Oh No Tiger! How could you...

[Porridge]

Haha ditto Trillionaire, I feel sorry for the sponsors in all this! Especially Gilette...first the Thierry Henry hand incident, and now Tiger. Hopefully Roger Federer will stay clean!

 

[Steel]

Date: 12/6/2009 10:14:59 AM
Author: Porridge
Haha ditto Trillionaire, I feel sorry for the sponsors in all this! Especially Gilette...first the Thierry Henry hand incident, and now Tiger. Hopefully Roger Federer will stay clean!

I don''t think it will really impact on his sponsorship prospects. Certainly not in the medium-long term.

It is all gravy.

 

[steph72276]

Oh and honestly, if these women marrying celebrities were smart, they would have a clause in their prenup that stated if the spouse is caught cheating, all terms of the prenup would be null and void, therefore giving the cheated on spouse half the money. Maybe that would be incentive enough for these men to keep it in check.

 

[miraclesrule]

Date: 12/6/2009 11:20:16 AM
Author: steph72276
Oh and honestly, if these women marrying celebrities were smart, they would have a clause in their prenup that stated if the spouse is caught cheating, all terms of the prenup would be null and void, therefore giving the cheated on spouse half the money. Maybe that would be incentive enough for these men to keep it in check.

Many women do have this in a pre-nup if they aren''t marrying their childhood or college sweetheart and in those cases, there usually isn''t a pre-nup.

If I was ever to *cough* marry *cough*, and was in situation where I would have to sign a pre-nup...that caluse would be in mine. More likely scenerio for me though isthat I would be the one drafting the pre-nup if I ever considered marriage. I would need to protect my assets for my daughter and granddaughter.

 

[Steel]

Date: 12/6/2009 11:31:21 AM
Author: miraclesrule

Date: 12/6/2009 11:20:16 AM
Author: steph72276
Oh and honestly, if these women marrying celebrities were smart, they would have a clause in their prenup that stated if the spouse is caught cheating, all terms of the prenup would be null and void, therefore giving the cheated on spouse half the money. Maybe that would be incentive enough for these men to keep it in check.

Many women do have this in a pre-nup if they aren''t marrying their childhood or college sweetheart and in those cases, there usually isn''t a pre-nup.

If I was ever to *cough* marry *cough*, and was in situation where I would have to sign a pre-nup...that caluse would be in mine. More likely scenerio for me though isthat I would be the one drafting the pre-nup if I ever considered marriage. I would need to protect my assets for my daughter and granddaughter.

**I am sorry to threadjack**

I was thinking about you this week MR.

The closeness of your situation is inspirational for me and hope you enjoy every moment with your daughter and grandbaby. I can only wish to enjoy and offer the same support for my daughter; if I am lucky enough to have one.

 

[perry]

I''ve been following this thread for several days - wondering what to say. However, here are my reactions:

1) Anyone who knows athletes (male and female) knows that they have a high sex drive - and need to fullfil it in order to have peak performance. This also applies to certain other professions as well.

2) Anyone who marries such a person should know this - and either has to commit to always being there - or accepts that their partner will have sex with others (and this acceptance is by far more common than not).

3) I believe a lot of assumptions are being made right now. Getting married does not necessarily involve a vow of monogamy - we don''t know that Tigers marriage did. In my view, marriage - and the reasons for marriage - are much different than the reasons to have sex (of course, your marriage partner should also be sexually compatible for you).

4) A large percentage of people have problems with "straying" - guys and gals. This does not diminish their value in my eyes.

5) I wish people would just consider things like this as private and not press material. Why is it that so many people lust after this kind of "news".

I applaud Tiger from fleeing from a domestic situation instead of becoming engaged in a physical fight.

Perry

 

[miraclesrule]

style="WIDTH: 99%; HEIGHT: 293px">Date: 12/6/2009 12:05:28 PM
Author: Steel

Date: 12/6/2009 11:31:21 AM
Author: miraclesrule

Date: 12/6/2009 11:20:16 AM
Author: steph72276
Oh and honestly, if these women marrying celebrities were smart, they would have a clause in their prenup that stated if the spouse is caught cheating, all terms of the prenup would be null and void, therefore giving the cheated on spouse half the money. Maybe that would be incentive enough for these men to keep it in check.

Many women do have this in a pre-nup if they aren''t marrying their childhood or college sweetheart and in those cases, there usually isn''t a pre-nup.

