Tiger Woods’s wife Elin might be slowly warming back up to her billionaire husband. After Tiger cheated on Elin with over a dozen women (some paid professionals with whom he didn’t use protection) he went to sex rehab and then issued a public apology. All of his acts of contrition may have convinced his wife he’s ready to change because Radar Online reports that Elin is planning on leaving the rented house where she’s been staying since the scandal broke and moving back in to the mansion she once shared with her husband and their two children. We heard from Radar on Monday that Elin wasn’t willing to attend couples’ therapy, was refusing to live with Tiger, and that the marriage was all but over. Now Elin has either had a change of heart or Tiger’s people are working overtime to make it seem like the marriage is salvageable. The “eyewitness” report that the two were seen hugging and kissing in the backyard reeks of PR. There’s also another possible scenario where Elin is getting paid handsomely to stick around and play the forgiving wife.
RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that after three months of estrangement, Elin has agreed to move home with Tiger.
It’s a big development in a marriage that seemed unlikely to survive after Tiger was linked with at least 14 women and exposed as a serial cheater during his marriage.
But after going away with Tiger and their two children last week, Elin agreed earlier this week to move back home.
She is currently renting a house about a mile from the home they previously shared.
On Wednesday, Elin and Tiger spent approximately three hours together at the house where they will once again live together. They were in the backyard, and a source close to the situation told RadarOnline.com exclusively that at one point Tiger kissed Elin on the cheek three times and they hugged.
That shows how far the couple has come from Thanksgiving, when Elin discovered he was having an affair with Rachel Uchitel. That discovery let to an argument, with Tiger leaving the house in the early morning and crashing his vehicle into a fire hydrant and a tree.
He spent approximately six weeks in rehab at Gentle Path in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and at one point Elin flew there to participate in his therapy. Last week they took their first family trip together since the blowup and reportedly received more therapy in Arizona.
Elin still has not put back on her wedding ring and has not said when she will move back home, although RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that Tiger is pushing her to move home this weekend.
[From Radar]
As I’ve asked before, what is it with these guys who are cheating on their wives and then become super sorry and contrite only after they’ve been thoroughly busted? If they really wanted to change, they would have broken it off with their mistress(es) well before their wives confronted them with the evidence. Only once they’re confronted with the possibility of losing their wives and families do they realize what they’re throwing away and pitifully attempt to kiss ass. I just don’t think guys like this should be able to have their cake and eat it too. It’s up to Elin of course and maybe she truly believes that Tiger had a psychological issue that he’s working through and that he’ll treat her with respect and be faithful to her in the future. I don’t see how anyone can move forward after all that, but it’s not my marriage and I have no idea what kind of agreement they’ve worked out, if any.
seriously?!?! don’t do it!! cheating without a condom with hookers & porn stars? UH NO.
I had such hope for Elin. She let that bastard win. Rats.
if she geting paid to stick around doesn’t that just make her a working girl or am being too snarky
She probably just found out that she’s not going to be getting a lot of money if she divorces him or something. Because I have to believe her going back to him is all about the money. She can’t actually still love him or think he’ll be faithful this time around. And if she does think that, she’s an idiot who deserves what she gets.
bite me: you’re not being snarky, lol!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Cinderella, the bastard gets paid to win and he does it better than anyone else.
@ bite me
Even wives have a price. They too can be bought and paid for.
What a shame. It makes you wonder how much money she needs to live “comfortably” with her kids, because I don’t for one minute believe that she has any kind of “love” left for this pig. Hopefully this is a B.S. rumor and she’s off somewhere in Europe spending his money.
You do NOT go back to a husband who puts your health and the health of your children at risk by having unprotected sex with mistresses, prostitutes, and porn stars! *smacks Elin on nose with newspaper*
*repeat until Elin learns*
if this is true, elin’s a ho and surely if she divorced him she’d get a ton of money considering all the crap he’s done.
I really hope this isn’t true. He couldn’t be anymore UNworthy of her or his family at this point. Elin is worthy of a real man and I hope she just moves on.
Or if she’s just doing this for the money, then she’s being a total idiot. No amount of money is worth having to be tied to a loser like Tiger.
