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Duck Dynasty He became a reality TV sensation primarily because he appealed to a conservative Christian audience who prided himself on his old school values.
So some Duck enthusiasts may not be so obsessed with Al Robertson’s final message — that if your wife has an affair, you should forgive her.
Yes Al – he is the eldest son recently Duck Dynasty Patriarch Phil Robertson has come clean about his marriage to wife Lisa Robertson, as well as his infidelity.
The couple revisit their difficult past in a new Lifetime film, Faith and forgivenesswhich explores how Lisa became involved in an extramarital affair nearly 15 years into their marriage—and how the couple eventually found a way forward through religion.
Speaking to Fox News, Al explained why he believes infidelity does not automatically mean divorce.
“When infidelity happens in a marriage, many times, that’s the end of it, but it doesn’t have to be that way,” Robertson said. “Everything can be solved.”
He admitted that this perspective came in part from an acknowledgment of his shortcomings.
“I think the reason I was willing to fight for my marriage is because I made a lot of mistakes on my own,” he said.
“When I first met Lisa, she was actually a good girl, who had seen some tough things in her life up to that point, but she was really looking for what she called her ‘knight in shining armor,’ someone who would hold her hand and lead her through some things. And I wasn’t that guy in the early years.”
The couple’s story goes back decades.
As they explained to Fox News, Al and Lisa first met as teenagers in a McDonald’s parking lot in West Monroe, Louisiana, and eventually married in 1984 after an on-and-off relationship.
After welcoming two daughters, Al served as a pastor while Lisa is said to have suffered from loneliness and isolation during his periods of absence.
Now, instead of hiding from this painful chapter, the couple has chosen to share it publicly in hopes of helping others facing similar struggles.
And while not all relationships survive infidelity, Al says he hopes their story serves as proof that some marriages can heal.
We will see how much his audience accepts this new level of frankness.