If I was ever to *cough* marry *cough*, and was in situation where I would have to sign a pre-nup...that caluse would be in mine. More likely scenerio for me though isthat I would be the one drafting the pre-nup if I ever considered marriage. I would need to protect my assets for my daughter and granddaughter.

**I am sorry to threadjack**

I was thinking about you this week MR.

The closeness of your situation is inspirational for me and hope you enjoy every moment with your daughter and grandbaby. I can only wish to enjoy and offer the same support for my daughter; if I am lucky enough to have one.

Sure you will Steel!! It isn''t always as good as it sounds. My daughter didn''t fully appreciate how much I love her and my level of protection and devotion until her daughter was born.

All my checking and bank accounts are already POD, (payment on death) just so that nothing gets hung up in probate should anything happen to me. Now, I just need to get the trust set up and everything will be set. But it''s sort of morbid for me, so I have been putting that off...and I really shouldn''t be.

 

[miraclesrule]

Date: 12/6/2009 1:32:15 PM
Author: perry
I''ve been following this thread for several days - wondering what to say. However, here are my reactions:

1) Anyone who knows athletes (male and female) knows that they have a high sex drive - and need to fullfil it in order to have peak performance. This also applies to certain other professions as well.

2) Anyone who marries such a person should know this - and either has to commit to always being there - or accepts that their partner will have sex with others (and this acceptance is by far more common than not).

3) I believe a lot of assumptions are being made right now. Getting married does not necessarily involve a vow of monogamy - we don''t know that Tigers marriage did. In my view, marriage - and the reasons for marriage - are much different than the reasons to have sex (of course, your marriage partner should also be sexually compatible for you).

4) A large percentage of people have problems with ''straying'' - guys and gals. This does not diminish their value in my eyes.

5) I wish people would just consider things like this as private and not press material. Why is it that so many people lust after this kind of ''news''.

I applaud Tiger from fleeing from a domestic situation instead of becoming engaged in a physical fight.

Perry

I agree with this point. I have known many a women married to pro athletes. However, there is a difference between knowing, agreeing and having an open dialogue about it and having it be secret mistresses one is harboring for years unbeknowst to the wife. That is deception of a very dangerous and destructive type.

We''re not talking about a guy who hires the occasional professional to relieve his pent up "oh he has to have his sex or he can''t play or walk or talk and will probably have a fatal episide" rendevous.

That is a serious insult to the many men who can and do remain faithful in the same circumstances.

 

[cara]

Oh, I've tried to resist but I can't. Perry, your post is full of it.

Date: 12/6/2009 1:32:15 PM
Author: perry
I've been following this thread for several days - wondering what to say. However, here are my reactions:

1) Anyone who knows athletes (male and female) knows that they have a high sex drive - and need to fullfil it in order to have peak performance. This also applies to certain other professions as well.

What evidence do you have that male athletes have a higher sex drive than normal men? What athletes seem to have, especially at Tiger's level, is a ridiculous combination of ego and opportunity.

Most men do not have women throwing themselves at them like they are a rock star. Most men are not gods of their sport, pulling in $100 m in advertising in a given year. Such adoration might get to one's head.

2) Anyone who marries such a person should know this - and either has to commit to always being there - or accepts that their partner will have sex with others (and this acceptance is by far more common than not).

I'm sorry, marriage is an institution with certain rules and expectations. If a man (or woman) wants a marriage with different rules and standards from the norm, then man up and lay this out for your potential spouse ahead of time so that they can consent (or walk) *before* you go and carry out your marriage-with-different-rules behavior without telling them about it. If you can't get a spouse to agree to your terms for marriage up front, well maybe you aren't cut out for marriage. To not inform them of your extracurricular activities - and then blame the unknowing spouse for not knowing what she 'should have known' - is cowardly at best.

As for realizing and accepting that her spouse would stray when she was away from his side, if we believe the reports, Tiger was text messaging with one of his mistresses from his home where Elin was. His adultery was not merely about sex - he had relationships with these women. He was continuing his relationship with these women even while his wife was readily available to him. Part of why all those text messages and voice mails ended up plastered everywhere is because his mistress thought she was his only mistress and was dismayed and betrayed to find out there were other mistresses - so Tiger not only led his wife to believe they were in an exclusive relationship, he apparently led his mistress to believe they were in an exclusive one as well (apart from his marriage, I assume.) Strange as it seems, men sometimes want more than just sex. Tiger could have had high-end call girls, but instead he wanted mistresses.

