Melissa & Bruce splitting :(

This makes me so sad.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Melissa-Gilbert-Boxleitner-1030237.aspx?rss=breakingnews

YEP...Sad is right. I pray they can work this out.

I'll be praying for them...THis couldn't be happening. And I'm saddened seeing Melissa's face. It seems she is not good. Her expressions chocked me so much. She seems to be older than she really is!

Vanesa.

This kind of stuff makes me angry. If you are having trouble before you even get marred, it's time to call it off completely.

Very sad...

This saddens me too. It seems by Melissa's book that they've gone through a lot together, and I can't imagine there isn't anything they can't conquer. They'll definitely be in my prayers.

That's really too bad.

It is sad. I pray they work things out.

Vanesa wrote:

I'll be praying for them...THis couldn't be happening. And I'm saddened seeing Melissa's face. It seems she is not good. Her expressions chocked me so much. She seems to be older than she really is!

Vanesa.

I know Vanesa---it seems the media found her most unflattering picture ever. She's usually smiling in photos, at least slightly...here her expression and 'gaunt' face make her look too 'severe'. I'm sure she's none too pleased that of all their beautiful pictures together, the media chose this one to highlight.

bethandmanly wrote:

This saddens me too. It seems by Melissa's book that they've gone through a lot together, and I can't imagine there isn't anything they can't conquer. They'll definitely be in my prayers.

That's what I thought too Cheryl....they really have been through a lot together, and that makes you stronger as a couple. I thought they had such a deep and rich love that could withstand anything. I wonder if this has anything to do with all the time spent away on her Little House musical tour? They were separated for a long time.

NOOOOOOOOO!!! Not the news I wanted to wake up to...

Very sad.

thats sad

I hope they will work it out. Her Twitter page about 15 hours ago says they are splitting but close. I have to admit--though virtual tomatoes come my way--I've lost my love for MG. I enjoy her acting, but her memoir was a bit much for me.

hope they can work it out

Cheryl...I'm am feeling the same way. THAT is sad to me because I have loved her my whole life. I want to believe she will be okay, but I feel her choices are starting to affect her whole life. I just hold on to what she did for Laura's legacy and hope she learns the things that Laura wanted us all to know most.

bethandmanly wrote:

I hope they will work it out. Her Twitter page about 15 hours ago says they are splitting but close. I have to admit--though virtual tomatoes come my way--I've lost my love for MG. I enjoy her acting, but her memoir was a bit much for me.

I'm afraid I share your opinion, Cheryl... (yes...I'm also waiting for some virtual tomatoes coming my way! )

Vanesa.

No tomatoes from me, Cheryl. I honestly wish I'd never read that book, and stayed in my own delusional bubble about her.


But, that said, what a lot of us can't seem to get past regarding her, Bruce did. For 16 years and longer Bruce loved her for her and looked past her mistakes and issues of her life before him. I just hope that they've sought counseling before calling it quits. I think married couples owe it to their kids to at least do that. I really feel badly for both of them, and all of their kids. I'd like to believe they're trying to repair this, but judging from the source (National Enquirer, ahem), I'm thinking it's a long shot. Especially considering Cheryl said Melissa twittered so recently that they are splitting.

pat1964 wrote:

It is sad. I pray they work things out.

Here, Here.

It's always sad when couples grow apart. It must be a very difficult time for both of them.

I won't trow virtual tomatoes at anyone. But my option on this is a bit different.

First I am seriously sad for both of them. But it isn't the first hard time they go through, so maybe they are able to work through.

Actually reading Melissas book didn't disapoint me. In fact I am glad to know that Melissa isn't Laura and never will be. It is so easy to look at a actor and confuse the actor with his/her role. Melissa came out of a highly disfunctional family and thats why its logical that she has a lot of burden on her. It is also logical that she did a couple mistakes out of it. She wasn't really loved by her mother. If she would habe been then her mother would be interested in her real emotions and she would habe let her be herself, instead of telling her she is a perfect little doll and never makes mistakes. It doesn't make her a bad person. It also doesn't make me lose respect for her. In fact I gained more respect for her then ever. Playing Laura was nice and she did it well, but it wasn't that big of a challange. Getting her life back together, fighting against alcoholism and being a mother is much more of a challange. For that she deserves my respect.

Therfore I really hope that Bruce and her will make this work.

As with everyone, this makes me sad and it seems that a couple who had worked through so much together has something too good to give up. What is the status on the situation now, if known? Thanks.

Appears on the front page of Foxnews today:

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/08/26/melissa-gilbert-and-bruce-boxleitner-divorcing/?test=faces

I wish they'd stop using that picture of Melissa. There are so many other pics out there that show her true beauty, and are recent. This particular pic just isn't that great. Having said that, it's really too bad that they couldn't work through their differences. I thought their marriage would last.