Meryl Streep. Margaret Thatcher. Oprah. Meet the men behind the women.
Meryl Streep. Margaret Thatcher. Oprah. It takes truly good men to shore up women of such fame, charisma, and monumental power. And after watching one too many First Lady biopics that includes some iteration of the line “she stood solidly behind her husband,” we present a slideshow of the men who were (and still are) happy to stand solidly behind their women.
That said, this is by no means a definitive list. Have more examples to add? Comment below!
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This is a small thing in comparison to the worldly and educated comments in the previous comments, but it is real to me. I am married to a military man. His father is a cop, all of his cousins and grandfathers were military. He has a Duke University education and has an interesting job in Washington, DC. He is smart, sexy, charismatic, and very manly. We have been married for 4 years, only two of which we have lived together. We have two more years apart until we can act like married people again. I left to attend veterinary school… Read more »
I feel I must agree with Mr. White on one count. A successful marriage is not an absolute and it is possible to be a good man in the heated spotlight of a failed marriage. Also, I disagree with the inclusion of the Clintons. In my mind, Mrs. Clinton’s decision to “stand by her man” was politically motivated. If she’d gone off “as a woman scorned”, her bid for the Senate would have failed and no one would have taken her bid for the presidency seriously. She now holds the office of Secretary of State and has often called on… Read more »
I am disappointed. In fact so much so that this is the first time I have EVER left a comment, anywhere. I can not disagree more with the inclusion of President Clinton, Mr. Graham and Mr. Conway, all be it for different reasons. The simplest explanation first; it is too early in the relationship between Mr. Conway and Ms Ali to include him among this group of “Good” men. As a man who has/is weathering the storms of life with his wife for nearly two decades I have come to one truth: The jury is still out on whether or… Read more »
I’d like to think that among the inhabitants of this magazine – readers and writers both – there is a fair share of guys who fall into this category. What I’d like to suggest; however, is that even for those guys who are not partnered with a woman, they/we also support and stand behind women. Think of the single dad who goes through a divorce with little acrimony and steps up to assume his equal share of the child rearing and support. Sure it benefits him greatly, but also his ex-wife who is not over burdened with this responsibility; which… Read more »
so. i was genuinely excited to read this article… i liked it it was good you should come home. XD
Love the slide show graphics here…and the idea that behind a good woman is a good man!
According to the Earhart movie, Putman was an extremely understanding fellow who put up with his wife’s infidelities. No one knows what goes on behind closed doors, but some people have seemingly good marriages.
Great examples of wonderful women with strong partnerships / marriages.
PS Keep on publishing this solid information! It helps the cause of stable relationships and how they can work!
Very inspiring story! Great to hear about solid long term relationships like these – so rare these days.