3) I believe a lot of assumptions are being made right now. Getting married does not necessarily involve a vow of monogamy - we don't know that Tigers marriage did. In my view, marriage - and the reasons for marriage - are much different than the reasons to have sex (of course, your marriage partner should also be sexually compatible for you).

Uh, we are making assumptions that fit the available data, are based in part on what is the most likely type of marriage agreement, and that have not been contradicted yet by a reliable source. If the Woods' had an open marriage, don't you think one of the mistresses might have known that tidbit? We might see quote from one of them like, "Well, Tiger wanted us to stay out of the limelight for his sponserships, but his wife knew about us and didn't mind." Instead we get the great voicemail where Tiger is asking one of this women to take her NAME off her phone in case his wife calls to see whom he has been calling. They would not be in intensive marriage counseling or rewriting the prenup or whatever they are doing holed up in their private compound of a home if all of Tiger's behavior was above board according to Elin.

4) A large percentage of people have problems with 'straying' - guys and gals. This does not diminish their value in my eyes.

It does not diminish my opinion of their sports skills. It significantly diminishes my opinion of their suitability as a romantic partner for someone interested in an honest, exclusive relationship, and it strikes me as a significant character flaw. This is totally different from people that engage honestly with their romantic partners about their non-exclusivity. As long as you are not lying to people, betraying people, exposing people that care about you and trust you to disease risk against their knowledge, and leaving wreckage behind your contacts with others, 'stray' away!

5) I wish people would just consider things like this as private and not press material. Why is it that so many people lust after this kind of 'news'.

Well, I think gossip is part of the human condition. While certainly the level of tabloid coverage is over-the-top and cannibalistic in some way, I think we-the-public do have a little bit of a right to know if a man with a public persona is true to that persona in his private life. Tiger has made a lot of money of the public, he has released beautiful photos of his family for public consumption, its a part of his image that he sells to us all. I think he will still make money off his sports prowess when this all settles down, but his image will never be quite as sqeaky clean.

5)I applaud Tiger from fleeing from a domestic situation instead of becoming engaged in a physical fight.

As do I. Too bad it got to that point, and luckily no one was seriously hurt (at least physically).

 

[cara]

Date: 12/6/2009 10:14:59 AM
Author: Porridge
Haha ditto Trillionaire, I feel sorry for the sponsors in all this! Especially Gilette...first the Thierry Henry hand incident, and now Tiger. Hopefully Roger Federer will stay clean!

I don''t feel that bad for the sponsers. They make a sports god the star of their advertising campaign, they are rolling the dice. Maybe they thought Tiger was a low-risk bet, but they got dinged a bit and its time to pay up! (And I don''t think that it''ll be that bad for them long-term. Tiger will still be marketable next year.)

 

[steph72276]

Ditto to everything Cara said.

 

[iheartscience]

Ditto every word, cara. I was too lazy and you said exactly what I was thinking in response to perry''s (ridiculous) post.

 

[janinegirly]

Thritto Cara. Not to stir the pot, but some of Perry''s points were pretty off. Particularly the line on sportsmen having increased drive. Please! Ego, opportunity, belief that they are above retribution, access and women who are preying on them are a big part of it! There is balance in relationships that is all out of whack when it comes to intense fame.

The bottom line is Tiger had an image and a big part of that was as a nerdy family guy who was also a golf phemom with passion on the course. It''s a bit weird to say the wife knew what she was getting into--he purposely married someone who seemed quite reserveed/innocent and repeatedly said family came first--that was his image. This wasn''t a flashy football player who hung out with a fast crowd,etc. Based on Jesper P''s reaction (the pro golfer who introduced Elin to Tiger) we can safely assume she feels terribly betrayed (ie not in on some set up).

As for the whole line of "why are people interested in this"--urgh, I get kind of annoyed with this line of thought. People are not robots-humans will always be drawn to stories of human interest. In a world where media, celebrity, fame money are sought after, it is natural for there to be interest in the fall out! Just as everyone loves a feel good story of how someone made it, people will also want to know the details of why it all felll to pieces! If a celeb/politician does something spectacularly stupid, the interest level is heightened and rightfully so--public figures are in the public, you cannot separate the 2. You can separate those who are NOT in the public eye who are merely related to someone famous (kids, parents etc.), but not the individual him/herself whose personal life is intertwined with the public and whose image/name is in fact a brand and product being sold to the public. Of course anyone has the right to say NO, I will not answyer any questions, but you will not enjoy the same public approval which led to the ascension in the first place. Tiger is a $100 million a year business and the majority of that is not from golf winnings.

