Elizabeth Edwards: 'Have I Thrown Part of My Life Away?'

After a painful separation from former Senator John Edwards, her husband of 32 years, Elizabeth Edwards is opening up to "Today's" Matt Lauer about the dissolution of her marriage.

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In the wake of her husband's affair with Rielle Hunter, Elizabeth says she was still on a search for the good.

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"Maybe I didn't get the same things out of it I expected to... but when I look back, there's really lots of blessings that I had," she told Lauer.

Catch the full interview on Wednesday, June 30 on NBC's "Today."

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Elizabeth I’m a divorced woman like you and many millions more, and talk about it is not what I recommend, looking good and keep your dignity it’s the best policy,,,believe me…! Good luck..stay home….and when you’re out…try yo look your best…and not your worst…!

Danielle
July 1, 2010

You know it takes two people to make or break a marriage, bottom line, guys are dogs, you can feed them, play with them their favorite games, buy their favorite toys, give them treats, and the very minute you let them out to pee, they are across the street eating out of some other dogs dish, or cuddling with the neighbor, (the one you can’t stand). It’s a FACT of life, men are never happy with what they have, and even if she is beautiful, talented, and just “America’s Sweetheart” it happens. Liz, men need us we don’t need them, they leave and move forward, their life doesn’t change but our life is left in ruin and we are expected to do everything with no support. People make choices in life and you have that too. You are everything without a man and don’t need to have a man or a jerk to make you feel the successes of your life. Everyone was “fooled” by John and you know the truth is out now, that he was backed into a corner, and who looks like the “JERK”. We all have to answer to our creator in the end and look at the image in the mirror each day.

Purplehaze0837
June 30, 2010

DOES ANYONE OUT THEIR RELLY CARE. I DONT FOR ONE MINUTE THINK THESE PEOPLE ARE WORTH WORRYING ABOUT. TRASH IS TRASH. THEY ARE JUST TRASH WITH MONEY.ELIZABETH WAS QUITE A TOUGH LADY HERSELF . AND THAT JERK SHE MARRIED IS REAL TRASH. HIS GIRLFRIEND PULLED THE OLDEST TRICK IN THE BOOK ON HIM. FUNNY SHE HAS,NT GOT PREGNANT SINCE THEN. OOPS. SAME WITH THAT TRAMP MEL GIBSON WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH. THESE GUYS THINK THEY ARE SMART AND THEY ARE JUST IDIOTS.

DAISYG
June 30, 2010

I NEVER SAID I CONDONED JOHNS ACTIONS IN FACT I VERY MUCH DON’T CONDONE CHEATING, WHEN THEIR ARE PROBLEMS IN A MARRIAGE AS I’VE STATED IN ORDER TO SAVE THE MARRIAGE, BOTH ELIZABETH AND JOHN SHOULD HAVE SOUGHT MARRIAGE COUNSELING IT DOES WORK, CHEATING AS PREVIOUS STATED DOESN’T HELP A MARRIAGE IT ONLY MAKES THINGS WORSE, SO NO I NEVER IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM CONDONED JOHNS ACTIONS. THE FACT IS, ELIZABETH IS DYING, SHE HAS TERMINAL CANCER AND IT DOESN’T MATTER SHE DOESN’T WANT JOHN TO RAISE THE KIDS, SHE WANTS HER DAUGHTER TO RAISE, THEM LEGALLY JOHN IS THE FATHER, IF HE WANTS THOSE KIDS HE WILL GET CUSTODY OF THOSE CHILDREN, AS A FAR AS THE CHILDREN, ALL THESE CHILDREN, FROM THE UNION BETWEEN JOHN AND ELIZABETH AND THE RELATIONAHIP BETWEEN RE’AL (THEIR ARE 2 WAYS OF SPELLING THAT NAME) AND JOHNS CHILD SHOULD NEVER BE PUT IN THE MIDDLE, THESE CHILDREN, ALL THESE CHILDREN ARE INNOCENT AND THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO AT LEAST MEET EACH OTHER, IT’S UP TO THEM AND IT SHOULD BE UP TO THE CHILDREN WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO BE PART OF EACH OTHER LIVES, THE ELDEST DAUGHTER, I FEEL SORRY FOR HER IF SHE DOESN’T AT LEAST WANT TO MEET THIS CHILD, THIS CHILD IS INNOCENT, IF SHE DOESN’T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH HER, FINE, BUT IT SHOULD BE HER CHOICE, AND SHE SHOULD HAVE AN OPEN MIND, THE OTHER CHILDREN I HOPE NOTHING TERRIBLE IS BEING SAID TO THEM ABOUT THIS SWEET, INNOCENT LITTLE GIRL, IT’S NOT HER FAULT WHAT HER BIOLOGICAL PARENTS DID, AS FAR AS JOHN AGAIN, I DOUBT RE’AL WAS JOHNS FIRST AFFAIR, THIS ONE MAKE HEADLINES BECAUSE OF AN INNOCENT CHILD. I ALSO DON’T CONDONE RE’ALS ACTIONS, ANY WOMAN WHO KNOWINGLY GOES AFTER A “MARRIED MAN” OBVIOUSLY HAS A FEW PROBLEMS” JOHN DID NOT BETRAY HIS COUNTRY.

IN CASE ANYONE HAS FORGOTTEN, JOHN KENNEDY WAS ONE OF THIS COUNTRIES FINEST PRESIDENTS AND LOOK WHAT HE DID TO JACKIE AND RUBBED IN HER FACE.

