Yes, this is a very controversial opinion and is sure to ruffle some feathers but here it goes... I don't think Khloe Kardashian taking Tristan Thompsonback after he cheated on her is shocking at all; we all have our blind spots when it comes to love. And if we all take a step back and look at all our past decisions when it comes to men, not all of them are the most rational or logical.
On the season finale of the Kardashian's,it was revealed that Tristan Thompson cheated on Khloe Kardashian for the third time. He also fathered a child with Maralee Nichols, which led to her splitting up with him for good. During the episode she tearfully admitted,'I find out what Tristan is doing with the rest of the world,' Khloé told the cameras in a confessional. 'A courtesy would be not doing it. But fine, if you do it, you're not even gonna be a f*king heads up before the rest of the world? It's just an additional slap in my face. It's humiliating, I'm embarrassed.'
Khloe took Tristan back the two times he cheated before that. The internet is slating Khloe for that, but I don’t think it’s shocking at all. I’m sure many of us have taken back a man when he truly didn’t deserve it. That man may have done something truly unforgivable, and your girlfriends may have advised you not to give him another chance – but that blind love we have might have pulled us back. Did you regret it in the end? Probably, but it’s life and part of learning. The difference is our mistakes with men weren’t broadcasted for millions of people to watch. So, in some ways I do have sympathy towards Khloe.
Khloe’s past relationship trauma does come to play here. Long-time Kardashian fans will be able to cast their minds back to the days of Khloe and Lamar Odom.Khloe was married to basketball player Lamar for four years from 2009 to 2013 and she was the most supporting and loving wife. They had a sweet relationship at the start, but the demise of their relationship was quite ugly.
By early 2013, Lamar's struggle with substance abuse was evident along with the revelation of multiple extramarital affairs. To this day he has expressed his sorrow for cheating on Khloe and 'letting her family down.' On Keeping up with the Kardashain's we saw how stressful their rocky relationship was on Khloe and how it depleted her spirit.
Khloe’s blind love for Tristan stems from her desire to have the happily ever after she always dreamt of. We know from the show that she is a hopeless romantic and past trauma with Lamar has no doubt played a part in her desperately clinging onto any slither of hope. It didn't work with Lamar and because she now has a daughter, True Thompson, with Tristan she was probably more hopeful. On last week’s episode of the Kardashian’s Khloe revealed that she built her forever home for all three of them to live in and it is clear that she really planned for the future with her core family unit.
Many might say she was stupid for taking him back after he cheated on her, but she’s stated multiple times that he had been actively trying to change. On the show they revealed that were going through couples therapy and making steps together. Of course, we now know that wasn't the full truth and just a mask for his cheating ways - but many of us would see these actions as him attempting to better himself.
The only thing that I don’t agree with from Khloe and the Kardashian family, is the take down of Kylie Jenner’s ex-best friend Jordyn Woods. She was never to blame for Tristan cheating, it was always down to his own toxic behaviour. They should have never placed the sole blame of that scandal on another woman.
The person at fault here is Tristan Thompsonand it’s important to not lose sight of this. He carelessly attempted to ruin multiple women’s lives; from Jordyn to Khloe, with not a care of how that might go on to affect them and their families. He has continuously manipulated women and deserves to now reap the consequences of his actions.
When it comes to Khloe Kardashian, I just think she is a hopeless romantic who just wants to be loved - and I think we can all relate to that.