Tuesday, September 30, 2008

The Other Woman, OW, In Movies and Real Life: The Home Wrecker, the Man Stealer or the One who is not good enough to Loved Exclusively

The Other Woman, OW, In Movies and Real Life: The Home Wrecker, the Man Stealer or the One who is not good enough to Loved Exclusively

What are the images of the other woman in your head? They may not be what you thought. What are the images of the other man in your head? The calculating predator who moves in on happily coupled men. Our society usually talks about the other woman as the mistress, the jewelry, diamond-draped female who is wearing the latest fashion and driving the latest car model. The other woman can be the office sexpot who is always too close to your guy at the company's functions, party and celebration. The other woman has been a staple of movies, novels, tabloids, blogs and history books. Who does not remember Emma in Madame Bovary? Who can forget about Eliot Spitzer's hotel call girl, J.F.K's Marilyn Monroe purring "Happy Birthday, Mr. President? It was a well-publicized rumor.

The idea of borrowing or stealing another woman's man is unthinkable for most people. Believe it or not, the OW remains an object of fascination all throughout history. The questions that many researchers, ministers and pastors are asking are as follows: Why does she do it? Is it just because she can? Is it a question of power? Does she want to get caught? How does it feel to be her?

The other woman learns to inflict damage on herself, her kids, partner. In all, she is destroying her own life and future. The other woman has stories of heartbreak. They rattle other women's life and social positions.

Some good examples from our contemporaries:

Camilla Parker Bowles, in 1975, was with Prince Charles during his marriage to Di. This was one of the most recent and famous cases of other woman of mystery.

It has been rumored that these people started as such:

Liz Taylor and Richard Burton; Marla Maples & Donald Trump; Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt; Ali Macgraw and Steve McQueen; Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott; Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart, Cindy and John McCain; Abbie Cornish and Ryan Phyillippe, Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini. Source: Glamour.

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