Was Their Show To Blame For Them Divorcing?

Honestly? I didn't see their marriage lasting, show or no show. Kate is way too demanding and bossy and Jon is so laid back and easy-going. I won't condone adultery, but I saw the look on his face many times that said he was very unhappy. Maybe she can handle 8 kids and all the show-related stuff, but I saw him as a much more private guy and certainly not one to want so many children! I have a strong suspicion that the in vitro was all her idea, as well as the show. He may need a strong woman to get him off his derriere but their differences are just too great. I stopped watching the show because of her bossy attitude. I'm not surprised at all about the divorce.

Not really because it's hard enough for a family to make it much less opening their whole life to the public. I mean they had no privacy. What they did was worse than what happens to tv stars and actors. At least they have privacy behind closed doors. Jon and Kate did not, every aspect of their life was open to eyes, escept the bedroom. It was inevitable that one if not both of them would just not be able to handle the stress and strain of it all. I hate it, they did it to have a home and money, It's the price they pay for that choice.

I don't blame the show for their divorce. After all, they had a great income as a result of the program. They changed. She traveled all over and he found a girlfriend. Not so sure she didn't find a man as well. This was suggested on the news blurbs I saw on television. I didn't get to see the show last night. Have only seen it once and thought it was interesting.

The show may have caused the divorce. This isn't a show I watched, but from what I could see, since this seemed like some big news story, they already had problems. Its a possibility that they may have had a chance to work out their differences if their every move wasn't broadcast across the nation, then again with eight kids it would have been difficult. I do know that the show couldn't have helped matters much; you can't talk as freely as you want to when there is a camera always looking at you.

I've seen a couple of episodes at Discovery even before the issue of them separated came out. I always wondered why they both got married in the first place. They seem hateful of each other and every remark they were so sarcastic. So, finding out that they are divorcing or has separated is no surprise to me. Eventually when 2 people don't love and respect each other anymore, they split up and just let go. I just feel sorry for the kids though.

I don't think so. Last night, on the show, Kate said that it was a slow progression and it was just a surprise one day. Jon said something about always being pushed around. That is still not reason to have an affair with another woman. I have two little ones and I can't imagine supporting 8 children. She will need to continue doing a show to probably support them. You can make good money as a nurse but it will be hard to support the 8.

I don't think the show is to blame for their divorce.It might have caused some stress, but no more then having 8 kids would and they would have had 8 kids anyways show or no show.

I think some of it could be, always being under a microscope would have to be hard. Face it thou it was there choice to do the show all for money. That is how they got the nice house and all their belongings, along with the teeth being whitened, Kates surgery. I think she was more about the fancy stuff and things like that thou then Jon was/is. I dont know why but he seemed more down to earth and easier going then she is. She was always very bossy and didnt seem to care how it came off to others the way that she treated Jon. Then again if I got big bucks, new vehicles, new house, surgery to magically take my flab away, I might be the same .. LOL! Anyways I dont know if it was the show or they might have failed even without the show as they didnt seem to be matched good.

I wasn't surprised at all by the announcement. I think the show may have sped up the process but I think it would have happened anyways. I don't think Jon was ever totally on board with having these sextuplets. It seems to me that after the twins he would have been happy to stop but I think he felt pressured by Kate to have more and for that he has always felt resentful. Either way I think this will help the ratings. I wonder if he will go back to working a real job now that his alimony will be sky high as well as the child support. Maybe he will find some rich babe for his next wife. Maybe the next one won't be a pushy biatch?

I thought maybe it was. But according to the new episode that aired last night when they annouced their seperation Kate says she believes that their life would have played out this way weather on camaera or not. But I think maybe it happend quicker with the camereas because according to Jon he did not want to continue the show this long and he had resentment about it and towards Kate. I loved the show and I will not judge either of them because I feel like they are just normal people who put their lives on a show, yes if they didnt want to be judged they shouldnt have done that but it's not my place to judge any of them. If this happend to a family exactly like them off camera no one would be scrutinizing it the way they are.

