Lulu2;493845 wrote: Good grief!
This girl was only 21 years old when the President of the United States (who, by all acounts has ENORMOUS personal charisma) had a sexual relationship with her. They were both idiots, but HE is the one we'd have expected to use the best judgement! Neither of them was thinking with their brains, but they're hardly unique in that, are they?
I'd like every female who reads this to ask herself, honestly, if she'd turn him down! I'd like anyone of any gender who reads this to ask themselves honestly if they've never made a personal mistake which became public knowledge and how they'd feel if they were never allowed to forget it.
If she's found a new career and taken herself to a country where personal mistakes are regarded in a more ADULT way than they are here--I say HOORAH for her!
She literally and figuratively screwed up! Because the U.S. is unfortunately saddled in these matters with the maturity level of an adolescent, she's been the subject of a million unfortunate jokes. Let's just give the girl a break, treat her the way WE'D like to be treated, forgive her, and get ON with things!
Oh please! You can't be serious, Flopstock...?! Do you actually think most women would fall all over themselves to fellate another woman's husband who just happens to be the president? I don't! Some would sure. But I like to think a little more highly of my fellow women. And for sure I know I wouldn't have done it as I have more regard for myself than I do for any man. Especially a married one. I take that stuff seriously. Shoplifting is a mistake. Using the wrong fork at dinner is a mistake. Messing wih another woman's man? That's not a mistake, that's just plain wrong no matter how you justify it. I'm not being holy here. I just wouldn't do that to another woman, to myself or any man I might have the slightest amount of respect for.
Like you said, both were at fault but why not give equal blame to Monica? How old do we have to be before we start taking responsibility for what we do?
I take umbrage with your notion that my view of Monica's "personal mistake" is somehow not adult because I actually fault her. I am always amazed at how people in here excuse infidelity with that nonsense about casting the first stone yadayada. How they say "You never know until you've been in that situation..." Well, yeah you can. It's called having standards!
HEY!! MY MISTAKE!! I want to thank a Certain Someone who pointed out that it was not Flopstock who even posted that that I replied to!! Wow, am I embarrassed!

Lulu, I read what you posted without looking at your avatar and to me, you sounded just like Flop! SoI guess I was talking to you. Poor Flop wasn't even here and I got on my high horse with her. (Although I wasn't arguing ro anything) So thank you to that person who told me what I did, Lulu, I am sorry I failed to address you and FLOPSTOCK, can you ever forgive me? What a jerk, huh? I'm really sorry!
I'm leaving it here though because I think I should?? Since I did write it and all. Sorry Guys!!