Or she might still have some salvagable love for him and want to keep the family together. I don’t think it’s a money issue. Are pre-nups really legally enforceable? She could fight and take him to the cleaners but maybe that’s not what she wants. I think the number of tarts he eventually had was irrelevant. Once he starts passing it around does it matter whether it’s 4 or 14?
Unreal what you can get away with when you have money.
Of course it has nothing to do with the money. She’s got plenty of it herself and as mentioned, could gain more if she left him.
What is it with girls who hinge their worth on men? So frustrating.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
obviously
Has anybody considered the possibility that maybe she still loves the guy?
I’m with you, Cheyenne. He hurt her, and she is undoubtedly angry and sad. That doesn’t mean she doesn’t love him and want to make it work. Maybe it will still fail, or maybe it won’t.
Now she’s a ho? Very supportive public you are.
this could end badly with his cheating & her temper…
I think she’s just playing along, and won’t ever have sex with him again, and is only doing this to move forward so she can say after three weeks of hell, “Okay guess what – I tried it – it was too gross – so I’m off, Bye Tige!”
Cheyenne! OMG I agree with you on something! Wait a minute,,,what did you do with the REAL Cheyenne?
who cares if she loves him?!?! he obviously doesn’t love her.
All men cheat, so she´s better with the devil she knows. Tiger´s no different to any other man on the planet that would sooner die than turn down a hot snatch.
@ams: Love is kind of complicated. Just because someone cheats on his/her partner doesn’t mean they no longer love the partner. The ball is in her court now and she can take him back or not, depending on how she feels about him.
But if she does take him back, I’d add a caveat: Do not take him back more than once. If he ever cheats on her again, kick his ass out of the house and change the locks.
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@britbitch: All men cheat? That probably qualifies as one of the dumber statements I’ve read on any blog.
She wont stay its in the deal, support the lion formally known as tiger for two years, he gets his deals and golf back they split quietly she gets 100mill
he goes back to his skanky hoes…..
Tiger knows that playing family man was crucial to his brand and he needs her desperately. That’s why he felt bad, not that he had hurt his family, but hurt his corporate brand.
Why Elin is moving back in with Tiger after all that is beyond me, unless it’s just money.
Moving back in with a dog like Tiger – is abusive to her children. He could have killed their mother with AIDS. She is a jerk and I don’t want to hear her griping when he does it again.
Obviously, Elin had somebody crunch the numbers: divorce dollars, book deal, Puma endorsement and child support. Obviously, it didn’t match what they were offering her to stay with Pig (that’s my new name for Tiger). Pure economics.
What a loser.I can’t believe how little love for oneself someone can have.
Nice role model for her daughter!
This will either make their marriage stronger or not. I think it’s a big mistake but to each’s own.
I’m glad maybe the re-set button will work for them.
Money Money Money Money…
Moneeeyyyy!!!
Well Hillary took Bill back and I’m sure he has screwed more than a dozen woman
@ Pete — I agree, this all about Tiger’s Brand, getting Tiger’s endorsements back, returning him to the position he had before he got busted.
It’s only been 4 months since the sh*t hit the fan–in the real world, I don’t think that’s enough time to “get over” that kind of betrayal. But, Tiger’s world is not the “real” world, and in the real world he would most likely be out on his ass with divorce papers stuffed in a pocket looking for a new place to stay.
A billion dollars and more is on the line, they will find the magic number ($$$) for Elin to stay and they will use the “children” as an excuse, like they always do. Same old boring To Do List when someone famous gets caught doing something bad:
rehab, apology, boo boo lip, live happily ever after again. Yawn!
“All men cheat” is just as true as “all women want to trap men into marriage by getting pregnant”. Which is to say NOT TRUE AT ALL.
I don’t care if she still loves him. I thought I was in love with a complete and utter prat/loser/douche for AGES and I took him back after he said he was sorry, but he went and cheated AGAIN.
I’m not saying he is guaranteed to cheat again but I would never ever trust a man who cheated on me with over a dozen women.
That whole “if he cheats again, then leave him” thing doesn’t apply here. He cheated countless times with over a dozen other women. That is foul and low.
Sometimes you have to look past whatever blind love you have for a person and decide what is healthy and right for you and your family. Some times no matter how much you love a person, you have to let them go.
