The “Wife Guy” Downfall - He Was Too Good to Be True

[theemii]

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The “Wife Guy” started out to mean someone who posts online content about his wife, but it’s now extended to include any guy who uses his wife to build his personal brand. Increasing numbers of celebrities and politicians position themselves as trustworthy and relatable based on showcasing that they’re super into their spouses. But after a string

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[progression]

Is that Ryan Reynolds? I’m just waiting for something to come out about him.

[sandstorm]

I was confused there too, like is his 'downfall' being a pain in the ass?

[deerlike]

I was wondering if I'd missed something about him aside from the MintMobile ads that litter every youtube video I watch these days.

[crimps4]

I guess he and Blake say cute things to each other on social...maybe?

But they actually seem to be somewhat private, relatively. I'm watching Welcome to Wrexham right now and I don't think any of his family is in the show, while you do see Rob's kids (and Kaitlin at least once). I haven't finished the series yet, though, so who knows.

[hotdoggoz]

Didn’t his marriage to Scarlett Johansson fall apart because he couldn’t handle being less successful than her?

[progression]

Honestly between the two of them being assholes.. idk why it fell apart. But, I can TOTALLY see that being the reason.

I just really don’t like him or his wife or their relationship (what we see of it). It’s very cringy when people call them goals. No, thanks to that!

[winegums]

lol they were actually so private most people have forgotten he was Scarjo's starter marriage

(and possibly cheated on her with the current wife and that was why their relationship broke up)

[scaredsquee]

ooooh what

[su_metal]

i read it was her who cheated but who knows

[winegums]

I mean, between the costar he was romantically paired with on the film that he was shooting during their marriage (and who he actually married just a year later) vs the dude she apparently didn't start hooking up with until months after the divorce filing, who's got the higher odds of being the one to have cheated?

ik Scarjo is hated here and would probably rather drop dead than tell but it doesn't take a genius to work that out. His PR worked really well at obscuring the timeline on that one/deflecting but there was never going to be a Brangelina level of criticism piled at them when "the wife" in this case had the persona Scarlett did vs "the other woman" coming across as some non-threatening apple-pie Barbie.

(speaking from the image/perception pov only, not anything else, don't come for me pls we all know it's not about what these people actually do, just how they're perceived)

[odetothefool]

i think people were just guessing/projecting that

[asnindie]

Why do I remember a rumour that she cheated on him with Sean Penn???

[halevy]

Ryan and Blake got married on a plantation. I think they've apologized, but idk what goes through someone's mind when planning a wedding when there's cabins apparently called "Slave Street" there.

[progression]

Oh yeah, I’m well aware of that bullshit. It’s not my place to forgive them, but I’ve never looked at either of them the same.

I meant more about his relationship with Blake. I could be so wrong and they’ll last forever. But, idk. He’s just too annoyingly praiseworthy of her basic ass. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he’s a cheater.

[halevy]

Yeah, I have never looked at them the same either and I was never a fan of either of them to begin with. I only like Detective Pikachu and that's it.

And yeah that's fair! I'd hope he's not a cheater, because that shit is traumatizing to deal with, but I would not be surprised either.