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pineappleeyes · 02/09/2017 22:05

Dr Foster is back on Tuesday

I vaguely remember this. Can someone jog my memory please? Also how did it end ?

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BadTasteFlump · 07/09/2017 12:06

She stole someone's husband Personally I hate that phrase.

Husbands can't be stolen. They're people, not possessions , and no husband can be 'forced' to cheat on his wife if he's a half decent man and therefore just wouldn't.

The strongest emotion I would be able to summon for somebody like Kate would be pity - she's young and naive, and it's very unlikely there will be a happy ending for her in that kind of situation.

The husband, on the other hand, is a prize arse and deserves everything he's got coming to him.

Gemma is clearly totally batshit so I kind of feel sorry for her too...

Circumlocutor · 07/09/2017 12:10

Husband cheating on me - major crime
Family friend shagging my husband - lesser crime but still someone I'd wish a lifetime of cystitis upon

It's a thing I see on MN, people act baffled as to why a woman who's been cheated on would hold anything against the other woman, as she doesn't owe you anything. Whereas in real life people tend to be far less clinical and detached in their feelings towards the other woman or other man.

Maudlinmaud · 07/09/2017 12:13

I feel sorry for Kate she was naive at worst. If Gemma hadn't outed the affair over the dinner table, Simon would have been quite content to stay married to his doctor wife and fool about with a 23 year old. I doubt he would have left her and married Kate.
But yeah Gemma is flipping scary at the moment. I think her pride has been massively hurt by his infidelity, I'm not sure if it's really about heartbreak at all. Her ego is insane. Its all about control and some sort of attachment disorder.

Circumlocutor · 07/09/2017 12:15

'Is she a trophy wife? Gemma's an attractive GP so not exactly dowdy overweight housewife.'

She's twenty years her junior though. Middle aged man with gorgeous and young second wife. Definitely a trophy.

hollyisalovelyname · 07/09/2017 12:38

The other woman or other man does have a choice if and when they know the person they are attracted to is married.

2rebecca · 07/09/2017 12:38

It's only a trophy if other people view it like that. I don't remember Kate having much of a career and she's not stunning, just pretty. I would see a man with a woman half his age as being rather pitiable as I'd think he couldn't cope with a relationship with a more equal power balance and I'd expect the wheels to come off in a few years.
To me a trophy wife is more when a man has married young to his childhood sweetheart who never really works and then later marries a slightly younger but more intelligent woman who has a career.

BadTasteFlump · 07/09/2017 12:42

The other woman or other man does have a choice if and when they know the person they are attracted to is married

But they wouldn't have that 'choice' to make in the first place if the married person acted like a married person should and didn't make themselves available to them. Yes the 'other woman' is at fault, but IMO the fault lies firstly and firmly with the married man.

Circumlocutor · 07/09/2017 12:56

The term trophy wife generally refers to someone who's perceived as being ornamental, not someone who's valued for their career and intellect.

Circumlocutor · 07/09/2017 13:01

trophy wife
noun informal derogatory
a young, attractive wife regarded as a status symbol for an older man.

Sheitgeist · 07/09/2017 13:08

"Husbands can't be stolen"

Sheesh! OK then, she happily slept with someone else's husband, conducted a longstanding affair with him and enticed him out of his marriage. That better?
I think that's a terrible thing to do.

Of course he's more at fault in this, BY FAR, but I was talking about her specifically as someone asked why people didn't like her.

2rebecca · 07/09/2017 13:14

I suppose Kate is a similar age to my stepdaughter and if she ended up sleeping and marrying a guy in his 40s and getting pregnant by him I would be concerned for her not seeing her as evil, particularly if he had an exwife like Gemma. I would not view her as an equal in the relationship and as equally to blame for the break up of his marriage.

dontblameme · 07/09/2017 13:43

Marking my place as really enjoyed last series (shouting at telly included) and want to see all your theories!

Mamadothehump · 07/09/2017 14:09

Did anyone else think for one awful moment that she was going to pour wine into the glass of water?

Haha - yes!!!

Also, how did she not notice Simon's car outside her house when she got home and found him there? It was directly outside when he drove Tom away!

troodiedoo · 07/09/2017 15:17

Just watched it, not sure I care enough to watch the next episode. Can't help feeling they should have left it at one series.

anotherniceday · 07/09/2017 16:12

. I would see a man with a woman half his age as being rather pitiable as I'd think he couldn't cope with a relationship with a more equal power balance

True. They can't hack it with women their own age.
A lot is also about them wanting a young body.
It's obvious they're not with these old enough to be their daughters women for their minds.

anotherniceday · 07/09/2017 16:14

young enough to be his daughter.

HelenaDove · 07/09/2017 16:45

So many cliches about age gap relationships on this thread.

thecatneuterer · 07/09/2017 16:51

Bloody hell anotherniceday. That's terrible cliche about age gap relationships. I'm in one with a man very, very much younger than me. And I am indeed with him for his mind and personality. His body happens to be lovely, but that is definitely not what attracts me to him. I can see no reason why the same can't be the case if the man is the older one.

2rebecca · 07/09/2017 16:53

The cliches have a lot of truth in them though. Very few women choose men half their age. I do think it's a male vanity and need for power thing. Also some women feel flattered by the attention of a much older man who they see as having status, young men tend not to feel that way about older women even powerful ones.

scrabbler3 · 07/09/2017 16:58

If Gemma is going to be swigging out of wine bottles in her fancy kitchen wearing her stylish outfits like some middle-class midlife cliche, I'll lose patience with this.

I do like the intrigue. What's in the gift box? Why has Tom turned on Gemma? What's the new GP up to?

I think the acting is pretty good. It's a fine cast. And Robert Pugh will be returning.

I think that Ros struggles to be neutral. He's her oldest friend, she's her very close colleague. I've been in that situation and it's hard not to come across as false sometimes.

HelenaDove · 07/09/2017 17:06

The older men i have dated have all been from my own social class. As is my DH.

HelenaDove · 07/09/2017 17:10

Older men are less likely to have had their brains fried by internet porn.

Its nothing to do with status in my case.

When i was 13 and my friends liked Patrick Swayze Morten Harket etc........................i liked Michael Brandon (Dempsey and Makepeace) we are not all wired to be turned on by the men that the media says we should be turned on by.

derxa · 07/09/2017 17:21

Were the next door neighbours at the party? I missed that bit.
I also fancy the next door neighbour What the hell's wrong with me?

colouringinagain · 07/09/2017 17:34

Oooooo Michael Brandon (swoon) Grin

Olympiathequeen · 07/09/2017 19:22

Two faced Ros was at the party but I don't think the neighbours over the road were there. They seem to be more Gemma's friends now. I think because the wife's saw Gemma's face after Simon punched her.