Jon appears to have made up his mind on ending the marriage. It is no secret that Kate can be a witch, but to walk out without doing everything to save your marriage and your family? How about therapy? Grow up Jon, you have 8 children to think about.

I think Jon should "MAN UP". He's the reason for the problems and should just admit he cheated. Be a MAN for goodness sakes. I really hate men who cheat and then want the world to feel sorry for them. Grow some Schwety-balls.
Don't cancel the show, just cancel him.

Kate seemed very honest. No woman deserveas to be cheated on. Kate is a great mother! Jon grow up.

Love Love Love the show and I've been a fan since the beginning. Is it just me or does it seem that she treats him (and talks to him) like he is one of the kids. I understand that structure is required to run a household with so many young kids, but it's amazing that their relationship has endured this long with her (perceived) attitude. Relationships are hard enough without being in the public's eye (TV shows & tabloids)! Jon & Kate don’t let the media determine the outcome of your relationship. Unconditional love and healthy constructive dialog REQUIRED!

Excellent Show! So sorry for the personal problems. No matter how young the wonderful children are - they do know what is going on with the parents. Yes, structure is required to manage such a complex household - however, kindness is necessary. Of course we only see what the media shows or prints. Their life is very stressful. Kate is the one traveling and earning the money - did anyone think about that Jon is very left out of attention. Kate is the celebrity. Please find a way to remove all the anger so that your children will benefit from joyous energy. Do not waste your energy on the negative. Praying for you and your family.

Live by the press, die by the press.

So it's better that Jon stays with Kate? He's supposed to "man up" and "think about the kids"? SERIOUSLY??? If the dynamics were reversed would we not tell Kate to get the heck out? If they both stay in a horrible marriage what does that teach the children? Will they grow up to think it's okay to verbally abuse their partner? To be emotionally distant? To dominate everyone around them? Jon is far from perfect, without a doubt, but how can anyone believe that Kate is a victim in this? Sure Jon may be away from the children from time to time, BUT SO IS KATE!! She’s on the road promoting her new book and there is NO WAY she’s toting the kids to every stop. Not a chance!! And of course the kiddos don’t want their daddy to leave, he’s the only one of the two that openly shows affection.

While it is always sad to see a once happy marriage end this is one example of a union that needs to be over. Kids are smart enough to know things aren’t right between the parents. So wouldn’t it be worse for everyone involved for this sham to continue?

Kate's a b****. She doesn't even seem to regret treating him poorly - "yeah - I treat him badly, you have it on tape!" She KNOWS she is a jerk and does nothing to change it!

I don't feel sorry for her.

I do feel sorry for all of those poor kids - they did not ask for this. It's bad enough to be one child in a sea of many and competing for attention and your spot in the pecking order.

What a mess!

I agree with CheekyPeaches.

For everyone who is attacking Jon:

Have you ever been in an unhappy relationship where you realize that no amount of counseling, talking or being able to "man up" will make things work?

Sure it's an ideal situation to always have the mother and father in the home throughout a child's rearing, but it doesn't always work out that way.

Like Peaches said, if the roles were reversed you all would be calling for a split right away.

It's painfully obvious who many of the readers of this column are by the comments, and that appears to be a slew man-haters.

I'm a woman and I say "good for you, Jon!". I don't agree with the alleged affair, but it takes a hell of a lot of strength and courage to admit when you're not happy in a realtionship and make your way out. This is only compounded when children are involved.

I left my husband last year and had put it off for a long time because I wanted what was best for my son. I finally realized that staying in an unhappy situation was the complete opposite of that. Now his father and I are friends and work together to make sure that he is happy and well provided for, that he knows he is loved and that nothing will change that. We carry on our seperate relationships and things are better all around.

You can't possibly judge a relationship unless you are one of the two people in it. The cameras turn off, the doors close, the company goes home. There is always an aspect that you don't see unless you're one of the two.