@Chana: You aren’t Elin. It didn’t work out for you, but maybe it will for her. I’m saying MAYBE. There are no guarantees. It’s up to her whether she wants to take the risk or not. Maybe she isn’t as bitter as you seem to be.
I dunno gang, this smells like Tiger’s people are putting this story out there.
Lets wait and see what actually happens.
I know my first post was a little harsh, but it was meant in jest (sort of), so here goes with my second one:
It seems that some people (maybe many people) believe Elin still loves Tiger. She probably does. But love does not cure all ills. The thing I keep coming back to is Tiger’s unprotected sex and his risking the health of both Elin and his children by having unprotected sex. Since the affairs began prior to the children’s conception, both of the children are at risk as well. But I’m the only one mentioning that fact.
Chana, you said it very well. There is no guarantee that Tiger will cheat again, but there is no guarantee he won’t either. However, since he cheated with so many skanky women (and didn’t use protection), all the love in the world wouldn’t allow me to forgive this man. And I don’t think you’re bitter, I think you were hurt by a cheater (as was I), learned from the experience, and got over it (like I did).
Well, she has a more forgiving heart than most women in the world. That is to say she is even forgiving him in the first place. It all may just be a marriage of convenience and status at this point on both of their parts. How lovely for the kids to grow up in that kind of environment. *eye roll*
Oh well, another one bites the dust. If you allow it and accept it, then you deserve everything he does to you! BUT YOUR CHILDREN DO NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!
quote* There’s also another possible scenario where Elin is getting paid handsomely to stick around and play the forgiving wife. *end quote.
Are you calling Elin a whore?
You people seriously need to move on, just like Tiger and Elin are moving on..Get a life.
I know it’s just between them, and it’s up to them what they want to do with their relationship, BUT if she goes back to him, she will be doing a disservice to married women everywhere. They took vows. He broke them, egregiously. There should be consequences, and the consequence should be that he loses his lovely wife (who he obviously didn’t deserve in the first place).
@Tia C – well said!
Tia,
Tiger Woods is the richest athlete in the world, do you really think if Elin walks he wouldn’t have another even more beautiful woman in his life if he chooses?
What kind of punishment is that?
Her refusing to set him free is the real punishment.
i hope his money keeps her warm while he’s out screwing skanks, probably without condoms.
And for the poster who said “all men cheat”, I don’t agree at all. I think that to state as much comes dangerously close to just letting men off the hook for behaving like total degenerates (ie. the old “boys will be boys” bullsh*t).
Not all men cheat, and the ones that do completely fail as men in my opinion.
@ Gypsy – I can understand where you’re coming from, but I think the logic is a little backwards.
The best revenge Elin can get is to leave Tiger in the dirt and show him that his money CANNOT in fact buy everything/everyone. And show him that he isn’t worth having in her life. She needs to honor herself and find someone much more worthy of her time.
Some of you need to get off of your “sanctimonious high horses”. Excluding a physically abusive relationship, I can’t see any reason why Tiger and Elin should not attempt to save their marriage. None of us knows exactly how much she knew about Tiger’s wildly promiscuous inclinations before she married him. She may have known much more than we believe and thought that a “good family life” would change his ways. Putting her down for attempting to save her marriage is very unfair to both her and her children.
If Tiger actually offered Elin “a much sweeter” marriage contract to stay, then more power to her! Tiger Woods is a fairly young man with a long career ahead of him and if all goes well, his earnings potential will certainly increase. I don’t blame Elin, I would not allow any of his skanky, two bit hos to punk me out of a potential “gold mine” which is exactly what one ho in particular was up to.
It could be that they’re moving back into the same house, but not the same bed.
This is probably for the benefit of the kids who miss their dad.
I wonder if the full depth of the betrayl has sunken in. It’s only been a few months. I don’t know how she doesn’t resent the hell out of him. I’d still be having major revenge fantasies. My bitch switch would absolutely be in the “on” position.
And no amount of money would change that.
@Sincerity:
I guess it depends on how you define “gold mine”. My idea of a gold mine is finding someone who shows me the same amount of love and respect that I show them, and who doesn’t gamble with my physical or emotional health, or that of my children.
Just because a man makes a ton of money doesn’t mean he’s worth being with at ALL. Especially if they’re as emotionally abusive as Tiger has been.
