IT appears to be a common theme in modern society. Husband cheats on wife. Wife stands by her man for the sake of their children.

Elin Nordegren will stand by Tiger Woods for the sake of their children, US media reports.

Unnamed friends of the 29-year-old told the latest edition of People magazine, out Friday, that Nordegren knew of her husband’s growing list of mistresses but would stay in their five-year-old marriage for the welfare of the couple’s two children

Should the woman leave for her self independence or should she just put up with those hurtful images in her head forever?

I actually don’t know how the woman lives with it.

I have personally witnessed couples who have done this.

They eventually get over it, but there is so much hurt and vigour in the background that the woman attempts not to admit is there.

It is there, particularly with one couple that I know that after 24 years, the pain and hurt that was felt during those initial days after finding out about the humilation – still comes back to haunt them.

Does the man feel any regret, I wonder? Or does he simply reflect and ponder what might’ve been if he hadn’t of got caught?

There are some women that would up and leave at the hint of a kiss with another person. You would think these women would move on and be a lot happier with their own lives – but when there are children involved – it is a different matter.

There are many kids that grow up with divorced parents. But surely it would be much more complicated than if the parents had stayed together.

Tiger Woods has made mistakes that he will literally pay for. But his wife faces even longer consequences that she may not want to admit right now.