Elizabeth Smart’s Dad Struggled to Tell His Wife He’s Gay
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- One year ago Ed Smart's wife, Lois, looked him in the eye and asked him something that had been tormenting her. "December 10th, my wife asked me ‘are you gay?’ And I finally said yes,” he told Inside Edition. The Smart family became nationally prominent during the kidnapping and miraculous rescue of their daughter, Elizabeth, in 2002. Now, Ed Smart is speaking out about his struggle to come out to his wife of 34 years and come to terms with his sexual orientation. #InsideEdition
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SO YOUR TELLING ME SHE WASTED 34 YEARS OF HER LIFETIME
Ya, he's selfish. He rather waste her time then just of coming out earlier.
That's messed up
Noah Willson he’s not selfish he still probably had the love for her. More or less platonic eventually. once they had kids now he had to stay in the relationship. Imagine how he feels having to hide his whole life
@@savannah1901 no one should care how he feels
It was NOT a waste of time
I feel sorry for his wife too. That's got to be rough on the whole family.
She got 34 years to realize, its as much her fault as it is his
@@iloveporkandchicken4718 no it is not this is 100% on him.
ilovepork and chicken You sound stupid!
Kerry B A woman spends her whole life with someone and has kids for years and then oh well I’m gay bye bye, WOW
ilovepork and chicken It’s really nobody’s fault it’s worse for her I’m sure but he really can’t stop wanting men and maybe he doesn’t want to try. Of course the church will kick him out. But to me he’s the type they need to help instead of kicking out.
34 yrs?! So unfair. No more wasting people’s time in 2020!
Shawana K. Exactly
So true!
Taiga of the Sushi let’s do it!
It’s a different time now. His life was probably planned for him the moment he was born. Mormons deal with a tremendous amount of scrutiny within their church, which leads to feeling of shame, which leads to living a life that is false. He was brainwashed at an early age. I have nothing but compassion for him.
Yes, he should have respected his wife and never let her know. He could have moved away, far away, where noone had known him.
Lord, if I ever get married, please don't let me marry a gay man.
Don't be dumb enough to marry one lmao
@Jeepman89 that’s doesn’t equate to being gay idiot
Tellhim that IF he comes out as gay, at least have him move away, far away, so your friends and family never have to hear from him again.
I wouldn't mind marrying a gay man if he was open about it. It happens, they say marry your best friend.
@Jeepman89 I think the point is that his wife should have asked him long ago.
First their daughter gets kidnapped they goes to a living nightmare her back. Now she's going to permanently lose her husband. I'm sorry but that's cold. Bad timing
Yeah, but Elizabeth was kidnapped a long time ago. She was 31-32 yo, when her father came out.
Should have told his wife and not wasted her time.
Gay men back in his day would stay in the closet for life. You think he wanted to lie?
You don't get it. It's super hard to come out. Especially back then.
@@Jay-py1ow You must be extremely privileged to live in a society and culture that is accepting of gays. The mormon church would of banned him from the church in the 70s, even his family. They would tell him to fight his urges and live a life of ‘normalcy.’ Which is exactly what he did. Would you rather him be lonely? Their marriage wasn’t a waste because he said he still loves her and they raised beautiful children. I don’t think it’s your place to choose when somebody should come-out because it is more comfortable for you.
If feel so sorry for his poor wife. All she's been through and now she finds out what she thought was real, never was. I hope she has a really good support system.
I would be completely humiliated if I was his wife. Their marriage was nothing but a lie all these years.
Poor woman... you lied to her... she’s been thru enough
Gay men in his day had to do this.
loner1878 not really, I know some old gay man, that never got married and rather stay single for the rest of their life..
@@Seek1878 No they didn't. You don't have to get married and string someone along pretending you love them and want to spend life together.
@@imwaytoshort Among mormons, you do. They pretty much teach that you need to be married and have kids to get to heaven. And men trying to conceal being gay had little choice but to marry.
@@nataliedell6515 Pretty sure they weren't mormons.
I feel super sorry for his ex wife
I find him to be a horrible selfish person.I dont blame his wife for kicking him to the curb and not speaking to him.34 yrs and all the turmoil that poor woman has gone through is terrible.
