Tiger's No Sex Addict. Elin's Just Exacting Revenge.

In the first post we did about the rumor that Tiger Woods was in sex rehab, I took an online quiz recommended by Pine Grove to see if Tiger Woods was a sex addict.  Based on what we knew of the situation, he was a mild sex addict. 

Ok, now what?  Go to rehab?

Even Pine Grove has said that their Gentle Path program is not necessarily the next stop for someone who exhibit problems with their sexual behavior. Other experts and sex addicts have weighed in with their thoughts on the concept of sex addiction, what Tiger can expect to experience in rehab, and the reality of compulsive sexual gratification. 

After synthesizing all of this info and the increasing evidence to suggest that Tiger Woods was NEVER in Mississippi, I've devised my own theory about why Tiger has reacted how he has throughout this entire incident.

Tiger's silence, supposed sex rehab/Yeti-esque photo shoot, and how this entire situation has been handled indicate that Elin is Tiger's puppetmaster.  Shocker, I know.

Elin Woods was brutally embarrassed by the month-long outpouring of hookers, porn stars, and homely women who claimed to have had an affair with Tiger Woods.  And it all happened right under her nose.  It was at Bay Hill, Orlando Perkins restaurants, across the world.  Elin was in the dark, seemingly. 

Can you even fathom the kind of anguish and anger you would feel if you found out that your famous spouse was nailing everyone in site that they could?  Sometimes hepped up on Ambien or whatever else?

I would be pissed.

Many in the media have said that Tiger's people have handled this poorly.  They have.  But IMG is a worldwide agency that represents the best of the best.  They are no fools.   In response, the suggestion has been that Tiger is simply ignoring the better advice of his friends, hired counsel, and such.  It's not that Tiger is ignoring it.  It's that Elin is ignoring it.

Tiger Woods needs to be publicly humiliated in the same way that his wife was.  If the marriage is to continue, Tiger needs to go through the kind of purge and penance that he is now.  The public needs to know that this man committed a serious sin (or a lot of them) and pay for it.  His reputation needs to suffer.  His very deep pockets need to lose a little lining.  The way that happens is by saying nothing, hiding, and barely responding to the allegations made against him.  It allows the public to form their own opinion of him - probably exaggerated to a great degree - and make a conclusion about his character before he could do anything.

Woods and his handlers are smart.  Elin is smart, too.  She gets that she holds all of the cards right now.  By keeping Tiger out of public view and putting herself in plain sight, she can set the tone of how her marriage is perceived. 

Tiger is effectively powerless in this situation.  If he comes out and talks, Elin can divorce him and cash in on a very large settlement and alimony plan.  By keeping quiet, Woods may be able to reduce the financial penalty he would pay in court.  In exchange, he gives away his public image - which Woods knows is fleeting in the eyes of history.  Meanwhile, Elin saves face, looks like the sympathetic figure that she is, and is in control.

There's an old adage that says, "Behind every strong man is a woman shaking her head."  In this case, the woman is holding the strings.