it seemed weird at the time and still seems weird now why it took so long for those basic facts to come out. if they're both separated, who cares? for some reason the media went apeshit and yet we are only hearing now that, actually, no one was cheating on anybody.

misogyny is going NUTS. i'm not surprised to see that shit.
i am, however, surprised how out of the loop i was--i thought we all went "lol whoops that's awkward&funny" & moved on, but no, apparently ppl are deadset on ruining JUST HER LIFE for ??? a bad decision? for which she took responsibility?

public vs. private
political vs. personal
drawn out vs. instantaneous
calculated vs. desperate/grieving
the king Knows, the queen Does Not
but BOTH are to save the necks/reputation of the informant/advisor.
trent, essek, & their respective homes/leaders are REALLY well characterized by all of this.

the differences and similarities between the two instances is just fucking FASCINATING.
they are the same, they aren't remotely the same.
it's fucking brilliant.