I can’t completely blame him because this is what religion does to people. They were devout Mormons and obviously he became convinced that he could become straight if he got married and had children. A lot of people who were religious back in the day were told this. Religion has manipulated a lot of people. You really need to take that into account here.
@@ChrisCollins068 As someone raised under strict religious indoctrination , I agree. Also this was before the internet when it was much easier to live in a bubble of your religious community and be convinced there is only one right way to live.
34 yrs!! He should have gone on with his life the way it was. He didn't have to reveal that he was gay. Isn't that what he's done to his wife for 34 yrs? Suck it up!!
Jumps off counter: *I’m gayyy*
Look guys I’m not gay but I’m single that’s all
Bring back memories
Of course she feels betrayed, nothing wrong with being gay that’s on you... but to basically waste someone’s time, to actually marry someone as a “binding promise till death do you part” while the whole time you’re not even attracted to the opposite sex is an absolute smack to the face
But what do you expect... 50 years ago he would've never been able to be accepted...
@@andrewp7920 he should have stayed single not bring others into his lie.
@@Litandharryginny how is it a lie?
@@andrewp7920 that he was straight and in love with her romantically how is that whole marriage not built on a lie.
@@andrewp7920 true... I never thought about that
It's quite a heartbreaking situation for both the dad, that he had to live with this secret from 12 to 64, and for the mom that she just found out she's been married with a gay man for 34 years. So much judgement in the comments! Wow. The times were very different, and the guy grew up Mormon. You can't expect him to just either stay a single Mormon for his whole life or leave his faith and family to date guys in a time when being gay was a lot less accepted. Have some empathy for the difficult situation he was in, and simply fight for LGBT acceptence now, so fewer people in the future will feel the need to lie about whom they're attracted to. Also, just because he was gay, doesn't make the whole 34 years meaningless and a waste of time. It's not that black & white.
He SHOULD have stayed single, he should have told everyone(who asked)" I am not getting married because I can't commit myself to a person,it scares me, maybe later in life", AND he could have said he wants to move abroad and find someone there! He could have done that, noone would have known WHAT he did in Europe for example! He could have sent pictures of some woman if he felt he had to, and pretend he met someone, and a year later "oh, it didn't work out, now I'm gonna concentrate on work". I mean he obviously is good at lying so! Must be horrible to belong to a religion where the elders decide how your future should be, not yourself. I live as a single with kids because I don't want to share my home and my kids and my holidays and my LIFE with a man and years later be dumped by him or whatever. To me my single life has been a blessing, would live my next life as single too! Marriage is mostly ending in divorce anyway, I love myself more than to put myself through that. Here in Europe anyone can stay single for whatever reason!
He didn't "have" to. Why did this guy go on every TV program he could find to tell the world. We don't care. He has only further hurt his family.
This is no different than a man cheating on his wife for years. This is such a betrayal.
he didnt cheat at all when in that interview did it say he was talking to a man at all like that
Every woman’s worst nightmare 😂 it’s cool if he’s gay but omg so many years!!
I think leaving for a younger woman is the worst nightmare.
@@Seek1878 nah gay trumps younger woman 😂😂😂
Not according to God. And that is the only thing that matters. Has nothing to do w anythiing else, no matter how much you, I, or anyone else would like it ti be different. 😓
Randall Slaughter omg 😆
@@finallythere100Exactly!
Idiots congratulating this mor(m)on like he's a hero?? Seriously???????
So it's acceptable to marry someone just so you could fight your inner demons and then 34 years later tell them "Sorry but I have been gay all along"
He wasted 34 years of someones life. 34 years...that is so wrong on so many levels!!!!!!!!
Exactly, it baffles me how they could congratulate him when he deceived his wife for years, what an absolute joke this is.
Right there is nothing good about this story he is not brave he is not courageous he is a lying coward
So unfair to her. He is a liar I don’t blame her for not speaking to him.
"I'm sure she feels betrayed." No duh.
Imagine if you're married to gay, a whole life. Yes, you needs to love yourself, but don't ruining other's life. Put yourself in other's shoe when you make a decision that would probably hurt other.
If she loved him and he loved her... I don’t see a problem. He did not quote ruin her life.. please.
@@tylernf2387 Yeah.. no. By admitting he’s gay he basically said “every romantic, sexual and intimate aspect of our relationship was a forgery” what part of that isn’t earth shattering?
