The XX Factor : mark sanford affair

"Dave Matthews Will Play Our Wedding" Is the New "Hiking the Appalachian Trail"

Jessica Grose — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:26:00 GMT

Emily, I agree that modern women don't really want a Don Draper , but at least he's a way better fantasy than fellow affair-havers Mark Sanford and now John Edwards. First, Sanford had that lame Appalachian Trail excuse and the even more embarrassing...(read more)

Can This Marriage Be Saved?

Marjorie Valbrun — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:45:00 GMT

Emily , I agree with you that Jenny Sanford should stop talking to the media. When a husband describes his affair with another woman not as a regrettable indiscretion but as “a love story” and refers to said woman as his “soul mate” and to his wife as...(read more)

Honey, Can I Please See My Mistress

Emily Yoffe — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:01:00 GMT

Hanna , perhaps the most enduring lesson of the Mark Sanford unraveling is that when your marriage falls apart, don't call in the AP reporters. I generally side with Ruth Marcus and have been pro-Jenny Sanford. But the danger in claiming the moral high...(read more)

What If Sanford Were a Woman?

Kerry Howley — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:33:00 GMT

“We careened… from not having enough information about the governor to having too much. Way too much,” says Ruth Marcus at the Washington Post. “There was Sanford talking about ‘that whole sparking thing’ and ‘serious overdrive.’ Really, if Sanford’s...(read more)

Reactions to Mark Sanford from Around the Web, Plus Video

Jessica Grose — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:59:00 GMT

Mark Sanford's shocking presser from this afternoon is all anyone can talk about. Salon's Gary Kamiya admires Sanford for going off-script , and describes the Governor's confession as "so intimate it was almost unwatchable." Politico is reporting that...(read more)

Jenny Sanford's Hints

Torie Bosch — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:39:00 GMT

Emily, I suspect S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford’s wife, Jenny, was hinting at her husband’s infidelity during her interactions with the press while her husband was AWOL... (To read the rest of this post , visit our new website DoubleX.com !)...(read more)