Blond and Beautiful? What Really Makes a 'Trophy Wife' (Fred and Jeri Kehn Thompson)

ABC NEWS ^ | July 13, 2007 | EMILY FRIEDMAN

[tioga]

My idea of a trophy wife is a much younger woman married to a successful man. Their marriage is a perpetual honeymoon with NO children. She spends money, has no job, and is eye candy, not much in the brain department.

A professional woman who marries and has children becomes a mother, therefore she does not equate, in any way, with a trophy wife.

The left is exhibiting Fear of Fred syndrome. ;^)

[tioga]

Huh, they have two, one is an infant.

[An American In Dairyland]

How can a wife be a trophy wife when there are two children involved?

The children cement the deal for the wife should a divorce happen. Children (whether born to rich or poor women) are a guarantee in Family Court of a "better" division of the wealth. They work much better than having just been married to the man so far as future income goes.

I don't like the whole idea of young women marrying old wealthy men. I don't believe it is about love whether Larry King does it, Donald Trump did it, Tony Randall did it, or even Fred Astaire did it. I don't believe Anna Nicole Smith "just" loved 89 year old billionaire Marshall and didn't care a thing about his money. If anyone believes any of these other incredibly young women really "just" love these incredibly wealthy old men, I've got a bridge for sale. That includes the Thompson marriage and I wouldn't vote for Fred just based on knowing about his May/Decemeber marriage. If a man has no sense in his private life, how much sense can have anywhere else?

[aj7360]

I wonder if the Thompsons are planning on having children?

From the I'm With Fred website...

"He and Jeri have a three-and-a-half year old daughter, and a seven-month old son."

[stopem]

http://15minutedate.com/blog/2007/06/23/50-reasons-why-young-women-should-date-older-men/

50 reasons why younger women marry older men

A must read about May Dec marriages

An excerpt:
“Some call it the “Sugar Daddy Syndrome.” Others call it the “Father was never around” complex. A lot of people have no problem with it, while many find it sick and perverted.”

Funny, funny stuff!!

[preacher]

[raybbr]

Well, here's the author. It's easy to see her perspective in this.

[jslade]

I would say Jeri has the trophy husband.

[OESY]

Jay Leno: "Don't all celeb trial lawyers have their trophy wives
stuffed and mounted on the wall with their other trophies?"

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[Savage Beast]

Wow! Fred was already way up there, but he just soared higher in my judgment!

I don't know where Fred found her, and I've never been to the campus, but judging from what I've seen coming from the campus, I'd place the University of Tennessee at the top of the list for gorgeous women! (Just my thumbnail impression over the years.)(And that includes the University of Georgia--which is saying plenty!)

[xsmommy]

wonder what sort of husband might consider that a trophy?

i am not my husband's trophy because i am only 2 years younger than he, but i can honestly say i would be flattered to be thought so. it is only the extremely insecure, who actually give a dang about what others think of their personal life, that would be put off by the moniker. Jeri Thompson is both beautiful and professionally accomplished. she has absolutely nothing to be insecure about and i doubt she is.

[djf]

Anna Nicole Smith? What kind of a trophy was she?

The booby prize.

[LibLieSlayer]

I’d say that EMILY FRIEDMAN needs to get her TESTOSTERONE under control. Jealousy... so ugly in print.

LLS

[Savage Beast]

"Can a woman be so accomplished on her own and still be considered her husband's 'trophy'?"

Hey, that's part of the trophy! Who's going to be interested in a mindless barbiedoll for more than 15 minutes?

[Buffettfan]

I wonder what liberals and the MSM would be saying if Obama’s wife was called some of these derogatory names? Also liberals love to post photoshopped pics of Bush as a chimp or a monkey. What would happen if Obama was elected president and republicans did the same thing to Obama? We all know exactly what would happen.

[xsmommy]

This actually pretty much captures the syndrome:

Claims of sexism may abound, but at the end of the day, many women would be flattered to be considered a trophy wife, and those who are not may actually aspire to become one, according to Dr. Debbie Then, a social psychologist who specializes in women and appearance

Bottom line, those that throw it out as a perjorative are actually jealous that it can't be said of them.

[LSAggie]

I agree with your assessment. Also, a trophy wife is always ‘waiting in the wings’ when a man becomes successful and dumps wife #1. Fred was single for 20 years after his divorce, so he never brought in a step-mom to complicate his children’s lives, and he remains on good terms with wife #1.

[Savage Beast]

"The general conception of a trophy wife is that she knows how to wear expensive clothes, is good looking and can make chitchat at cocktail parties. A trophy by definition just hangs out there."

I'm afraid Raoul's been howling up the wrong tree.

A trophy wife doesn't need to wear expensive clothes. People focus on her, not her clothes. And she doesn't make chitchat anywhere (especially at cocktail parties, which she's too intelligent to want to bother with). What she has to say is compelling--people listen because of its intelligence and wisdom.

And furthermore, one of the ultimate trophy wife qualities is that she is--not that she aspires to be--so far above the trendy, groupthink of fashionable mediocrity as to leave Lower Slobovia behind in the dust.

I'm an expert on the subject. I'm married to the quintessential trophy wife!

[6SJ7]

SHRILLARY! is the booby prize.

More like the booty prize.   ;-)

[rod1]

My eyes, my eyes.