When you're a husband and a dad, you need to give up chasing your every pleasure. It can be hard to do if you have lived a wild life in the past, but you gotta think of your family.
exactly!! you have made your choice and now live it,you have only a few years left on this planet anyway,who cares if you don't get to fullfill yourself anymore,the train has passed for you! What he could have done if he had to,was to divorce her and later,when a year or two had passed,come out as gay or live it out secretly,didn't have to drag HER into it!!! poor woman how embarrassing for her to read about herself and her reaction and what she said..what right does he have to shame her??? At least,I would feel dirty and shamed,I would prefer to go unnoticed in this case. I wouldn't want him to even mention me,and if someone would ask him how I took it,I'd want him to answer"no comment" on that.
Exactly this advise is what has ruined his ex wife’s life forever.
Exactly!
"If you have lived a wild life in the past"?
Do you have any idea what/who this video is about?
Wow, people really just don’t learn lessons. Encouraging him to stay in the closet is what causes this situation.
I find it hard to believe those 34 years of marriage she wasn’t at least suspicious.
They had lots of kids! If he is not showing his gayness there is no way to know.
Mr T Raa That is not always true! Stop acting like you know exactly how the brain works. I know from personal experience and you’re wrong. Sometimes a person can hide it so well that they show no signs. Their sexual appetite is normal, no problems with getting it up, doing it almost every other night. The person isn’t bringing anybody home or hanging out and not coming home, no off behavior. I don’t know about your experience but you definitely can’t speak for everyone. I would never ignore that disgusting behavior if I felt it.
she was,for sure from time to time,but then assured herself that it was her imagination. He fooled her really good,he was a good actor and lier.
I watched the doc & knew he was gay right away!
She asked him if he was gay, and he finally said yes, so yeah, she was obviously suspicious.
It's so cruel and narcissistic to drag someone else into your deception and lies.
That's true
@Morgana Morgana yah
He can really keep a secret.
He should of held on to it. Destroying his long suffering wife and embarrassing her this way. I’m pro lgbtq 🏳️🌈 BUT NOT DESTROYING LIVES BECAUSE YOU CANNOT LIVE A LIE AFTER 34 years. MEN!!!
You don’t love her. You wasted her time. Pretty selfish if you ask me.
He was raised Mormon. He had to hide. Not an excuse, just context.
sometimes relationships have to end for many different reasons. but that does not mean it's a wasted time. it's all a matter of perspective.
@@ricisipjr When a relationship ends because you find out own husband was gay and never truly loved you, i'd say he wasted her time. There is a difference between being lied to over who husband really is and a marriage not working out as you fell out of love. He lied to his wife for 34 years so yes he wasted her time.
@@imwaytoshort lm confused. she stayed in the relationship for 34 years and never felt loved? Just because he is gay does not mean he is incapable of love.
@@ricisipjr Did he love her as a wife and romantic partner? Yeah didn't think so. He didn't love her the way she thought he did and thats a betrayal. He was never attracted to his wife and was pretending to be someone he wasn't. She didn't agree to marry a gay man so was lied to for 34 years and he isn't interested in women so how could he love her? As a friend maybe but not as a wife.
Was it worth it? I mean really.. starting over at 60... why let go of your wife like that?! She was your family.
Satan at work Destroying lives and distorting common sense
poor woman i feel so bad for her, can't blame her for not wanting to speak to him
Why do we praise this? She trusted you for so long and trusted you more than anyone else. And then you pretty much tell her that you weren’t sexually attracted to her after all of what y’all went though..
Right I don't care that he is gay I care that he chose to ruin other people's lives to cover it up.
How did SHE NOT KNOW? Everytime he opens his mouth a CASE OF PURSES FALL OUT......
This family has gone through a lot. Can’t blame them for anything and that’s ok. Never know how you’ll react
I feel bad for his wife. He lied to her for 3 decades. I think it was obvious he was gay personally but he didn't have to get married and bring another person into his life knowing he will never love her. I don't feel bad for him as he dragged this situation out for over 30 years. He is selfish and knowing he was gay, married a woman anyway. His wife has every right to want nothing to do with him.
I hope she can find happiness, and maybe find someone who truly will love her.
