Two Day Magazine

Two years ago, Sienna Miller and Balthazar Getty found themselves the center of a media circus when they were accused of having a brazen affair while Getty was married to his wife, Rosetta. He and Rosetta had been married for 8 years when he decided to step outside the marriage

“Here’s the bottom line: It was a very challenging time for everybody involved, but I loved and missed my family too much not to make it work,” Getty tells the October issue of Harper’s Bazaar. “Rosetta is understanding enough and spiritual enough to let us try.”

I wonder why Rosetta went back to him?  Did she miss the lifestyle or the relationship? It would take a very special woman to forgive such a humiliating and public display of disrespect for both his marriage and his wife. I don’t know if I could be so forgiving. But, the line is different for everyone.

I could probably forgive a one-night stand or a purely sexual indiscretion. It would be the emotional cheating that would hurt me the most. Considering his affair with Miller lasted more than just one night, it would be safe to say that there most likely were emotions involved. Unless he is a heartless pig. Which is totally possible.

Of his life now, Getty states, “I feel like we’re better than we’ve ever been.”

It is possible that he didn’t realize what he had until he was without his wife and family, but is that enough of a reason to accept him back into your life? Why doesn’t his wife get to enjoy herself for a few months with some younger, hotter guy and see how he likes it when the tables turn. Would he be so forgiving?

But, I should not be so quick to judge. Rosetta believes she has a responsibility to help other families who are going through similar heartache.

“I’m open to talking about it because I believe we go through things in a public way to help other people get through it,” Rosetta says. “I’d love to talk about it more with people when I’m clearer about it. Ultimately, we’ll always have to love each other through our ups and downs we have to support each other.”

While that is a beautiful sentiment, I still don’t know if taking back a cheater with such open arms is a good idea. He may now get the idea in his head that cheating on you is fine because you manage to forgive him for his moments of weakness. I could not be so kind. In that situation, he would be out in the cold.

I just couldn’t take that kind of blatant disregard for my wellbeing. A marriage is a partnership. You are supposed to have each other’s backs through life’s ups and downs. Yet, by Getty mocking that sentiment by parading his mistress in public...well...he deserves to be alone.