I''m sure there are those who could care less and aren''t posting here as a result..that''s fine, but don''t pretend this is not newsworthy or insinuate someone who does find it newsworthy is somehow not valid or taking the low road.

 

[zoebartlett]

Perry, I strongly disagree with your first two points. I do, however, agree with #5. It should be a private matter. So much speculation is out there, and since none of us were there, I don''t think we really know the truth about what happened. I hate how the media "complains" about having to cover this and then does it anyway (that''s basically what Kathy Lee Gifford did on the Today show the other day.

 

[meresal]

Ditto to Cara.

Date: 12/6/2009 1:32:15 PM
Author: perry
I''ve been following this thread for several days - wondering what to say. However, here are my reactions:

1) Anyone who knows athletes (male and female) knows that they have a high sex drive - and need to fullfil it in order to have peak performance. This also applies to certain other professions as well.

Do you actaully know ANY female athletes? lol. That is ridiculous. I have never met one that needed to have sex in order to play better. I''m not saying that this might not be true for men, but it has absolutely NOTHING to do with being an athlete. What about some men that need it before giving a big presentation? Does that mean that all CEO''s have higher sex drives as well?

This is one of the most ludicrous things I have ever read. Actually, if you follow Men''s MMA or UFC, it is a fact that most of those athletes actually absatin from sex before matches, in order to attain their "peak performance".

 

[steph72276]

Wow, Perry....you realize you''ve just insulted your entire gender, right? I mean, to simplify men in a way to say no athlete can think with their brains, but are simply animals on the hunt that can''t control their selves around women is complete and utter bs. What about those of us with husbands that do triathlons? Should we also expect to be cheated on when they are in different cities so they can be at their "peak performance level"? That was one of the most ridiculous posts I have ever seen on this site, and frankly I am embarrassed for you.

 

[fossilrock]

Date: 12/7/2009 5:43:02 PM
Author: steph72276
Wow, Perry....you realize you''ve just insulted your entire gender, right? I mean, to simplify men in a way to say no athlete can think with their brains, but are simply animals on the hunt that can''t control their selves around women is complete and utter bs. What about those of us with husbands that do triathlons? Should we also expect to be cheated on when they are in different cities so they can be at their ''peak performance level''? That was one of the most ridiculous posts I have ever seen on this site, and frankly I am embarrassed for you.

Come on guys, give him a break. Don''t about 90% of men cheat? It happens everyday, it''s just a matter of whether the significant other can get over it. Just because Tiger is a public figure, doesn''t mean we should try to disect every little aspect of his life and marriage. I will repeat, this happens everyday. I''m sure everyone that has posted on this thread has been cheated on. But you didn''t have to have it posted all over the TV and internet.......

 

[Aloros]

Date: 12/7/2009 6:24:50 PM
Author: fossilrock

Date: 12/7/2009 5:43:02 PM
Author: steph72276
Wow, Perry....you realize you''ve just insulted your entire gender, right? I mean, to simplify men in a way to say no athlete can think with their brains, but are simply animals on the hunt that can''t control their selves around women is complete and utter bs. What about those of us with husbands that do triathlons? Should we also expect to be cheated on when they are in different cities so they can be at their ''peak performance level''? That was one of the most ridiculous posts I have ever seen on this site, and frankly I am embarrassed for you.

Come on guys, give him a break. Don''t about 90% of men cheat? It happens everyday, it''s just a matter of whether the significant other can get over it. Just because Tiger is a public figure, doesn''t mean we should try to disect every little aspect of his life and marriage. I will repeat, this happens everyday. I''m sure everyone that has posted on this thread has been cheated on. But you didn''t have to have it posted all over the TV and internet.......

Post #2, hm?

 

[kenny]

Tiger's wife moves out and as the mistress count reaches 9.

Click

 

[iheartscience]

I saw that, Kenny. The count is now up to nine! Wow-he''s disgusting.

 

[Vancity]

I think the more apropos question now should be:

Who *hasn''t* had an affair with Tiger Woods?

*raises hand*

 

[HollyS]

Date: 12/6/2009 1:32:15 PM
Author: perry
I've been following this thread for several days - wondering what to say. However, here are my reactions:

1) Anyone who knows athletes (male and female) knows that they have a high sex drive - and need to fullfil it in order to have peak performance. This also applies to certain other professions as well.