Who said he didn’t
being proud of wanting to come in dudes is more important than the life and kids shared with a woman. regardless of anything else, thats wretched behavior
It’s okay to be gay but it’s not okay to waste someone else’s time and provide them with false hope for 34 years. He should’ve just come out at 18 and left the Mormon church then and there. There’d be no Elizabeth or any of his other kids but it would’ve saved him and his ex wife humiliation and grief.
Say what??!! Elizabeth's story was supposed to have a happy ending...
I wonder what prompted her to ask that question and how long did it take her to build up the nerve to ask it?
Don’t blame this guy for lying to his wife, blame society who made it socially unacceptable to be gay. Society said it was bad to be gay and he felt he had to marry a woman, so he did. It’s obvious they still love each other and she holds no ill will towards him, and his kids too. It’s only now because of the LGTBQ movement that it’s now acceptable in society. In fact people treat you like a hero which is going a bit far, I just think it should be ok to love whoever you want. It must feel good for him to be who he is and not living a lie because that’s what is socially acceptable.
then he should've stayed single and not dragged her in his lie for 34 years
He should’ve manned up. This is on him. Not society.
Utter nonsense. He is responsible for lying to her all those years.
This is *NOT* the only case
Imagine how many closeted married gay man in this whole world ?
You ladies probably married to one right now
THANK YOU! My thoughts exactly.
I guess I'll try not to marry someone who's extremely religious and would feel the need to stay in the closest.
@@candy-ninja Bingo
I determined he was probably gay the first time he appeared on national news about Elizabeth’s kidnapping! His wife has to have known it, yet she chose to ignore it (as did he) because of fairly obvious reasons…church and religion, public image, their children… People live lives of quiet desperation in exchange for something they believe has more importance to them. Eventually though, something usually has to give!
Will y’all stop hating, back then it was a thousand times harder to come out, gay men would marry and have kids their whole life never telling anyone their gay. You’ve got to stop hating on him. Yes they have every right to be upset but he didn’t waste her life
idkk... his wife deserved to know I'd feel betrayed too. sorry doesnt make up for 34 years :(
He could've still been with his wife, regardless if he was gay or not. Ofc, she felt hurt n betrayed bc I probably would too if I were in her shoes. Like Freddie MErcury. He called his ex his wife even tho he was gay n they didn't date for years. Love goes out to both of them. :)
It must've been so hard for him to even say those words and it must've been heartbreaking to hear him say them.
That's why you should've said something be proud, this could be avoided and noone would've felt that betrayal. I'm all for them but come on.
@BabyUnicornio He chose that religion though. He knew he was gay and still wasted 34 years of her life. He lied for decades for a religion he is leaving now. Isn't that convenient.
If society had allowed him to be who he really was/is, this never would have happened.
Society has! It was his church that wasn't.
💯
No one forces anyone to get married.
Society is as gay as it can get right now.
Selfish
Feel so sorry for the Mom. 😢 💔Such a betrayal.
He wasted 34 years for his wife thats messed up
It wasnt wasted. And its wasn't all his fault. Society and its hateful ways is Mostly to blame.
@@jerryjohnson4625 Yea blame the society. The Wife is the victim here.
@@davidyatesmckay Yes she only married a gay man who lied about who he was for 3 decades and never actually loved her. Sure he didn't waste her time. Yes they had kids but he did waste her time.
@@jerryjohnson4625 No he chose to marry a woman and pretend to be something he isn't. He chose to keep up this lie for 3 decades. He isn't the victim in this situation. His wife is. He should of stayed single.
@@davidyatesmckay I agree religion has alot of blame but saying the wife could of got a divorce ignores the fact he married her knowing he was gay. He had every opportunity to do the right thing before marrying her. His wife could of divorced him but then again she wasn't told her husband was gay before they got married. He lied to her for 30 years and certainly isn't the victim.
34 years 6 kids and he gay... What lies would be heart breaking
NOTE: He said coming out was harder than the 9months of worry about his kidnapped daughter and the realization she was rapped & drugged for 9months. Yeah, being Gay may not be a sickness, however, he is sick.
Could possibly be a very dumb thing to say. Could also be that was many years ago, had a positive (mostly, what Elizabeth went through was horrific) outcome in the sense she was found alive, and has gone on to have a pretty good life, and he has had time to look back at it, process it, and come to terms with everything and still has a strong relationship with his daughter. Coming out is still fresh, and he is in the middle of processing all the things in an environment (Utah/Mormon culture) that is very unfriendly toward gay people, and can't really look back on it yet. It will be far more interesting to see how he feels about the two comparatively in 5-10 years.
