesn't even shock me anymore.

I mean, can't these guys come up with SOMETHING more original besides waiting till their mid to late 40s and then deciding to cheat on their loyal wives of 25+ years with some hooker-slash-younger colleague-slash-nanny? 

At this point, I've heard it all. I mean, read "The Feminine Mistake" by Leslie Bennetts and she covers all the real life ways a woman can get F'd over by the man who promised to love her until death do them part.

But the latest d-bag to throw his hat in this ring is revealed in all its dirtiness in "The Politician" by former John Edwards aide, Andrew Young. It's storming up the Bestseller list as we speak. The 2 main kickers: A pregnant mistress moves in with Edwards' campaign aide and his wife while they hide her existence from Mrs. Edwards and the world. AND, my fave detail, that his wife is dying of cancer.

Ok, so Newt Gingrich did the whole cheating on his cancer-stricken wife thing already. Not so original. But still heartbreaking. And there were many people that hid Clinton and Lewinsky from Hillary and the world, but the fact that this guy hid her out in his home with his CHILDREN is beyond disturbing.

Anyway, I'm lining these jokers up. The lesson when you see them all together? They're some pretty prominent men in history.

The last three are my favorites (Sen Larry Craig, Reverend Ted Haggard and Governor McGreevy) because NOT only did they get caught cheating, but they got caught cheating with guys. Now, that's a twist since two of them were both conservative homophobes in their public life.

Anyway, the point being, if you're a newlywed and you're looking at the enchantment and excitement of a long life spent with someone and you see these husbands (many of whom appear to be wholesome and in happy marriages) throwing it all away on a piece of ass—it makes you think.

I love my husband VERY much. And I have utter faith in him and his fidelity to our marriage. For the long haul. That's not what this is about. It's just disheartening because there are great marriages out there and all we keep hearing about are these same jerks and the women who stand by them throughout their personal humiliation. Is that what marriage is about? Sticking around?

I mean I am GLAD Elizabeth Edwards finally left John. I can't believe it took her this long. To me, there are too many women that don't. And for all you Kathie Lee Gifford's, Hillary Clinton's and Sidda Spitzer's that stayed, I hope you're doing the right thing for you and your family. I truly do. And I hope your d-bag learned his lesson after he realized it's not the hooker-slash-younger colleague-slash-nanny that's standing by his side through all of this. It's your wife.