2) Anyone who marries such a person should know this - and either has to commit to always being there - or accepts that their partner will have sex with others (and this acceptance is by far more common than not).

3) I believe a lot of assumptions are being made right now. Getting married does not necessarily involve a vow of monogamy - we don't know that Tigers marriage did. In my view, marriage - and the reasons for marriage - are much different than the reasons to have sex (of course, your marriage partner should also be sexually compatible for you).

4) A large percentage of people have problems with 'straying' - guys and gals. This does not diminish their value in my eyes.

5) I wish people would just consider things like this as private and not press material. Why is it that so many people lust after this kind of 'news'.

I applaud Tiger from fleeing from a domestic situation instead of becoming engaged in a physical fight.

Perry

There are so many ridiculous statements in your post that I'll just point out the MOST nonsensical of them: "Athletes and other professionals have a high sex drive and need to act on it in order to have peak performance." (Please forgive the paraphrasing, but I believe I did not put words into your mouth in my restatement here.)

NO ONE is allowed a pass on extramarital dalliances outside of their marriage. Regardless of who and what they are.
NO ONE has a higher than average sex drive. Unless they have an unusual medical condition.

What they do have is a sense of entitlement. A whopping big dose of self-interest at the expense of wives and families . A huge a$$ ego. And the a pair of brass you-knows.

I'm thinking you might have a shiny set of them yourself. Or you wouldn't have posted this drivel.

Well, you were right about it being a private matter. It should have been. But when you have multiple mistresses, it's as hard to contain the damage as it is too keep it zipped. Apparently.

 

[Italiahaircolor]

Still waters run deep.

I think that Tiger, like any other human being, is flawed. He has done an amazing job keeping his personal life personal...but when you play with fire, you will get burned. If you''re a high profile person then having affairs probably isn''t something one should do, unless you don''t mind being drawn and quatered by public opinion. He got lucky for a very, very long time...but like with all things in life, luck sometimes changes and for Tiger it did.

His wife, whomever she may be, is in a really embarrassing position. From what I''ve read, she was a nanny before marrying Tiger and has gone on to have two children with this man. IF the rumors are true, then she has every right in the world to be upset. Did she have the right to lash out with a 9 iron? No...but until we''re there, in that house being pubically and privately humiliated, then we all have NO right to assume we''d be able to rise above that. I''d like to believe that I wouldn''t get so angry I''d attack my husband...but I''m not in the middle of and it''s easy for me to sit in judgement. Maybe he was saying awful things to her, maybe he shoved her into a wall...WHO KNOWS. I''m not saying she was right...not by a long, long shot...but we just can''t make a decision based on the half facts and half assumptions we''ve been given.

I think it''s a HUGE mistake to allow a child to put a sports star, movie star, or rock star in the ranks of being a role model. It''s foolish. These are people, like everyone else, and although they may have particular talents that can be appreciated doesn''t mean they aren''t terribly distrubed people behind the Hollywood lights. Worse yet, most of the time they don''t CARE about what impact they are having on those who look up to them...they feel it''s more responsibility than they would really, really ever want. They just want to do their thing and shut it down in private to be human. I''m not parent, but maybe someday I will be, and I will for sure stress to my child/ren that although it''s normal to admire a person based on particular strengths you''d wish to have or work towards having...remembering that they aren''t the be all/end all is equally (if not more so) important.

 

[kenny]

Date: 12/7/2009 7:17:07 PM
Author: thing2of2
I saw that, Kenny. The count is now up to nine! Wow-he's disgusting.

Yeah, with so much potential hush money available I was thinking of calling up National Enquirer and getting in line too.
Some of these galz may just be lying gold diggers - not to minimize what a slimeball Tiger is.

 

[vespergirl]

I''m almost wondering at this point if he is a sex addict - because it seems that he has been so reckless and indiscriminate with some of his decisions and choices in women. Not to say that it''s an excuse, but it seems now like it was almost a compulsion - he''s so calculating with his career, that it just seems totally out of character for him to be having random sex with waitresses all over the country - I bet that he goes into therapy for sex addiction.