Louise
June 30, 2010

I have known a few people who never had the need or desire to have a relationship with their half siblings.
heck, I know many people, for well founded reasons, who don’t have a relationship with a full blooded sibling.
That’s their choice. Thy are the only ones who can make it.
Johna and Elizabeth’s oldest is 28, she certainly is of age determine whether or not she wants her half sister in her life.
I just hope John doesn’t try to force a relationship on any of his and Elizabeth’s children.

Carol
June 29, 2010

As a mother of five beautiful children, my kids mean the world to me. Nothing else matters, especially a man. If I were in Elizabeth’s shoes, I would stand strong to the very end for myself and my children and let God be my best friend. John will have to spend the rest of his life dealing with the mess he caused. His children will always wonder the why and may find it hard to ever fully trust their father again.

momof5
June 29, 2010

John Edward should be ashamed of himself
for what he put his wife, children and his
country through. He disgraced himself in
all our eyes and in our hearts. What he
chose is such a mistake as he can tell from the public display she made of herself in the pictures she had published of herself. True class to true trash. Good
choice. Hope you can live with your choice
John Edward.

Doris
June 29, 2010

hi liz, I just want to tell you my prayers are with you and you will survive through this, you have done a great job so far do not let that man bring you down to his level it’s not worth it. you are a beautiful and intelligent woman that other woman is scrum to do that to you, she will pay for her actions, because once a cheater always a cheater. he will cheat on her too belive and when he comes crawling back say to bad you had your chance buddy.good bye for ever. find yourself a rock and crawl under it. I’m through with you. may you suffer like a did. god bless you elizabeth.

lizz cota
June 29, 2010

I’m sorry Louise but I do not agree with you either. No matter what problems the couple might have, it doesn’t give the right for the man to cheat on his wife or vice-versa. If he wants to be with another woman, well, leave your wife first. About that child from his mistress, yes she’s an angel but nor Elizabeth or her children don’t have to even meet her.I’m speaking by experience. My father was a married man who did try to have a relationship with me but it didn’t happen because of other issues nor his daughter from his marriage wanted to know me, and that’s ok. Now, my husband cheated on me too, and had a child with that prostitute. Yes, she’s that because she knew my husband was married to me and she’s also married, her husband think that’s his kid! My mother didn’t know my father was married! It’s sad men and women are destroying homes now days! Destroying themselves.

Patty
June 29, 2010

louise, who made you their “mind of reason”? None of us knows the real facts, decisions or feelings this family has made. How dare you use cancer and her dying to justify it ok to do whatever he likes with who ever he likes etc…I’m sure glad you are not anyone I know personally. Sounds like you have had experience with thing kind of betrayal….After 32 years of marriage, children, grand-children, Mrs Edwards has every right to trust her husband of never doing this to his family. When that trust was broken all rights and bets off. I respect Mrs. Edwards for staying classy and a real lady even though it. It had to be so horrible and painful. She should have never had to deal with this. Sick or not does not give anyone the right to destroy a family and or change the structure of that family because it might be probable. Just because you are a half sibling doesn’t mean you have to be part of the other half-slibings life. Good Grief Louise are you sure your name isn’t Rielle? (the correct spelling)

fanogdogs
June 29, 2010

MY HEART GOES OUT TO ELIZABETH AT THE SAME TIME, BEFORE JOHN HAD THIS AFFAIR (AND I’M SURE RE’AL WASN’T THE FIRST) THIS MARRIAGE HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS I DON’T CONDONE WHAT JOHN DID, I THINK THEY BOTH SHOULD HAVE TRIED HARDER TO SAVE THE MARRIAGE, MARRIAGE COUNSELING WOULD HAVE HELPED, CHEATING IS NEVER THE THING TO DO IT ONLY MAKES A BAD SITUATION WORSE, BUT JOHN DID HAVE AN AFFAIR WITH RE’AL AND A SWEET, INNOCENT CHILD WAS BORN OUT OF THAT RELATIONSHIP.

WE HAVE A MAJOR DILEMMA HERE, ELIZABETH IS DYING, SHE HAS TERMINAL CANCER AND ACCORDING TO WHAT SHE’S SAID ABOUT HER CANCER, SHE DOESN’T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME SHE HAS, BUT SHE IS GOING TO DIE SOON, LIKE OR NOT JOHN IS THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER OF HER CHILDREN, IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT SHE WANTS, JOHN WILL GET CUSTODY OF HIS CHILDREN, I’M NOT SUGGESTING SHE HAVE RE’AL OVER FOR DINNER BUT SOMEHOW SHE HAS TO MAKE PEACE WITH THIS WOMAN, HER CHILDREN SHOULD AND NEED TO KNOW THEIR BIOLOGICAL SISTER, THIS LITTLE BABY IS INNOCENT, SHE NEVER ASKED TO BE BORN, SO SHE SHOULDN’T PAY FOR HER PARENTS, ELIZABETH NEEDS TO FIND IT IN HER TO ALLOW HER AND JOHNS AND JOHNS AND RE’ALS CHILD TO KNOW EACH OTHER. LIKE IT OR NOT, ULTIMATELY THESE CHILDREN WILL BE VERY MUCH A PART OF EACH OTHERS LIVES AND TO PIT THESE CHILDREN AGAINST EACH OTHER IS WRONG.

Louise
June 29, 2010
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