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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Would you cover for your man?

Are you a Ruth Madoff? A Bonnie Parker?

In case you haven't been awake in the last 12 months, we are living through the age of the hangover. When accounts come due. When we pay for the drunken financial ride of the last decade. Whether it's personal -- hey we can totally afford to buy a house without putting any money down! -- or on a larger scale -- hey we can totally pretend to be investing $25 billion dollars that we no longer have! -- the crimes that have until now gone unpunished are suddenly seeing their day in court.

Related: 5 things guys lie about.

And it seems like every day, there's another woman arguably covering for her husband. You remember Ruth Madoff, right? Wife of Bernie? Or, do you remember Lehman Brothers? Used to be one of the largest banks in the world? Remember Dick Fuld, the former CEO, who, you know, drove the company into bankruptcy while meanwhile collecting something on the order of five hundred bazillion dollars? Remember how he sold his Palm Beach house to his wife for $100, so that in the case he was indicted they wouldn't be able to seize it?

It brings up an age-old question: How sacrosanct is the matrimonial union?

What would it take for you to blow the whistle on your man?

What would you expect your man to cover you for? Are you the Ruth Madoff type? The Bonnie Parker type who might even get in on the act?

How far is too far?

Deep Question: Do you ever worry about your boyfriend or husband dying?

by Married Jake

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  • First L's Avatar
    Posted by First L Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:26am PDT

    yeah i'll cover for them but ifs over some bull s--- that leads to jail time, then hes just out f------ luck with me.

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  • Rebecca G's Avatar
    Posted by Rebecca G Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:43pm PDT

    I dont like a man that i have to cover for. I believe in taking responsibility for ourselves and our own actions.

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  • SweetCorn's Avatar
    Posted by SweetCorn Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:22pm PDT

    iT CAN ONLY GO SO FAR WiTH ME TAKiNG UP FOR ME SiGNiFiCANT OTHER, iF i KNO HES iN THE WRONG iM GONNA TELL HiM HES WRONG BUT iMA STiLL TAKE UP FOR HiM HES MY BETTER HALF LOL

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  • Jesus 1st!'s Avatar
    Posted by Jesus 1st! Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:36pm PDT

    I have covered for my ex-husband for the last 5 yrs....and the sixth now lies his !*&^ in jail! he should have coveted me instead.

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  • August's Avatar
    Posted by August Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:16pm PDT

    The first law of nature is "self preservation"-A word to the unwise is sufficient.

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