Just announced this morning is news that Jenny Sanford, wife of Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina is filing for divorce. This comes a few months after the governor confessed to having an affair with someone he called his “soul mate.”
Jenny Sanford released a statement that the decision to go ahead with the divorce was difficult and came after many attempts at reconciliation proved futile but that she’s committed to keeping the process “peaceful for our family.”
“As so many of us know, the dissolution of any marriage is a sad and painful process. It is also a very personal and private one. Because Mark and I are public figures, we have naturally had less privacy with which to deal with our difficulties than do other couples,” she said. “Indeed, I know it will soon become known so I choose to release this brief notice that I am now filing for divorce.”
Mark Sanford had previously mentioned that he would try and mend his marriage even after e mails surfaced confessing his love for his South American lover. Jenny Sanford had always stood by her husband but this time she said his behavior was “inexcusable’ and she was unwilling to forgive and just let go.
Jenny Sanford and her 4 children have been living at their beach front home on Sullivans Island for the past few months whilst the governor has remained in the state capital.
Sanford did go on to thank everyone who supported her through this ordeal and said, “Please know the boys and I are doing well and are blessed with the incredible support of friends and family and bolstered by our faith and the unfailing love of our God above,” she said.
For the Governor his problems are just beginning as he is being investigated for a variety of ethical violations.
Elin Nordegren- are you listening?