@JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social @stux@mstdn.social Maybe. Some people work that out for themselves faster than others. It might be how much they've lost by that point. Here's a lower stakes example:
There's another scandal going on between an NFL head coach and an insider who worked for a newspaper and covered that team. They were spotted together in a romantic getaway spot and both are married to other people. Both denied any allegations but the newspaper began an investigation against the insider. This opened a rabbit hole that went back at least 6 years of them being more than professional with each other and each making statements that were far from glowing about their partners.
Said insider resigned because it was a matter of time before she would be fired. After trying to carry on as normal and receiving messages ranging from ridicule to outright misogyny, she shut down her social media accounts and has laid low since. Her career in journalism is probably dead but she could probably get a job somewhere else that employs insiders without such high standards of conduct, like the league itself.
The head coach went to therapy at a time that was convenient enough that it was assumed to be just for show, he won't be penalized by the league because it seems the personal conduct policy doesn't account for conflicts of interest, and the team owner can hardly claim the moral high ground due to his own misdeeds to fine him.
More stuff implying an affair between them every couple weeks has been trickling out since late March. She's gone silent. He's as silent as possible but his contract requires him to speak to the media while employed by the team. The team's front office is making backup plans to replace him in case he resigns
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