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Should Elizabeth Edwards Leave Her Husband?
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As Elizabeth Edwards opens up to Oprah Winfrey about her husband, former presidential hopeful John Edwards, and his affair that may have spawned a love child -- we want to know: Should she leave her husband? Tell us your thoughts below and watch "The Insider" on TV tonight to see if your comments make it on air!

Elizabeth says before their wedding, she asked her future husband for a gift. "I wanted him to be faithful to me," she says in an interview to appear on Thursday's "Oprah." "It was enormously important to me."

John admitted to the affair but denies the child is his. So far the two have managed to stay together, at least for now. "Neither one of us is out the door so I guess it's day by day, but maybe it's month by month," she says. When asked if she still loves him, Elizabeth replies, "that's a complicated question."

She went on to tell Oprah that she isn't certain the child the other woman had is John's baby. "I've seen a picture of the baby. I have no idea," she added. "It doesn't look like my children but I don't have any idea."

Speculating on what may have led to the affair, she says "This person is very different from me, and really very different from him. We're basically old-fashioned people. So, this was a pretty big leap for him. Maybe it's being so different is what was attractive."

Published 5/5/09 by the Insider

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  • she got to leave him because once a man cheat thats mean the relation is dead and if she have some kind of self estime and dignity she will deffinitly tell him you and leave him for ever
    Anonymous 7/17/09 Reply
  • she got to leave him because once a man cheat thats mean the relation is dead and if she have some kind of self estime and dignity she will deffinitly tell him you and leave him for ever
    Anonymous 7/17/09 Reply
  • ANOTHER WOMAN STANDING BY HER CHEATING MAN....I JUST DON'T GET IT.......BUT MY THOUGHTS ARE WITH HER DURING THIS MOST DIFFICULT TIME.
    Anonymous 5/10/09 Reply
  • His problem is that he does not have God in his life. That is her problem also but he is the offending one. Politicians think that they can do whatever they want, even if it hurts their families. If this guy would forget politics and his ego and get...
    Guitarfish8 5/9/09 Reply
  • No doubt Elizabeth will put herself last and do what is best for her children and stay married to her husband. She is one classy lady. She deserves better.
    Anonymous 5/8/09 Reply
  • That is a personal decision for her. For him to run when she was ill was a poor choice on his part but he seems to be a ME person. For him to cheat is another characterization of a ME person. Should she leave him? A hard decision for a woman of high...
    Sandy01 5/7/09 Reply
  • That is a decision that can not be made by the public...It is a very personal thing between Elizabeth and John !! Was what he did right? Absolutely Not !! What a jerk, along with a couple of million other husbands...he broke the heart and the trust...
    ladyfalcon_86 5/7/09 Reply
  • I don't necessarily believe that she should leave her husband. It would depend on if she
    feels he's remorsful for what he did, and if she truly believes that it would be worth her effort to invest in rebuilding their relationship. I do believe that...
    Anonymous 5/6/09 Reply
  • So, he cheats and has a kid with the mistress, his wife stays with him, writes a book about it, which he gets the profits from Geez, this dude hit the mother lode. Still, he's profitting from having sex, hmmm...Sad.
    Anonymous 5/6/09 Reply
  • She has been through Cancer. I guess thats a decision that she has to make for herself and children. She deserves the best.I hope everything works out for her.
    Anonymous 5/6/09 Reply
  • Elizabeth don't make excuses for John..whether she was different than you does not give him the right to cheat. As far as love, you can still love him but not be in love with him.. He made the ultimate mistake and now you have to live with the...
    dibba812 5/6/09 Reply
  • This is a sad story mainly due to her health. I believe she is only staying with him for her children's sake. Elizabeth is probably putting her children's feelings before her own knowing she has cancer. He is just one of many out there that are...
    Anonymous 5/6/09 Reply
  • That is a very personal choice. Yes he is a jerk. But, the only two people in a marriage are the only two people who know if the marriage is worth saving. We should all just let them live their lives.
    Anonymous 5/6/09 Reply
  • This is her decision.... If she wasn't sick i think she would leave, but since she is... i don't think she will. But it's her decision and with all due respect to Oprah... STAY OUT OF IT!!!!
    MichaelB19 5/6/09 Reply
    • Ophrah has a way of not minding her own business.
      Guitarfish8 5/9/09
  • Yes, she deserves better.
    Anonymous 5/5/09 Reply
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