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All things aside what a sad situation for Melania. She must feel betrayed and even traumatized by this public mess. She is trapped in a situation that she walked into a long time ago. She is in a no win situation. She catches hell whether she leaves or stays. Trump loyalists will vilify her for not standing by her man if she leaves. And she would still have the Donald to deal with. If she stays it is continual humiliation.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)You're getting old and he's likely to dump you for a younger woman before long anyhow.
apcalc
(4,465 posts)hlthe2b
(102,357 posts)with only her son, who she knows will soon become Trump's next brainwash subject.
She may have gone in this with her eyes wide open, but I sincerely doubt she really knew all of what she was in for.
global1
(25,270 posts)seems like she is held captive in Trump Tower. Seems like the only time she is out is when she becomes arm candy for Trump.
She's got to be feeling like a prisoner.
Maeve
(42,288 posts)She's only a bird in a gilded cage,
A beautiful sight to see,
You may think she's happy and free from care,
She's not, though she seems to be,
'Tis sad when you think of her wasted life,
For youth cannot mate with age,
And her beauty was sold,
For an old man's gold,
She's a bird in a gilded cage.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,198 posts)Get everything.
FSogol
(45,525 posts)wheniwasincongress
(1,307 posts)Can prenups stipulate about children the marriage may produce?
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Aside from the fact that he has more access to lawyers etc and can screw her over... Honestly I don't even think he cares. He only seems to like Ivanka.
Hekate
(90,793 posts)milestogo
(16,829 posts)Unless you are totally into money, there are way too many negatives. And she has to know that, based on his history, he is soon going to decide she is too old to keep around.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)can be superficially charming. She probably had no way of knowing at the time what an absolute pig he'd turn out to be.
machoneman
(4,010 posts)Dating kinda' late in life here but....
I learned a lot in recent years about the old saying that many a gorgeous gal went for the meathead jock, the bully, the manipulator and rich guy in high society but it wasn't always due to money. These divorced gals now lament how they could have stayed with these losers for so long who abused, verbally or mentally, sometimes both, banged them, impregnated them, took them for granted, never loved the kids and at the very end, divorced them, took them to the cleaners and left her with his evil spawn!
I'm sympathetic but only to a point. These were the glamor girls we all drooled over in HS, college, whatever but could not fathom how they missed entirely the cruelty, selfishness and worse traits the men they chased and wanted to mate with had. And we gentleman have all this this sad spectacle before where a real man would have provided love, support, encouragement and more as I did with my late wife. Too late many of these women still 'fall' for the same bad-boy image, re-marry way too soon and once again get taken to the cleaners. Sad but true!
PSPS
(13,614 posts)Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)world wide wally
(21,754 posts)JDC
(10,133 posts)She certainly does not deserve to be treated badly or be in this position, but I am pretty sure she's been around the block a time or two and knows who The Donald really is.
She knew what she was marrying. I don't despise her, but I have a hard time finding any sympathy for her.
canetoad
(17,183 posts)Melania gained entry to a degree course in Slovenia, which is not exactly a third world country. Had she applied herself, she could have had a respected and lucrative career in architecture.
What did Melania choose instead? The tenous existence of a model in a foreign country. A job that only lasts as long as her looks. She chose her path, no one else did it for her. No sympathy from me.
Raine
(30,540 posts)I hope she leaves and takes him for everything he has!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)the beginning, but I am sure she didn't bargain for this. I really hope she gets out. He will destroy her if she doesn't.
bigdarryl
(13,190 posts)PSPS
(13,614 posts)Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)PSPS
(13,614 posts)I mean, it isn't like she has any self respect or dignity.
fierywoman
(7,694 posts)Obviously she married him for the money -- he certainly wasn't studly by the time she ran across him.
No doubt there is a strong pre-nup in place -- and there is about 12 years of marriage and a kid.
I secretly think she tells Barron stuff in Slovenian.
This whole campaign must be like living through Bluebeard's Castle for her -- how could she (or Ivanka, for that matter) have known the extent of his macro sleazy-ness? The doors with their horrible ghosts just keep opening.
I also wonder if on some level she welcomes his adventures outside of the marriage because then it keeps him (ahem) off her back.
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)Sorry for her. But she's got 10 years with him. I bet it's a great payout.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Poor Melania.
Motley13
(3,867 posts)I'm sure she was swept off her feet (ass) by a rich? powerful person. She was young, I'm rooting for her & everything she can get out of POS.
WheelWalker
(8,956 posts)bluedigger
(17,087 posts)The poor guy is busy invading the Crimea, propping up a proxy in Syria, threatening the Baltics, rigging the US election, all on top of dictating his own country! Now his carefully cultivated candidate that he's invested decades in is blowing up! Putie must be suffering from sleep deprivation from trying to stay on top of all this.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)who got divorced from his wife because he was cheating on her with his second wife. Maples dumped him, mainly because of all the sleeping around he did when they were married. What the hell did she expect- that he really loved her? She married him for money, and should have known what was coming.
Kathy M
(1,242 posts)Sorry to sound like that but I believe they have a business/ contract marriage .
Melania did have jewelry on QVC or rather probably leased her name out . Name is still on QVC , no products .
Boomerproud
(7,964 posts)I couldn't care less about her-but I do feel for the boy. He must be very confused right now.
romanic
(2,841 posts)is take every single piece of jewelry and furniture in that penthouse, leave a note written by his old speechwriter and run like hell into the night.