John's wife Cynthia-- who he had tried to keep secret when the band hit the big time-- was being replaced by Yoko Ono. Cynthia went on holiday with friends to greece in the summer of 1968 and the memory of what she found when she returned home unexpectedly is as vivid today as it was then.

"The two weeks in greece were wonderful, a total change.  Our arrival home, it seemed, was unexpected.
"It was four O'clock in the afternoon.  The porch light was on and the curtains were still drawn.  There were no signs of life, just an ominous silence.

"the front door was not locked so we all trooped into the house shouting, "Hello, where are you? Is anyone home?" there was no response until we walked into the morning room where we heard quiet murmuring of a conversation.  When I opened the door a scene that took my breath.

"Dirty breakfast dishes were cluttering the table.  Facing me was John, sitting relaxed in his dressing gown. 
"With her back to me and equally relaxed was Yoko.

"The only response I received from both parties was "oh, Hi."
"They looked so right together. I was a stranger in my own home.

"I wanted to disappear and, in fact, that was what I did.

"I rushed out of the room upstairs, gathering random personal belongings together.  All I knew was that I had to get out.
"As I ran along the landing, I notived a pair of Japanese slippers neatly placed outside the guest bedroom door."

that's cool

here's a pic of Cynthia  with Julian

Very nice Bruno, Thank you.

yoooooooour welcome

I think thats a bloody terrible thing for John to do. Alot of respect I had for him was lost when I read that ( I read it awhile back though)  I mean he didn't even have the curtesy to try to hide it. Cyn was a wonderful wife, all things considering. She just got replaced.

I honestly think that you can not chose who you fall in love with. If he fell inlove with Yoko then it was ment to be and no blame should be put on him.  However, the way he told Cynthia was bullshit. Guys that lie and sneak deserve no respect in the "love" field.  I do still have respect for him in the music field though.

I hate to look down on John for anything, but being a husband and father, he lost a ton of respect from me with this matter. I've known about this story for years, but it still sucks. He should have been a man about it and broke it to her in a little more subtle way. Cynthia put up with alot of crap, i'm sure!

Well i may be a bit old fashioned but. You marry and there you stay. Until they die, or until you die. If they cheat you're free. But I don't see how he is justified in cheating on Chyn with YOKO of all people, simply because "he fell in love"  woop di do. Commitment means more than a stupid crush, which if John had left his d!ck in his pants I'm sure thats all this thing with Yoko would've been

*edit* and for the record when you write d!ck it shows up as "private"

dick.

I think Paul's relationship with Jane Asher ended in a very similar fashion - didn't Jane walk in on Paul while he was in bed with Fran Schwarz? I might be wrong...

Was John ever in love with Cyn? It's a shame but, in England in those days, if you got a girl pregnant you married her - simple as that. I don't think John ever stopped looking for a soul mate - first Stu, then Paul and finally he found everything he was looking for in Yoko.

By the way... I'm not for one second suggesting anything that John had "relations" with Stu and Paul - I for one don't believe any maliscious rumours that surface after someone dies.

This is why I am going to be very very careful that I marry my soulmate the first time I get married hehe.

Oh and a question for Beatle Ed... Just curious how you look at marriage (very good way to look at it by the way) but if your husband died tomorrow would you ever remarry?

Quoted from Ssarah, posted April 15, 2004, 2:10pm at here

This is why I am going to be very very careful that I marry my soulmate the first time I get married hehe.

Hmmm the FIRST time? That implies a second marriage! LOL

Oh yeah... after I kill my soulmate and get all his money, I'll marry for a hot body.

And I'll do anything you ever dreamed complete
little pieces of nothing that fall
aww may
put your arms around me
what you feel is what you are
and what you are is beutiful
aww may
wanna get married run away

I think John was in love with Cynthia at one point. He cheated on her with other women before Yoko though. In Cynthia's book "A Twist Of Lennon" she says that Yoko wasn't the reason their marriage broke down but she was a catalyst.


I agree that the way John acted when Cynthia walked in on him and Yoko was horrible. It was like he didn't care.