Sugar Daddies and Divorce

Hi there,

As someone who has been a divorce lawyer for 33 years I consider myself pretty surprise-proof; however, I just heard about  a series of emails where a husband was contracting on line for a "Sugar Baby."  He wanted to meet a young woman he could spend money on.  You can imagine what the quid pro quo was.  If you are conducting personal business of this sort on your home computer, I would suggest that you have a password no one in your family knows and that you not leave the screen open for your family to see.

I frankly thought  the "Sugar Daddy" thing seemed a lot like prostitution, under the "if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck"  theory.  But, apparently this can be argued to fall in a grey area where the sexual congress piece is not the most important one.

I am not sure if this is a result of the popularity of "Mad Men" or just a new way to sell an old profession, but once I got over having the giggles, I was a bit horrified.

Best,

Nancy

Gender equality?

Hi there,

A while back I posted a piece about women now out-earning their spouses.  Apparently this has become grounds for divorce in some cases, and for adultery in others.

However there is always room for both humor and revenge, as this joke, which is circulating on the Internet, shows.

Best,

Nancy

Sex, lies and videotape

Hi there,

I spent last weekend reading Andrew Young's book about John Edwards, The Politician.  It was riveting, not only because of the scandal, but perhaps least because of the scandal.  I am actually scandal weary right now - think Tiger Woods.

The Politician is a morality tale.  Mr. Young is himself a child of divorce.  In his teens, his beloved and morally revered father committed very public adultery.  You can trace in the book how that loss made him vulnerable to John Edwards' narcissism.

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Adultery

Hi there!

I haven't been posting as often this past week, but I have a good excuse - I'm moving after 34 years in the same house. I will be on vacation (some vacation!) this week and next, and some of my colleagues here will be helping me out with guest posts.

In the meantime a friend sent me this article from the Financial Times. Truly amazing!

Enjoy the summer weather.

Best,

Nancy