Tiger Woods appears on the front cover of the December 14 2009 issue of US Weekly magazine (available today, Friday December 4 2009) under the head line 'Yes, He Cheated'; it has not been a good week for Tiger Woods. After an early morning car crash on November 27 2009, allegations and rumors have circulated about Tiger Woods' extra-marital affairs with Rachel Uchitel, Jaimee Grub and a few other women, in addition to his alleged addiction as a sex addict.
The effect of Tiger Woods' actions on Elin Nordegren
In the midst of all the rumors and allegations is Elin Nordegren, Tiger Woods' 29 year old Swedish model wife, who he married in a wedding ceremony in Barbados on October 5 2004. Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren have two young children, Sam Alexis, age 2, and Charlie Axel, born February 2009. Elin Nordegren, as yet, has not spoken out about her husband's alleged activities.
Will Elin Nordegren leave Tiger Woods?
The question now is whether Elin Nordegren will stay and repair her marriage with Tiger Woods or leave; rumors are also circulating about whether the couple are receiving marriage counseling, whether Tiger Woods' is giving his wife a 'payout settlement' to stay with him for the next few years and whether Tiger Woods was addicted to 'sexting' (sending sexy text messages to his alleged mistresses).
The pressure on marriages in America
Elin Nordegren is not the first celebrity to be put in the spot light over a husband's alleged affairs; she is also not the first woman to go through marriage problems because of her husband's alleged actions either. The Americans for Divorce Reform Statistics estimate that 'up to 50% of marriages in America end in divorce.' Given the media attention celebrities often endue, this statistic may, in truth, be higher; celebrities endure intense scrunity from the media in all aspects of thier lives.
The effect of an affair on a marriage can put considerable pressure on a couple and cause intense anxiety problems on both sides; whether the allegations surrounding Tiger Woods are true or not, it is probably fair to say that the Tiger Woods-Elin Nordegren marriage has suffered considerably this week, putting mental strain on both partners.
The mental and physical effect of Tiger Woods' actions
Whatever the truth and outcome of the Tiger Woods' affair, Elin Nordegren, like many other women, will have to work through the mental and physical strain the past week has put on her health, in addition to protecting her children from the media attention.
Stress is one of the biggest health problems, yet often goes unnoticed; stress can cause both physical and mental problems as the body struggles to cope with outside influences. Acording to the anxietycenter.com, women are twice as likely to suffer from anxiety disorders than men.
Effects of stress include:
- anxiety
- headache
- back pain
- heart disease
- depression
- social withdrawal
- insomnia
- burnout
- relationship conflicts.
View the slide show for photos of Tiger woods, Elin Nordegren, Rachel Uchitel and Tiger Woods' family and home.
CopyrightSharonFalsetto2009
Comments
I wished they worked it out for the sake of their beautiful kids and so to say to those bimbo girls they are still in love with each other.
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