[EternalVigilance]

Sad, as all divorces are.

Prayers for them and especially for their children.

[Dante3]

The statement that they are closer than ever and better friends is truly weird. I was pecting them to say they did it for the children.

[L.N. Smithee]

"The craziest thing is, we're closer now and better friends than ever before," Lance Armstrong said the Austin American-Statesman in Thursday's editions. "We're truly committed to maintaining a good relationship, but not a marriage."

My first instinct at seeing this quote is to laugh and comment on what ends up on the boots of many ranchers in Texas. But if Lance isn't just blowing smoke for publicity purposes, this means their marriage wasn't built on friendship in the first place, which is sad.

[jern]

Bizarre

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Sad, but you could see this one coming from a few stages away.

Especially when his wife started airing her complaints on his fan website.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

When I read in a SI article that Lance was a hard-core atheist and his wife a devout Catholic, I knew the marriage was doomed - clash of values and all that.

[holdmuhbeer]

How can they be good friends and still want to divorce, this is bizarre.

[xzins]

"The craziest thing is, we're closer now and better friends than ever before," Lance Armstrong said

This is proof that divorce law in our culture is what is broken. And the kids get to pay for this foolishness.

It's also proof that what they need is not a divorce, but a growing period, counseling, and a belief in a God who wants them to honor their commitment.

[truthandlife]

I know the source isn't too good but this is from the Star Magazine in April.

http://www.starmagazine.com/stories/feature.cfm?instanceid=57766

LANCE ARMSTRONG PEDALS BACK TO WIFE (LANCE CHEATED)

CYCLING legend Lance Armstrong has begged his wife Kristin to forgive him for cheating on her with another woman, say sources.

And after a romantic rendezvous in Paris, the couple and their three children are now living together again at their home in Spain.

"Lance's friends, family and managers all told him he had to get rid of his mistress and focus on rebuilding his marriage," says a source.

Star broke the story that the four-time Tour de France winner coldly dumped his wife of five years and sources say it was for a 28-year-old mistress in San Francisco.

Armstrong then jetted to Spain to train for July's Tour de France.

Kristin, 31, stayed home with their son Luke, 3, and twins Grace and Isabelle, 1.

"She was devastated," says a family member.

But insiders reveal that Lance soon had a change of heart. "After breaking off with his mistress, Lance called Kristin and begged her to bring the children and meet him in Paris," a source confides.

"He said: 'Kik, I've been a jerk. I need you all. I can't be a champion without you.'

"Kristin was hesitant, but she agreed.

"Lance has vowed to be faithful, and she's going to do whatever it takes to restore their family."

Published on: April 23, 2003

[RetiredArmy]

I love Lance. He has inspired me to ride my bike every day for my health and for fun. I ride 20 plus miles every day. When I am tired, I think of what he over came and that keeps me spinning the peddles. I wish him and his wife the best of luck and hope they truly indeed stay friends and work for the sake of their three little children. He is a nice fellow and I am sure his wife is a wonderful woman also. Fame sometimes puts a strain on peoples lives. It probably hurt here. This issues is also probably some of the reasons he struggled in this year's Tour de Freedom!

[wardaddy]

I'm going to go so far out on a limb that I'm carrying a parachute and proclaim that from what I have seen in my life:

A majority of super successful men (and almost as many women) have a difficult time maintaining fidelity or simply sticking to a long term marriage.

Very competitive men often pursue women with the same zeal or they simply become bored with the status quo or "outgrow" their partner in accomplishments or experience.

I view the latter as the fault of the man. Even a very accomplished man who has a wife who has restricted her own endeavors to support him is bound by honour and respect and responsibility to remain loyal to his woman and his family and not to allow himself to grow distant due to the nature of his success.

The cheating stuff needs no explanation.

A fairly wealthy fellow who was a rake himself once told me that my dad and a car dealer he knew in Vicksburg were the only "successful" men he knew who did not chase women. I thought he was nuts at the time, I was young and idealistic. Now, I know, it's fairly true.

As for the culpability of his wife....I don't know.

It is a damn shame with all their money and comfort that they could not work something out for their 3 children. Once you have children, it's not about you anymore and financial problems are a leading cause of divorce and they obviously don't have that.

Children never ever get over it and it gets passed on.

[latina4dubya]

they were only married for five years? please... how hard could they have tried to make their marriage work when they've been married such a short amount of time?

[Hank Rearden]

Maybe she just needs somebody whose brain is somewhat larger and more interesting than the minimum necessary to pedal a bicycle for 20 years. How boring.