This floors me....

[vanillafluffy]

Blurb under a Yahoo "news" story: Jesse James reportedly is seeking professional help to deal with "personal issues" after a cheating scandal that has put his nearly five-year marriage to Sandra Bullock on the line.

Nearly five years? What have we become as a society that five years is considered a LONG time for a marriage to last?! My parents were of the "til death to us part" generation---but then, my dad also worked for the same company for 30+ years, and I will admit, I've never made it past five with any of my jobs, though not for lack of trying.

There's a clue there; he's "seeking professional help". While there can be good reasons for that, too often I believe it's used as an excuse. (Personal issues, my ass.) Oh poor me, I have ISSUES, I don't have to take personal responsibility because it's all outside my control. Dude, save your money. I don't care if your jewels turn blue and explode, if you really respect the woman you're married to, you'll rein in those horn-dog impulses of yours. Suck it up and keep it in your pants, it's that goddamn simple.
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Comments

[louisiane-fille.livejournal.com]

I know!!! Apparently though, he has a REAL problem keeping it in his pants. There was the employee who filed sexual harassment charges on him. There was another woman who alleged sexual harassment, but never filed charges. So this is nothing new. I just hate that Sandra was so snowed by him that she thought he'd be faithful to her.

[adventurat.livejournal.com]

I didn't read the "nearly five year marriage" as "holy cow long marriage" - just that they've been married for just short of five years.

I can't say I'm at all surprised that he turned out to be the complete dickhead I always thought he was. Feel sorry for Sandy, though. I love Sandy.

[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

Preach it, sister! I have major issues with anyone who doesn't take their wedding vows with total sincerity. It's the worst kind of dishonesty, and nothing excuses infidelity.

I feel very sorry for SB. She's clearly a classy person and threw her heart and soul into a marriage with a guy who's turned out to be as big a turd as everyone always suspected he was.

(I love the mileage you've gotten out of that photo of JDM!)

[hippediva.livejournal.com]

Word from the snakepit: Jesse James has been hanging around the LA porn scene (is there one elsewhere in the US? I don't think so--not one that turns out 300+ movies a month) since the late 90's. The crap he pulled on Janine is WELL-KNOWN (he dumped her for Sandra---when she was 8 mos. preggers--what a guy!) He's nothing more than a biker who got himself a porn star and traded up for a movie star.

So it shouldn't surprise anyone that he's behaving like a media-whore. He is one and most of what he's learned in 5 years about the biz, he's learned from Bullock. I have no sympathy for either of them.

[karaokegal.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure the phrasing implied that it was a particularly long time, just making the point of how long they'd been together. However, you can also say that by Hollywood standards, especially as seen by a certain segment of the populace who always call it "Hollyweird" and have nothing nice to say...it is a long time.

[socialhermit.livejournal.com]

AMEN.

Especially after just going through a divorce where the bastard cheated on me (and spawned, no less), I have absolute ZERO tolerance for these douchebags.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

Vanilla, i think you are a darling person so please don't take this wrong but I find it very difficult to care about the marriage of a very dull actress and some guy I never heard of.

[ang5fam.livejournal.com]

I always thought she had too much class for him.