Did Huma Abedin play a part in Weiner's decision to resign? [View All]

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It's telling that Weiner has been saying all along that he won't resign and now that his wife is home, he's made the announcement. While we can't know if Huma Abedin cared about Weiner's sexting (I'm guessing she did), I suspect she played her own part in "forcing" Weiner to leave the stage. Why? Based upon my own experience as a wife with two children.

1. Regardless of whether she knew or cared about the sexting, I'm dead cert that she cared about the media spectacle and lying. Bald faced lying. That would piss me off big time if my husband were caught doing that shit.

2. She's pregnant. It's such a scary, exciting, private time with your husband/partner. Those joyful trips to the doctor for check-ups, the first ultrasounds, watching your tummy "kick" as the baby kicks. Huma's first pregnancy would have been severely impacted by the media following her around asking for her input, following her and Anthony Weiner to the doctor harassing him, questioning them. While some celebrities THRIVE on that kind of media attention, everything about this woman so far seems to indicate that she's quite private. Every time a new pic surfaced, the media circus would have started up again. What a shitty way to spend your first (maybe only) pregnancy.

3. If Anthony Weiner really DOES have a disorder that needs therapy, trying to "fix" it is very, very difficult in the middle of a media firestorm. If I were his wife, and I loved him, I'd insist he did whatever needed to be done to get well primarily. I'd want my husband back - sound and healthy. Honestly, I believe Weiner will be back. And if I believe that, his wife does. Which means he can afford to take this hiatus and work on repairing himself, repairing his marriage, and focusing in on the most important event coming up in their life: the birth of their child.