Hey singlemommy! I don't really think that the show was entirely to blame for their marital problems! It sure looked like they had plenty of issues before their show! I think that Kate is a miserable person and probably has always been and Jon isn't so wonderful either! He didn't seem to really be happy with her from the beginning of the show and just didn't bother to fight her when he should have! They seemed like they were miserable anyway to start with! The problem here is that they both really love their kids and that is all that is important! They don't need to be together, but they need to be together for their children! I do believe that they both feel the same about the kids and that is all that matters right now!

You know what i think the show totally did it to them. I mean for one who the hell has 8 kids in the first place. For two is reality TV getting so lame that they need to find a family willing to give themselves out to tv just because they have lots of kids. I mean think of the stress that has evolved in that house since there's cameramen walking all over your house and trying not to step on children everywhere anyway. I mean you'd think it'd just be super crowded and annoying. Truthfully i think kate got a feel for the good life and thinks she can go farther and thinks she can step on anyone now. I mean seriously Jon put up with so much of her crap it was insane and now he's going to have child support for 8 kids. Holy crap are you serious! So yes i totally believe it was the shows fault because there was already high stress and now the show just made it worse for them.

Well I think that the show may have sped up there issues and brought them to light faster than if they were just a "normal" couple without a tv crew in there home. You can tell by they way they have interacted on the show they clearly had issues that were there long before a camera crew ever showed up. As I have said before i think that all the attention and things that have happened to there family because of the show may have hacened the demise of there marriage but i do think it was or is the single cause.

I believe the show was the main cause of the breakup. I never watched the show but from what I have seen Kate was running around doing press for her books and Jon was left home ith 8 kids. Give me a break. If the show had never started she would not be trying to sell books and she would have been home with her family. These Reality shows are the worst shows on TV and I wish they would get rid of them all.

I have the feeling that something would have happened, regardless if there'd been a television show. When you have a lot of children, this can be stressful. It could have only been a matter of time. At least they didn't try the plan where they wait until they kids were older before they got married. That could have really messed the kids up, especially the younger children.

I think it's a little bit of everything, plus personal reasons only known to them both; Jon and Kate, that is. There are just too much work going on for the both of them, and they appear tired, restless but happy with the kids. But I don't know what went wrong between the both of them and only they know it. The kids are cute and I wish nothing but the best for them..

if it amazed anyone i think you had to be living under a rock lol like really , what else could the surprise or announcement be? what ? Shes pregnat again lamo like the show is sad cause now they gotta live up to the contract and the kids or at the oldest dont know whats going on , and now they gotta live out their lives on TV , dont get me wrong , congrats to both of em for getting their show , and the money , and maybe some endorsement deals along the way , but i bet the BOTH of em are now asking themselves " Was it Really Worth It?" getting all that fame and money , and Now look at them , divorced or seperated in front of the whole entire world .." Was it Really Worth it ?"

As for me I don't really like couple who are divorcing. It's always been the children who will suffer. You never know how painful it is to have your parents go on in their separate ways. I'm a product of a broken home family and it's awful because I suffered hard when I am young. But if both parents no longer love each other then there's nothing we can do about it but embrace divorce. It's just sad. I really feel sad.

I think that having the media so involved in their personal life did have a negative effect on their relationship, but I also feel that they just simply had too many marital issues. I always thought that Kate was a bit to critical of Jon and belittled him a lot. That would give any marriage problems. I am sure that they have other issues as well that we are all unaware of. Personally, I would rather see the show end and for them to really work on their marriage than to see the show continue and for them to give up their marriage without a true fight.

Well, let's face it, living under the media microscope is hard to do. Their life is complicated enough without that extra scrutiny. But did the media cause the meltdown, but maybe accelerated it. I think what I have the biggest problem with is that if you realize your marriage is in trouble, why keep doing the show. Focus on trying to fix your marriage and try and save your family. Obviously, the problems have been there for a while if they are forgoing counseling. It's just a shame.