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James Sexton, described as a 'top divorce lawyer' on the Flagrant podcast, was…
Brief
A May 5, 2026 tweet by @newstart_2024 quotes divorce lawyer James Sexton (on the Flagrant podcast) claiming Italian women often follow a 'don't ask, don't tell' rule—accepting private infidelity but rejecting public embarrassment. Sexton links this to intergenerational cultural norms and asks if these attitudes have shifted in the past 20–30 years.
Why it matters
James Sexton, described as a 'top divorce lawyer' on the Flagrant podcast, was quoted in a May 5, 2026 tweet saying “Italian women are the most willing to put up with infidelity… as long as you don’t embarrass them in public” — tolerate a mistress privately but not public humiliation.
Key details
- Sexton attributes this pattern to cultural transmission (people learn from parents and relatives) and frames it as cultures prioritizing keeping the family together over strict fidelity; the tweet asks whether attitudes toward infidelity have changed in the last 20–30 years.