Women can make their own money and their own way for themselves. The only two-bit ho’s are the ones willing to sell themselves over to a man just because he’s rich. You would think in this day and age more women would get that by respecting themselves more, understanding their OWN worth as human beings, and expecting the men in their lives to treat them as such.
Tiger would come out a winner if Elin decides to divorce him, because the prenup is still in effect but the longer they stay together is the more money a divorce would cost him, and he can’t ask for divorce as prenups punish the divorcer.
There are many famous movie stars and models that a free Tiger could publicly date/marry, maybe amongst them he will find a single woman who can satisfy him
@TiaC – how did you go from saying it’s up to Elin to saying if she goes back to him, she’s doing a disservice to women everywhere?
Why does one couple, whom none of us know, have to bear the responsibility of being an example to women everywhere? Did Hillary Clinton, David Letterman’s wife, Elizabeth Hurley (I could go on) do a disservice to women everywhere too? How about the guy from the office that cheated on his wife but she took him back?
Tiger and Elin are no better or worse than the rest of the population dealing with an unfaithful spouse. Deciding that Elin should be some moral compass for all of us is ridiculous.
Elin Nordegren is Tiger Woods’ saving grace!!! Tiger said that Elin deserves praise and I wholeheartedly agreed. Elin is doing what no other woman would have done under similar circumstances, giving Tiger another chance to put his life back together. Everyone knows that Elin is crucial for Tiger’s recovery, his comeback and his acceptance by the public. Only time will tell if Tiger will change. I hope he does because he has caused his family enough pain and suffering already. I wish them all the best.
@snowball — You’re right on time! Elin’s decisions concerning her marriage should in no way impact how others decide to handle their relationships. Whatever she decides to do should only be in the best interests of her and her children.
@Sudini — I can certainly relate to where you’re coming from; however, none of us knows “the real 411” concerning how Tiger actually treated his family. Frankly, I suspect that Tiger treated his family like “royalty” in spite of his rampant promiscuity which is probably rooted in some unresolved psychological issues that he’s now being forced to address. Just because a person has some very “raggedy issues” does not mean he/she is not generous and caring towards their loved ones. Sure, Tiger cheated repeatedly on his wife, but such behavior alone does not make him a completely rotten husband who’s not worthy of a second chance! Realistically, it may not be beneficial for Elin to divorce Tiger at this point but it sure would benefit a whole host of others who would love to take her place. Why should she step aside and make it easy for them? I wouldn’t!
@CLBElin – Nordegren is Tiger Woods’ saving grace!!!
CLB, that statement just can’t pass the smell test, what I mean to say is “it’s stupid”, Tiger single or married is still a great Golfer and still extremely wealthy and still famous and wanted among the wealthy of the world.
He was famous and wealthy before Elin…Was your point just to make random useless statements?
There many of you who are on this moral high horse who need to take a close look at your own mates, they might just be sneaking around and then you will have to use some of that forgiveness you have been storing for your own life/husband/wife.
I don’t think that what he’s done makes him undeserving of love or another chance…
REAL love, is loving and hanging in with someone when they fall so far from everything we think we need and want in another human being.
We all need people like that and its how we learn to be a person like that to others.
Elin knows many many things that we are not privy to. Tigers past abuse history, Where he is currently psychologically, spiritually etc..and IF she is truly staying to support him through what has to be the worst time of his life, then it can only move her forward as well in her capacity to love and be a better human being, whether they stay together in the long run or not.
They obviously both have issues..she got involved with a man with deep unresolved problems so my guess is she has the same.
Basing love on someone living up to our expectations or what we think we deserve is not love…we all fall short all the time.
They may be doing deep work together to heal or just posing for the public eye but I wish them luck..it’s hard work if they are doing it.
I am certainly not bitter about the fact that a man cheated on me. It happens all the time.
My point in saying that is that a man who betrays the trust of his wife so thoroughly does not deserve a second chance. If he wants to be in the lives of the children, fine. He had them and if he wants to support and love them and be around them, great.
This, of course, is my opinion on the matter. I would not be able to trust a man like that ever again.
Conversely, Cheyenne, you seem very loose about relationships and very forgiving of despicable behavior.
Eden, real love is loving yourself first (and if you have children, your children as well).