 

[hlmr]

Date: 12/7/2009 7:12:22 PM
Author: Aloros

Date: 12/7/2009 6:24:50 PM
Author: fossilrock

Date: 12/7/2009 5:43:02 PM
Author: steph72276
Wow, Perry....you realize you've just insulted your entire gender, right? I mean, to simplify men in a way to say no athlete can think with their brains, but are simply animals on the hunt that can't control their selves around women is complete and utter bs. What about those of us with husbands that do triathlons? Should we also expect to be cheated on when they are in different cities so they can be at their 'peak performance level'? That was one of the most ridiculous posts I have ever seen on this site, and frankly I am embarrassed for you.

Come on guys, give him a break. Don't about 90% of men cheat? It happens everyday, it's just a matter of whether the significant other can get over it. Just because Tiger is a public figure, doesn't mean we should try to disect every little aspect of his life and marriage. I will repeat, this happens everyday. I'm sure everyone that has posted on this thread has been cheated on. But you didn't have to have it posted all over the TV and internet.......

Post #2, hm?

LOL!!! You nailed it Aloros!

And the most recent revelations include that Tiger did not bother to wear a condom while sharing his "public figure", so I hope that he didn't bring home any STD's to the mother of his children.

 

[perry]

Not sure that I can answer the many comments above; but let me give you my background for making them.

I''m an international level official; and have judged two world championships and one olympics. While I no longer judge as much as I used to (and have not done an international event for several years); for about two decades I was quite active and for many of those years averaged probably 4 international level events a year.

How many top female athletes do I know (or who have met): Just the entire female national teams from probably 30 countries for 15 to 20 years. I''m even on a first name bases with a number of them (although most of those are now coaches). Now I am not going to say I personally knew all of them (or all of the male national team members); but I certainly can lay claim to knowing the environment and culture - and have a chance to observe a lot (and had to rethink a lot of what I was taught when younger).

Yes the sex drive and needs are different between guys and gals; but I think I''ve had a perspective that I doubt most of you have had.

It is silly to suggest that everyone''s sex drive is the same. It''s not. That is a well known medical fact. Many things are known to affect it. Top athletes not only tend to be very healthy (medical wise) but are also in peak physical condition. Also, my observation is that the very things that drive them to be one of the best - manifest itself in other ways. This has little to do with ego - as many of these athletes are in fact very humble people.

I do agree that anyone getting married ought to lay things out on what their expectations are if they are different than what the local or family culture on marriage is. However, having been arround - and having met so many people from so many other countries - I actually know that it is not universal that marriage means a vow of monogomy (and I wonder if that is in fact a minority position in the world).

As for this situation: I have no idea whatsoever what the couple agreed to and discussed before they got married or after.

I have no real idea what it was that they were really arguing about (it could have actually been somthing else - and then the "sex" thing came out as a side issue - or even an excuse).

I don''t believe a fraction of what the press is reporting to date. I''ve had my own experience with the press - and reporting facts and real reasons are not their strong point.

Many other people may claim to also have been involed - who Tiger may only have said a pleasant greating too. (People falsely pleading guilty to crimes is a common problem for the police when they are trying to solve crimes).


I do admit; that perhaps it is all as the press has reported - and that Erin was truely caught totally by surprise. But the thing I know - is there is always two sides to the story; and thus, I doubt it.


I know some of you will disagree - fine; I still wish that you all have a great day,


Perry

 

[movie zombie]

the wife was hanging around the golf "culture" before she met tiger. she didn''t want to date him in the first place....she should have gone with her hunch. i''m betting that she knew all about the problems but thought her man would change for her.......many women are guilty of this.

the ones i feel sorry for are the children: this is not going to be easy for them and the press isn''t making it any easier.

mz

 

[wsu12]

Date: 12/7/2009 9:29:20 PM
Author: vespergirl
I''m almost wondering at this point if he is a sex addict - because it seems that he has been so reckless and indiscriminate with some of his decisions and choices in women. Not to say that it''s an excuse, but it seems now like it was almost a compulsion - he''s so calculating with his career, that it just seems totally out of character for him to be having random sex with waitresses all over the country - I bet that he goes into therapy for sex addiction.

Vesper,
I think there is an addiction at work in this situation as well.

Sexual Addiction:
Sexual addiction also is associated with risk-taking. A person with a sex addiction engages in various forms of sexual activity, despite the potential for negative and/or dangerous consequences. In addition to damaging the addict''s relationships and interfering with his or her work and social life, a sexual addiction also puts the person at risk for emotional and physical injury.

However, I am in NO WAY condoning his behavior.

 

[kenny]

Tiger finally gives a statement to the press