But yeah, there is a chance he could be messed up, selfish, or looking for attention.
Hold up, wait a minute, sum ain’t right
I thought they were super religious, isn't he condemned to hell because its suppose to be abomination ? Wow, pick and chose what rules you might follow. Hypocrites.
Its internalized homophobia that probably made him stay closeted. Plus, being gay isn't exactly something you can choose
The homophobia in these comments is reeeeeal y’all-
Ppl think that someone should stay in a relationship forever even if one person is unhappy with the relationship.
@@candy-ninja I meant more that people were saying things like “gay idiot” or other insults, and I wanted to address it… in my own special way I guess. 🤷🏻♀️
People just say he wasted her life . Which is not homophobic , it’s true . I’m gay myself and when I hear these stories I feel immediately sorry for the wife .these men just use women to take the suspicions away from them. They use them to have kids . People must not be used . They have zero respect and honestly I don’t see any homophobia in stating that he has wasted her life .
She was betrayed 100 percent
This should be a testament to anyone who is in the closet trying to live a life that’s not your Truth. He tried to suppress it, but in the long run suppression won out. The church/religion has been one of the top reasons people stay in the closet, back then and today even. This has to stop because all you leave in the wake of your denial is pain and heartbreak. There’s only one judge and it’s not me.
Good for the man, I'm very proud of him for coming out and Elizabeth for accepting her father
Why the hell do you congratulate someone who completely RUINED someone else's life and lied to someone he "loved" for 34 YEARS. Disgusting in every way.
@Cryptic Plays I appreciate that😂
@@kaitlin1299 I congratulate someone who has accepted themselves after being at war with themselves for years. Yes, it's sad for their marriage, but it's better to be hurt by the truth than be happy with a lie. The man was honest with her and she Accepted that, but obviously, she was hurt. I acknowledge that.
@@bee9330 Correction: the man was honest with her AFTER 34 YEARS.
@@kaitlin1299 Yes, after 34 years of struggling and lying. He told the truth
I feel so sorry for your ex-wife, you lied to her all those years
Oh sure, he's dating now. She's given most of her life to him believing they'd grow old together. But, now he's happy and that's all that matters. Very selfish!
Why did he just not marry her? She would have been available to marry someone else.
Shouldn’t had married her in the first place and ruined her life big mistake!
After how hard he was out there trying to find his daughter and you won't even speak to him period. I'm not saying be jumping for joy and just be totally okay with it. Also I wouldn't say they wasted their time. He truly does love her and sexuality is complex. To me it seems like it could somewhat compare to a woman who is not physically attracted to her husband but is connected emotionally. They have a family together with several children. He probably would have stayed with her. I understand everyone saying he is selfish for "wasting her time" but in all honesty I feel like she is the one acting selfish. I hope they all receive family therapy and can coexist as a family moving forward.
Also it makes sense that he came out when asked later in life. As a member of the Mormon church I'm sure his parents would have been more livid than her. After the way he was out there fighting for Elizabeth and how he was there for the rest of his children I would probably at least speak to him is all I'm saying.
This is one of those stories I refuse to believe until I saw myself just like with Bruce Jenner I thought it was a horrible cruel rumor not that I mind that he's gay I don't I just saw his life his wife his children and was truly shocked to find that he came out but his courage is impressive and I wish him nothing but the best
Is Lois Smart married? I’d like to help her get Ed out of her mind and out of everything lol.
I'm coming out as straight. Give me attention.
G G here’s attention
I just sensed something was “off” about this guy. What I mean by that is that he wasn’t being authentic in some way. Now I know what it was.
Daughters will never leave there fathers.
If only.
Ed has my full respect. He can’t help that he was born gay and he needs to be who he is and true to himself.
Sorry, but not when he built a family with someone for over 3 decades.
Not born that way. That's what people want to say when they choose not to be responsible for their choices, actions and behavior.
