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Well people that don't work manage so I'm sure they will, no idea about Ben but Kristina seems sensible I bet she has put lot's of money away from Strictly, CBB and her book, apparently she got £100,000 for CBB so I think she'll be fine. Is he working? Strictly dancers usually rent small apartments. Those adjacent to London aren't cheap. |
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Not at all trivial. It's a hugely emotive subject for children to deal with. I've been there myself and the traumas of my parents divorcing when I was a teenager and their subsequent remarriage affected me enormously and that's without the press attention these girls have to contend with. It affects everything......your sense of security, your esteem. It causes anxiety and I still have abandonment issues 30 years on. The fact they their Father is still not divorced from their Mother is also another issue. There's not even been what I would call a decent period of time for those girls to readjust to new homes, a new partner for Dad and now a new sibling as well? Actually I would say it is tragic for those two little girls and the security of their childhood which is gone now.
Clearly your parents break up was a terrible experience for you but that does not mean that other people who go through it feel the same way. My parents divorced when I was 6 and I've only seen my father once I was 14. Did it affect my (to quote you) "sense of security, your esteem" - no it didn't. Did it "cause anxiety" - a bit at the time but not for long. Do I "have abandonment issues 30 years on" - no I don't. Clearly our responses to our respective parents' divorces are very different. Because everyone's situation is unique to them. The way you have phrased your experience comes across to me as if you are assuming that everyone responds in the same way but that is just not true. (Apologies if that wasn't what you intended but that is how it read to me) None of us on here know the Cohen girls personally so I think it's a bit presumptuous to start assuming we have any idea how they may or may not feel about the situation. |
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Originally Posted by CaroUK;810*****
None of us know Kristina, Ben or his ex wife personally so why all the outrage?
From what we saw of Ben with his daughters during the Strictly VTs - he clearly adores them and is a good father. Yes its a shame that he fell "out of love" with his wife, but sometimes its worse for kids to be brought up in a loveless marriage with bickering angry parents than to have divorced parents who have moved on to find happiness whilst sharing the responsibility for the kids. Im sure that Ben has already told his daughters that they will have a new brother/ sister in the summer (probably what prompted his ex wifes Twitter outbursts over the holiday period), and will make every effort to mainatin his parental responsibilities with them
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There are two sides to every story
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Don't forget that Ben has an ex-wife and two kids to support as well as his new family.
Is he working? Strictly dancers usually rent small apartments. Those adjacent to London aren't cheap. |
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Indeed. Ben's story was that he was in a very happy marriage.
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She just announced it in the Big Brother house.
http://bigbrother.channel5.com/krist...uncement-day-3 So I'm guessing she'll definitely not be back next year. Congratulations to Kristina and Ben though
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Three usually
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Indeed. Ben's story was that he was in a very happy marriage.
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Ben's ex-wife is going to go absolutely nuts.
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Such a shame to cheapen it by using it as a publicity tool on reality tv.
![]() ![]() She would have got the gig way before she found out she was pregnant. |
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I hope Ben's ex manages to find a wonderful new man too. I don't see why anyone who has had a partner leave should have to maintain a "dignified" silence while pictures off the partner and new lover are splashed about everywhere.
I remember the abuse Aniston got from some for one comment ("uncool") she made about Brangelina after years of being hounded and asked it. Meanwhile Brangelina were doing covershoots, publicity and everything else they wanted. But Aniston had to maintain that "dignified" silence, of course... |
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Without wanting to dismiss your experiences it seems as if you are projecting your feelings about your past onto the Cohen daughters.
Clearly your parents break up was a terrible experience for you but that does not mean that other people who go through it feel the same way. My parents divorced when I was 6 and I've only seen my father once I was 14. Did it affect my (to quote you) "sense of security, your esteem" - no it didn't. Did it "cause anxiety" - a bit at the time but not for long. Do I "have abandonment issues 30 years on" - no I don't. Clearly our responses to our respective parents' divorces are very different. Because everyone's situation is unique to them. The way you have phrased your experience comes across to me as if you are assuming that everyone responds in the same way but that is just not true. (Apologies if that wasn't what you intended but that is how it read to me) None of us on here know the Cohen girls personally so I think it's a bit presumptuous to start assuming we have any idea how they may or may not feel about the situation. |
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... the media side?
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Indeed. Ben's story was that he was in a very happy marriage.
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Nothing laughable about it at all in my opinion. I am also not of the view that someone who has been cheated on should meekly accept their lot because the cheater left her for "sweet and lovely" Kristina.
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And how many people tell that story when in reality it is falling apart ? it is their business and not for public consumption , if it was Mr and Mrs Smith down the road no one would be interested or placing blame.
But it is in the public domain and Kristina was a part of that, remember? |
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Congrats to her and Ben, I know for years she has said she would love a family and children, so it's wonderful for her.
A lot of bad things are said, but families are more complicated nowdays, many people break up and get divorced, no doubt his children will be well cared for by both parents still and may well be looking forward to having a little brother or sister. |
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Nothing laughable about it at all in my opinion. I am also not of the view that someone who has been cheated on should meekly accept their lot because the cheater left her for "sweet and lovely" Kristina.
The ex wife is doing more harm to her children to be as toxic as she has been. |
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Actually he cheated on her with another woman and left her, before Kristina anyway.
The ex wife is doing more harm to her children to be as toxic as she has been. |
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This is new information
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...-Rihanoff.html It's the Daily Mail, so.... |
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Ben denied that story on his Twitter account.
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