A Letter to Silda Spitzer

Dear Silda Spitzer,

I just want to start by saying that I am sorry you are going through such an emotional ordeal. I have no idea what your story is - i.e. how you met your husband, your first kiss, how he proposed and your wedding day. What I am sure of is that you did not deserve to be publically slapped in the face by your husband.

With that said, I have a few questions for you. First question is - HOW CAN YOU STAND NEXT TO YOUR MAN DURING ALL OF THIS SCANDAL? Your husband spent thousands of dollars "escorting" a 22-year-old hooker. How oh how can you pull herself to do that? Come on now, we are not in the 1950s and you are woman anything but a wall flower. You were a rising corporate lawyer and a strong public figure. YOU HAVE THREE DAUGHTERS!

Even if you decided to work on your marriage and in the end stay with him, I don't understand how one can stand in the public eye and say "This is my husband, I support him" after he humiliated you and your family. As I said, I can't even begin to imagine the feelings and hurt that you are feeling but at the end of the day, I can say that you must be strong. If not only for yourself, for your three daughters who are probably not much younger than the aspiring singer your husband was supporting. I am sure you do not want them to grow into large doormats as they marry in the future. Set an example for them and for the millions of women watching you stand beside your man, looking away at times with bags under your eyes.

Please know you will pull through this difficult time but I hope you come away with your strength and dignity. I am pulling for you and hope you will let your voice be heard. You do not need to slam any of the parties involved but I want to hear from you one day, when you are ready. Trust me, the women in this country will listen.

Warm regards,
Strong Working Women