@@leehawes8073 my god how is it a choice? You can’t help liking someone or something. It happens naturally. you don’t choose to like a certain person or thing. And I bet if some people had the choice to change what they like they would choose to be straight. Because that’s what people view as normal. 😒
this is why religion must take a back seat when it comes to sexual orientation
this is why sexual orientation should take a backseat
Trick of the devil.
You’re delusional
gregory boyce how?
100% agree
I agree
@@fezzik7619 no you're delusional if u think life is all about earthly things.
Sad deal. Just another difficulty his daughter Elizabeth must endure.
I hope the comments continue to be positive. whether you’re a christian or not we should all respect how someone chooses to live. gay, straight, trans, you don’t have to believe but just respect.
No one is talking about excepting it. What I’m trying to say is that the man wasted the poor woman’s time. If I were to be gay I wouldn’t marry the opposite gender of mine. That’s pretty messed up man. The man knew he was gay since he was 12. It’s kind of obvious that he knew what he was doing.
LOL well he knew at 12 he said so it’s one thing to be embarrassed to come out as gay so you wait until later on in life as a single person but it’s another whole level to get married to a women, have kids, create a family that’s attached to each other, and then finally 34years later tell them..lmao I swear some people’s logic never makes sense but I’m sure more people will justify it 🤣
Selfish AF
@@leannewinter3790 he probably had internalized homophobia and was brainwashed from a young a age by christianity. Of course it want good what he did but and it would have been better not to marry her but the thing is, he might have still been confused on his sexuality. The whole world says to little kids that boys like girls and girls like boys. It's easy to mistake respect and platonic love for romantic feelings especially if you have internalized homophobia because then you lie to yourself and say its romantic feelings. I totally understand her feeling hurt and betrayed and she doesnt have to talk to him but it's unfair to call him selfish when it want his choice to he gay and non of us really know the full story. (Pls dont get mad at me this is just ku opinion)
What gets me is in an interview, he said his daughter’s ordeal was difficult, but him being closeted was MUCH MORE difficult. His daughter was raped && held captive for MONTHS. He is a POS.
Please provide evidence for this claim
The story is more than him coming out, but also of leaving a high control group (Mormons) That kind of religious hold over him, prevented him from coming out earlier. He risked his whole life by coming out in the sense that he would be shunned by his whole family and all his friends. His whole support system! I am speaking from experience.
So true
I am not surprised that he came out. When he was being interviewed when his daughter was kidnapped...I knew it then...So why nothing surprises me anymore. I have nothing against the gay community /trans or anyone else...I am just glad my parents were heterosexual (may they rest in peace). I do not know how I would have reacted if it happened to me. My dad would have been 105 if he were still living. And my mom would have been 101 now .
Wow I never heard him speak before. His wife knew.
When he spoke to the media when Elizabeth was kidnapped I remember thinking, that man is gay but as a Mormon totally closeted.
I thought this the first time I saw him speak
Dude knew he was a turd burglar the whole time and spent 34 years of his wife's time that she'll never get back! I wouldn't talk to him either. Dude's a coward.
be gay and come out and call someone a coward, its not easy dude.
Why do we need to know this? Hasn’t his family been through enough. What a joke 😊
You know what? I feel bad for both of them, not just the wife unlike the judgemental people in the comments! The wife yeah I feel bad, she didn’t know and was married to someone she loved for 34 years only to find out he’s gay. But I feel bad for him too. HE GREW UP MORMON, PEOPLE! As someone who’s religious + LGBTQ+ I feel for him. It’s hard to be accepted within a strict religion!! We can’t be so quick to judge him without acknowledging his environmental situation!
y’all stop judging him, he tried to love her but couldn’t BECAUSE HE’S GAY
I have always wondered how it is that people can get married and have an active sex life with someone of a gender they have never been attracted to. So for instance, in Ed Smart's case, he wound up having six children with his wife, so they were probably having a lot of sex. How did Ed Smart manage to get sexually aroused with a woman in order to make that happen? Or in general, how does a gay man make that happen if he's with a woman?
@@hollyjolly2066 - Oh, didn't know they had 6 kids. aidkokdsd-
Yeah, I'm unsure. Maybe he took medicine to be attracted? I know that stuff exists. Either that or he forced himself. Bad situation all around for everyone involved.
The story that never goes away. Now that's Smart...if all you want is fame. Now please go away. Signed, Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987).
You didn't love her, you used her for 34 years of her life, if you loved her you would have been honest from day one.
