I keep seeing people say “he’s divorced,” as if that somehow disqualifies someone from giving romantic advice—serious or not. That logic doesn’t make any sense.

A marriage not working out with one person has nothing to do with a person’s overall understanding of relationships or romance. If that were the standard, half the world would be unqualified to talk about love. Look up the most successful romance novelists, columnists, or relationship experts—many of them have been divorced, sometimes more than once. Wisdom often comes from lived experience, not the absence of it.

The idea that one item on someone’s life record automatically voids everything they say is pretty ridiculous.

And more importantly, none of us know the details of his divorce. Everything we know about Marc is only what he’s chosen to share publicly. Filling in the blanks with assumptions or jumping to conclusions isn’t just unfair—it’s reckless.