No one who loves themselves stays with someone who so egregiously betrays their trust; someone endangers their personal health and safety and the health and safety of their children.
Real love is understanding that some times you can’t compromise. Some things are just not acceptable.
Tiger Woods isn’t sorry he did it, he’s sorry he got called out. If he was sorry that he was doing it, he would have stopped. Ages ago.
She really has low self-esteem if this isn’t about the money.
Or she is just crazy in love with him, like he is an addiction to her.
How can anyone live within a marriage that has become one big PR campaign? I have no clue what goes on in other people’s heads or bedrooms, and I really don’t want to know. But when the marriage becomes a spectacle, open to everyone’s opinions and interpretation and is no longer a private union? Time to get the hell out. JMO.
It should be Tiger and Elin’s business how their marriage plays out. Everyone is so involved in their life that they are not paying attention to their own life.
Elin probably married Tiger for his money in the first place…and she does not care what he does as long as he continue to make money and keep her in the limelight. Get over Tiger’s cheating and let Elin deal with whatever Tiger has done.
@Chana: Except for the most egregious crimes, I believe everybody deserves a second chance. That includes Tiger. It’s up to his wife to decide if she wants to give him another chance and if she wants to forgive him. It’s not for you or me or anyone unconnected with Tiger and Elin to forgive him for what he did to her. He’s done nothing to you. It’s between them and them only. All these armchair moralists need to butt the hell out of their marriage.
I’m sorry you got cheated on; it must have been extremely painful at the time, but the tone of all your posts on here indicate that, far from being over it, you are still very bitter about it. I hope you heal one day. Bitterness is corrosive from the inside out.
The over all tone here of all the supporters of this marriage is pretty mysogynistic. To say that it’s up to Elin to stay and “save Tiger” and fix a marriage that was so blatantly damaged by her husband is insane. Why is it the victim’s reponsibility to take care of the victimizer?
And to speculate that “Elin probably knew what she was getting into and that he had affairs” or “Elin probably married him for his money” or “Tiger probably treated her and his family like royalty” aside from his long-running deception is the most rediculous and blatant attempt to put the blame on the victim. Just deal with the facts: Tiger made the choice to lie and cheat and betray the trust of his wife knowingly and repeatedly. He deserves to suffer the consequences and lose everything he so carelessly gambled away. That goes for anyone who would so carelessly mistreat another person that way. Period.
Elin has said that she wants to make it work for her children. She said that she was hurt by her parents divorce and subsequent ingnoring of her by her father (that’s what usually happens). If she’s doing it for her kids, she’s really an unselfish hero in my book. Through this whole thing, I’ve been shocked how few people have mentioned the affect on the kids. Do we just accept divorce so much now that the poor little things don’t even matter? Or do we just close our eyes to it because we don’t want to admit what we’re doing to children? Personal selfishness really became popular beginning in the 1960s and has just gotten worse.
@ cheyenne… love certainly is complicated but you don’t intentionally hurt people you love or someone you’re in love with. “oh honey i do love you but i also love sleeping with everyone else!”
don’t buy it at all. he’s a dog. she’s dumb for playing along. bad to show your kids its ok to let someone treat you like crap.
@ams: I never said he wasn’t a dog. I think he’s a primo shit. But all this Monday-morning quarterbacking needs to stop. It’s her decision whether or not to take him back and if she does, it doesn’t mean she’s a gold-digger or a ho or whatever nasty names she’s being called on here.
As to whether or not he still loves her — in his own way, he probably does. Whether or not his way is her way is up to her to decide.
Sudini: The over all tone here of all the supporters of this marriage is pretty mysogynistic. To say that it’s up to Elin to stay and “save Tiger” and fix a marriage that was so blatantly damaged by her husband is insane. Why is it the victim’s reponsibility to take care of the victimizer?
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Whoa!! Who said that? I certainly didn’t.
It’s up to Elin to decide if she wants to stay or not. That means taking the risk that Tiger will cheat on her again. Maybe he will and maybe he won’t. Nobody knows. None of us are fortunetellers. Maybe he has learned his lesson, maybe not.
She has no obligation whatsoever to go back to him if she doesn’t want to and she is certainly not obligated to “fix the marriage”. He was the one who broke it. Her only obligation is to make a decision to stay or leave, and take the consequences of whatever she decides.
i didn’t call her any bad names.
he doesn’t love anybody but himself.