He used his wife and now he gets to be the center of attention and give talks to groups. The least he could do is live a quiet, happy, private life.
This is so weird I don't understand
Why go on tv ???
Because he's a public figure?
@@Seek1878 this is personal about his wife's feelings
That's what I meant
Be gay.. idc... dont go on tv talking about how your wife of 35 yrs reacted and her not speaking to you to gain sympathy
@@jlobronx1365 He's a public figure. Going on tv wasn't really avoidable.
I understand and sympathize. Nonetheless, a commitment was made between the two. He could have lived the rest of his life just as he lived those first 34 years. Because he made that commitment, it seems selfish to abandon his wife to pursue his desires. It's about commitment and kindness and sacrifice over self-indulgence. I'm sorry, but I don't get this.
But he is gay, he does what suits HIM, he don't need to care about HER because he is GAY and gays have gay-rights. Never mind the wife,the kids,the family,as long as HE gets to live as he desires.
Maybe she didn’t want to live the rest of her life with someone who wasn’t sexually attracted to her.
I knew he was gay the minute Elizabeth went missing. If she didn’t see it she had blinders on. I support ED and religion is the blame for many not coming out.
God says it's a sin but you people don't believe because society says God is lying. We will see
Yeah, sure you did
What a selfish human
I know right. She doesn’t talk to him because he’s gay
Im wondering Why would the wife now ask that for after all these years? I'd be sooo hurt if I was the wife as he knew and kept that a secret all these years, wonder what other secrets did he keep? He used her to have his kids.
How do you go 34 YEARS without telling your wife your sexuality? I have zero sympathy for people who marry and go years like this before they come out as gay, trans, or whatever. It's selfish and really messed up.
“i dont care if you putt from the rough”
WOAH HOW DID I MISS THIS??
He is so brave for coming out ❤
My soon to be ex daughter-in-law left my son April 2021. She told him she never loved him. They have 3 kids. She now wants everything that he had built in his life. A wedding venue that he spent 4 year's building and 3 mos after he finished it...she wanted out. He asked why, and she said...."I can now support myself". It appears from all the gossip in their small TN town that she left for a transgender. This person was born a woman but identifies as a man 👨 She was always very quiet and appeared to be shy. I believe her problem was hiding the fact that she was gay. Her older 2 kids no longer respect her. Their mother has told so many lies to the Judge. The transgender had my son locked up for stalking her. My son had never been to jail and is an upstanding citizen and a wonderful Father. The transgender and soon-to-be ex filed a false police report. He sat in jail for 18 hrs and was never told during that time why he was locked up. The charge was thrown out of court. He had a receipt that showed he was at a restaurant at the time they said he was in the transgenders parking lot. Gay or straight....go live your life but don't try to destroy a good man in the process. For people who want to live a lie about their sexuality is destroying the innocent person. I am sure Lois saw all the signs. I followed their story back then and I felt like Ed was gay.
Plenty of straight people screw over their exes too, do you demonize women and men too? Quit using this as an excuse to whine about trans people.
I think he should have kept that to his self you went this long without telling anyone this is going to be weird a weird relationship between his and his wife and kids now wow.
That’s Sad , God Bless This Man 💞
Man made God you people believe
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I thought it was fairly obvious Ed Smart was more than likely gay from the first two weeks of media after Elizabeth was abducted. Many gaydars activated. I wasn't surprised at all when he announced that he's gay.
My reaction was: "Ah, who DIDN'T KNOW/COULDN'T TELL?"
Unfortunately for her, apparently Lois. I feel for her the most.
How did he get married to a women if he’s gay, and have kids??
Kifter he was pretending to be straight
Polka Dot how do you pretend to be straight? I can’t pretend to be gay and have sex with men.. wtf. He’s probably bi. How do you have sex if you aren’t turned on
@@kifter4254 You fantasize about someone else while doing it. A lot of gay men have pretended to be straight and had kids of their own.
loner1878 nah fam. That’s weird af. Actually have sex that many times. You had to have been bi and have an attraction
@@kifter4254 No, you're applying your personal hangups. Gay men have been able to fake it with women for centuries.
Sad.
Elizabeth is amazing and inspired that she accpects her dad
He should have stayed in closet
No he shouldn’t have