Interesting that her husband died in an "accident" the day after she asked him for a divorce. Could easily have been a faked suicide. She'd probably feel no guilt about that either. Not that suicide is the fault of anyone else, but usually there's some anguish from those who were close to the deceased, asking "What could I have done to stop it?"
Wild book that covers fake suicides & related phenomena by Dr. Robert Cialdini, called "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion." Heard him once in a lecture. According to Cialdini, travel accidents spike so high the day after any news comes out about suicides or possible suicides (e.g., Marilyn Monroe) that he won't fly in a plane for a week. Sounds bizarre, but the statistics bear him out. His theory is that troubled people hear about the suicide (usually from the media) & grant it more consideration as an option for themselves than they would otherwise. [email protected], "Ellen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16720752/site/newsweek/print/1/displaymode /1098/ > or > http://tinyurl.com/2efqk3 > > I can understand being glad someone is no longer suffering, like > alzheimer's patients, etc., but to be glad someone who is 31 and > healthy is dead seems a bit morbid to me, even you were on the verge > of divorce. I mean, I realize everyone mourns differently, but I > can't imagine being glad a young, healthy person is dead, especially > one who fathered my children. I appreciate the author's honesty, > though. Can't say Newsweek sugarcoats things. >
