KRISTEN STEWART SCANDAL

 

I didn’t want to, but the situation is bothering me so much that I just have to weigh-in on the Kristen Stewart scandal.

I can’t believe how bad I feel about it! Even though I barely know who either she or Robert Pattinson are, having seen only the first Twilight and nothing else of theirs, I’m crushed for everyone concerned.

There are two issues here: the one of what actually went on, and the other of making the whole debacle public, which should have happened less than the alleged affair!

I’m left scratching my head over the whole situation; she was always so private—why would she share this with the public? Didn’t she and her alleged paramour, Rupert Sanders, ever hear of deny, deny, deny??? (Yes, I know what “alleged” means; I still don’t want to believe it’s true. Plus, none of us knows what the cheating consisted of. Maybe it was just flirting and kissing and hugging that’s freaking her out.) [Note: I have a feeling that Robert said he’d take her back if she did this publicly, just to humiliate her, with no intention of reconciling.]

I was always known for feeling it was the worst thing in the world to cheat. But, over the years, as I hear more and more stories from people I know, I realize that it can happen occasionally, for various reasons. It’s still hard for me to forgive, unless it’s true love, (or some equally acceptable reason, such as “you did it first,”) but we’re all just human, I guess.

This poor girl is just twenty-two. That means she’s been with Robert since she was nineteen. Give the girl a break. She’s probably slept with only one person her whole life!!!

What I really don’t understand is why Kristen and Rupert came clean. (And publicly, no less!) Because guess what? It’s absolutely none of our business!!! People can work out the pain when it’s a private issue; it’s harder to reconcile knowing that everyone knows your business.

Look what happened with the Beckhams a few years ago. It appeared all his sext-ing with some other chick was true, but they just kept on denying it until it went away. It was worth it for Posh to stay with David, and they worked it out privately, with none of us knowing anything. We all are pretty much sure he did do all that cheating, but we have no confirmation, so it’s not set in our minds.

What I think will be hardest for Robert, (and Lily, the cheater’s wife,) to get over is that now, everybody in the world, even people like me who never heard of the married couple before, and barely knows the Stewart and Pattinson, knows their business. That’s the worst part.

And what kind of scum of the earth person took the pictures of them to begin with? Yes, I’m sure he made a small fortune, but was that worth ruining the lives of six people? (The couple’s two kids will have their lives forever altered, as well.) Think about it a second; if you could make even let’s say half a million to ruin those half a dozen lives, would you do it? I’ve given it much thought over the past several days and can honestly say I would not. Even for any amount. I can’t envision the human being who would.

I just wish that the two of them, Kristen and Rupert, hadn’t issued statements. No one would have ever known, the four of them could have worked it out, and life would go on. Now, all those lives are potentially ruined, Twilight fans are distraught, (which is a little nutty, but I do kind-of get it,) and jealous people are dancing with glee.

I’m a huge fan of honesty, and I hate when people lie, so even though I said “deny, deny, deny,” I meant to the public, not to your loved one. In this case, maybe, especially if it was just kissing and one time, at that, as has been reported, perhaps a little white lie would have served everyone best.

What an unnecessary shame, all the way around.

[Note: if my writing isn’t as sharp as usual, it’s because I’m bleary-eyed from watching the Olympics just about round-the-clock. And my new DVR system isn’t helping.]