Jenna Lyons, J.Crew Creative Director, leaves husband for a fashion industry woman

[Meg]

Why would I have a problem if a man started up a same-sex relationship after he split from his current partner and had a young child? You are presuming my opinion, and therefore presuming I'm contradicting myself. The articles I read said that she moved on to this new relationship after she began divorce proceedings with her husband. I'm not condoning cheating - by a man or a woman. I don't believe that having a small child means people should stay in an unhappy marriage.

eta:
From Page Six:

“After the breakup, Jenna fell in love with Courtney, whom she had been friends with for some time. They’ve known each other for years through the fashion business.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/jenna_new_love_jewel_qj8jgxkdoA3qHtjL2vrQdO#ixzz1c0mWiHp7

 

[hedur]

Jenna Lyons is a huge fashion inspiration to me (as well as being a great business woman) - so I'm super surprised by this. but I would hardly call this a blemish on her career - since when is getting divorced a blemish? Would you say the same of a man who was CEO at Disney?

Also, total lol at the husband saying his career got held back because he played house husband. Most starving artists would fantasise about having to not worry about income while their partner brings home the bacon and provides them with a beautiful park slope home with their own studio to work at their art at their own leisurely pace. He sounds bitter, but I guess you would be. In the end, I think it's better to end the marriage and be honest than go around cheating.

Many couples choose to have one parent stay at home (usually the woman) so their child isn't raised by strangers. When a woman chooses to be a housewife she will generally have hobbies, work for charities, or have some kind of home business that allows her to still tend to her child. Even being an artist. She might not be able to pursue her career as if she was a single non-parent but such is the family life she has chosen. When a man divorces a woman in that situation, and there's no prenup, women are usually screaming from the rooftops about the injustice of it all if she doesn't get her fair share (usually around half). Just because the woman was the breadwinner in this situation and the man was the househusband, doesn't mean there should be a different standard.

The only "blemish" would be if she was trying to screw her ex out of his share of their life together.