Coleen Rooney - why?

[AInightingale]

I'm not much interested in the whole celebrity/football thing, but an article I read this morning where Coleen Rooney describes her husband's multiple infidelities with prostitutes, and continued unfaithfulness, incl. threesomes with other women when she was pregnant, really made me wonder why Coleen was prepared to marry this vile man, have four children by him, and continues to stand by him.

I know the obvious answer, but the whole business is depressing. Why do women have such low expectations of men? How can you 'love' someone who publicly humiliates you so much?

The status quo suits if you no longer care about him.

Assuming they lead more or less separate lives.

Staying married to someone you despise is only hard if you share a small house and tight budget.

If you can do what you want whenever, except marry someone else, then there’s no hardship and a few benefits.

Or, perhaps she expects men to behave like that so doesn’t see it as unusual or unacceptable. It is what it is.

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She comes across as an intelligent person and I found it sad that she left school at a young age to be with Wayne. She could have stayed on and gained qualifications and still stayed with him.

I kind of get it.

She has been there since before he was known; they've known eachother since they were children. She probably can't imagine life without him or his family.

If they were to split, there'd be another woman along pretty soon. Another woman in her sons' lives. Another woman with the man she loves. Another Mrs Rooney. And this woman more than likely would be there for the attention and money and fame, rather than having the family's best interests at heart.

Unbearable media attention about the whole situation.

Maybe there'd be more children. Half siblings for her children. Potential conflict and jealousy.

Why should she have to go through all that through no fault of her own. She can choose to stay in the marriage and resolve it in any way they see fit. I admire her for doing what she wants to do.

I boggles the mind really. Maybe it's for the kids, or maybe there's a prenup or something which would leave her not as rich as she'd like. He isn't even good looking. It's all a bit mad.

I remember reading how much some of the female pro athletes make (a few years ago - I think it's better now) and found it so depressing that some of them were broke after a lifetime of work, while some of the football WAGs just caught the right guy's eye and were set for life.

Seems very unfair, but then again, they do need to put some work in, like staying thin, all the grooming, all the nights out in the right clubs etc etc and not to mention needing a strong stomach in Colleen's case. Can't say she's any worse off than the likes of Carrie Johnson either 🤢

She comes across as an intelligent person and I found it sad that she left school at a young age to be with Wayne

She packed in her exams to monetize her position as a WAG. Made a lot of money in her own right and seems to enjoy the fame and all the material things it can buy from her mansion, to her Range Rover to botox and fillers.

It's not a life I'd want my daughter to choose but CR seems perfectly content. She only seemed to falter when she was in Washington DC, cut off from her support network and commercial enterprises.

Ladies, she is a millionaire in her own right from clothes and book deals

@Colette88 All her deals and clothes are there , because she’s Mrs Rooney. She made the first mag cover (and the next one and next) because she was someone’s girlfriend.
All of this will stop once she’s no longer with Wayne. Perhaps she’ll write tell-it-all book after split, will be invited to some programs, but it’ll fade away soon enough.

Where's Wayne to come out and say how fortunate he is, how much he loves Colleen and is sorry?

Their poor boys growing up hearing about their dads sex life.

I think she is staying, making a good life for her and her boys and he's just a side line. An agreement rather than a deep love.

They've been together since they were 16, co dependency and she loves him. She believes he has an issue with alcohol and as his wife should help him.

All of this will stop once she’s no longer with Wayne

No one's much interested in WR anymore. Especially after Wagatha - Coleen's in the spotlight now.

I wouldn’t underestimate how much pressure (manipulative) her family of origin put on her to stay with him, especially seeing how the connection has probably opened a few doors for them too.

It seems ultimately a very old-fashioned arrangement to me. Not unlike how aristocrats used to live - the woman living her own life concerned with the children and the social round, the man keeping mistresses and frequenting various brothels, a sham of a marriage really only endured for the purpose of accumulating wealth and property to pass it down. I just wondered why 21st century women would want to live like that.