Cheyenne:
I don’t know him or them, all I know is that he cheated on his wife with over a dozen filthy women who could have brought who knows what back to his family.
Yes, it is up to his wife to decide such things, but as this is a blog that provides a space for people to comment on stories, I think it is proper to express one’s opinion on the story at hand, right?
You and I clearly have differing opinions on relationships and when they should end. You seem to think that anything before physical attacks are worth forgiving. I don’t.
Cheating is a dealbreaker in my opinion.
Cheating with multiple women over several years is just unforgivable.
And kindly do not pretend like you are concerned for my “bitterness”, because you aren’t. You are bringing up “bitterness” in an attempt to discredit my opinions and make them seem illogical and not worth paying attention to. “That’s a bitter woman over there-her opinions about men are skewed by her BITTERNESS”.
I don’t know what she’s thinking. But, then again what the he** was he thinking?
I really hope the best for her and her children. As for “THE MAN” , who cares!
To the people here who believe women can always be bought. Maybe Elin CAN be, I don’t know her. But I know that I left my wealthy husband, who was also an athlete, but nowhere near the level of fame Tiger has. I was with him through his college ball playing, minor league, etc…. etc… as he got more successful, he became a complete a**hole who treated our son and me like dirt. I said I’d rather live in a tiny apartment with someone who loved and treated me well, than a rich b*stard in a huge, empty house. Good luck to HER though =\
Three is not a “crowd” in Tiger’s Den!
There are plenty of poor men (and women for that matter) that cheat on their spouses and their spouses take them back again and again. It’s not always about the money. Until I’m in their heads, I can’t say.
She may still care for him and doesn’t want to see her children without a father but I would move very very very slowly and go through couples therapy to help rebuild their relationship if it can be mended
My ex cheated on me and I did everything I could to make it work. How do any of you know when it’s time to leave someone? Especially if you love them and have children. Once I knew I did everything I could to make it work and it didn’t then I walked. Could be that is what Elin is thinking. Plus she also has to deal with their kids who miss their Daddy. It can’t be easy on her to hear them cry for him. You can fool me once and I’ll take you back for the kids sake. But God help you should you fool me twice, especially with children involved. If he does it again I say find a meat cleaver and cut it off!
I don’t think we (outsiders) should judge or condemn Elin’s decision… If the couple wants to remedy their marriage, it’s their marriage and we should respect their wishes !
Divorce is not a cure . It just creates new problems.This is not a fairytale this is life . Marie Osmonds son committed suicide because of his parents divorced.No man / woman can make you happy . Elin has to be happy with herself . “role model for her children” Tiger Woods is still their father , Elin can’t change that by divorcing him ( the kids still have to deal with their father’s sins in their parents’ broken marriage or with a single mom.) Only God ,a miracle can fix this.Love covers all sin and heals .if she loves him unconditionally her marriage will be healed . How many single billionaires do you all know to introduce Elin to? Tiger seemed like a nice guy too. real life not fairytale prince charming lol .They are in my prayers healing is what this family needs.
His(their) private lives should not have ever been splashed all over the news. He may be a celebrity, but what he did was not a crime and he should have not been treated as a criminal. No ordinary Joe would have had his indescretions splashed all over national news. Why should his? I’m not a fan of golf so I don’t care what he does but this was ridiculous. And why shouldn’t she give him a second chance? Everyone deserves a second chance don’t they? Let’s just all leave them alone to live their life as they see fit. God forgives so should we!!!
Too disappointed.
She makes women go back in the stone ages. That is, if this is a true story about her going back to Tiger.
He violated everything, not just once or twice or even three times. But over a dozen times. Ahhhhh.
She should have Kate Gosselin’s determination. Kate never allowed money to get in the way of divorcing Jon who went around frolicking with women who wanted their 15 minutes of fame.
This really makes me sick if Elin is really going back to Tiger. Nauseating big time.
amen chana! cheyenne is getting her psych. major on or something. its just a blog!
Is Tiger Woods wife out of her mind? He cheated on her with many, many woman.She deserves better, she is beautiful and needs to get out of that marriage now, for the sake of herself and her children. I do not believe he will change his sneaky ways. She deserves better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!