I am normally a ’sit on the fence’ kind of girl, and I am happy to keep my opinions to myself as long as I can carry on doing what I want with no hassle. But this latest run of rich men cheating on their women has compelled me to put pen to paper (or finger to keyboard!) and give my two-penneth worth!

Now, don’t get me wrong, I know that women cheat as much as men in any walk of life, but it seems that, at the moment, it is more about high profile men cheating than the women because, sadly, men are more celebrated and rewarded higher in monetary terms than women in sport which obviously means that they are more likely to be the target for gold diggers or those looking for 15 minutes of fame. And I also know that these famous men cheating on their partners happens all the time, and it’s just that they actually got caught doing it that the papers can even print these stories.

But what kind of message are we sending out to our daughters and those of impressionable age. Take John Terry (if we really must!) for example. It is apparently the worst kept secret according to the tabloids that he often cheats on his wife, but this time, his latest conquest, Vanessa what’s-her-name is actually carving herself a career from it, thanks to good ol’ Max Clifford and has told of the secrecy and downright deception (paying her to keep quiet, blocking the papers from revealing his cheating ways, etc etc..and that’s the things we know about!). So what does his Wife Toni do? Take him back!

Yes, there probably was a lot of begging and tears (on his behalf!) to get her to forgive him again, but surely this is telling the younger generations that it’s ok for your husband to cheat on you, as long as you can live the life you are accustomed to. Maybe that’s where I am wrong, as maybe today’s view of love and marriage has moved on from when I was younger (and I am only 31!) as instead of respect, honesty and trust, maybe as long as you are financially comfortable then what does the other stuff matter?

As well as the view that the younger generation are getting though, the worst of it all is how do their kids see it? When she is older, will Tiger Woods daughter think it’s ok to take a cheating scumbag back, as that what is normal for them? Will his son ever be faithful as Daddy wasn’t to Mummy? Obviously, I, or any other reader of the papers don’t know the full facts, I just wish that you would hear about women standing up for themselves a bit more and not taking second best.

And just for a tenuous link, if John Terry’s wife does divorce him and needs to save money online, then shopping at Poundpig will give her cashback on all her purchases