Does Betty Draper cheat on Don?

9 She Never Cheated On Don, But Cheated On Henry With Don Instead. It wasn't like Betty wasn't short of options even when she was married to Don. However, she always chose the higher ground and never really went out of her way to cheat on Don.
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Why does Betty leave Don?

Don's habitual extra-marital affairs, and his lying when confronted by Betty, resulted in her being unable to trust him. Not sharing his true past with Betty pushed her further away, and likely left Betty feeling like she didn't even know the man she married.
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Does Don Draper stay with Betty?

For the first three seasons, Don was married to Betty Draper (née Hofstadt; January Jones). At the end of the third season, she divorced him and married Henry Francis (Christopher Stanley), an aide to then-New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller.
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Who did Don Draper end up with?

With that gesture being the start of their relationship, Betty and Don were soon married. The couple later has their first child, Sally, soon followed by a son, Bobby. In Season 3, the Drapers have another son, Gene, named after Betty's recently deceased father.
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Do Don and Betty get divorced?

Don and Betty's divorce occurred in the third season's finale, “Shut the Door, Have a Seat.” Following putting up with years of Don's infidelity and ultimately learning his true identity, Betty begins a flirtation with Henry Francis, an aide to New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller.
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Is Gene Don's baby?

Eugene Scott “Gene” Draper is the youngest child of Don Draper and Betty Hofstadt.
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Does Don sleep with Sallys teacher?

Anyone remember Suzanne Farrell (Abigail Spencer), Sally's school teacher? Yep, Don had an affair with her too. Don's affair with Joy (Laura Ramsey) took place during the Betty years, when he was on a worki trip away.
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Who all did Don Draper sleep with?

  • Midge Daniels. Midge (Rosemarie DeWitt) is the first of Don Draper's mistresses fans meet in Mad Men's pilot. ...
  • Rachel Menken. Rachel Menken (Maggie Siff) was a Sterling Cooper client who owned a department store. ...
  • Joy. ...
  • Bobbie Barrett. ...
  • Shelly. ...
  • Suzanne Farrell. ...
  • Candace. ...
  • Allison.
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Did Don and Peggy sleep together?

Her colleagues often assumed that she built her career by sleeping with Don, but they've never had that kind of relationship — thank goodness. And thank goodness that Matthew Weiner has stated they don't have intentions of turning Don and Peggy's relationship into a sexual one.
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Did Don Draper sleep with his secretary?

On last week's Mad Men, Don Draper, emotionally wrecked by his divorce, hit a new low: He slept with his secretary, Allison, and then coldly ignored her the next day.
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Is Betty pregnant with Dons baby?

Season 3 begins with Betty in her third trimester, seemingly reconciled with Don. In Episode 5, she gives birth to Eugene Scott Draper, whom she names after her father. After giving birth, Betty comes to the quick realization that her dream of everything being perfect will never come true.
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What mental illness does Betty Draper have?

This is not the first time "Mad Men" has addressed the taboo topic of mental illness. In earlier seasons, Don Draper's ex-wife Betty sought help for her clinical depression and weight gain through psychotherapy and pills -- a reference to the plight of suburban moms in 60s and 70s.
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What was wrong with Betty Draper's hands?

Betty's hands were shaking because she was repressing her feelings.
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Does Don sleep with Betty again?

So yes, Don follows Betty back into her room, and they have sex.
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What episode does Don and Betty sleep together?

As its title, “The Better Half,” would suggest, Sunday's episode of “Mad Men” is an exploration of the complicated romantic and familial relationships in the lives of our characters, but personally, I will always remember it as The One Where Betty Seduced Don At Bobby's Summer Camp.
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Who was Don Drapers second wife?

Also in 2010, Paré joined the cast of the AMC television series Mad Men, playing Don Draper's second wife, Megan Calvet. Paré's character had a prominent role in the Season 5 opener of Mad Men, in which she danced and sang a version of the 1960 Gillian Hills hit "Zou Bisou Bisou".
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Why is Betty Draper so miserable?

Betty is often unhappy. Sometime's a legitimate grievance, like when Don cheats on her with other women. Other times, it's because she feels out of place. Her pride in her appearance means less and less as other female characters find their way in a changing world.
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Is Mad Men based on a true story?

Full of day-drinking, chain-smoking, and extra-marital affairs, AMC's Mad Men is often accused of overplaying the more hedonistic aspects of 1960s advertising culture - but it was actually inspired by events from a real ad agency during the immortalized era.
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Why did Betty get fat?

According to People, the show's creative team got around this in an inventive way. They put Jones in a fat suit and had a subplot revolving around Betty gaining weight. On the show, doctors informed Betty she had a benign tumor on her thyroid which led to her gaining weight.
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Who got Peggy pregnant?

In the Season 2 finale, set during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Pete confesses to Peggy that he's in love with her and wants to be with her. Peggy tells him she could have forced him to be with her if she wanted to, then confesses that he got her pregnant and she gave the baby away.
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Does January Jones wear a fat suit?

The actress donned a fat suit for her Season Five return, after a quick recovery and little weight gain during her own pregnancy.
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Does Don sleep with Megan's mom?

Don advised that the beauty products and the boots were not appropriate but if she conceded she could go. Roger Sterling proved charming and told Sally that she was his date for the evening and she was clearly very comfortable in his company, until she saw him receiving a sex act from Megan's mother.
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Does Don sleep with Rachel?

When Don later meets a waitress at a diner (Elizabeth Reaser of "Twilight" fame), he ends up having sex with her because she reminds him of Rachel. AMC/"Mad Men" Looking back on Don and Rachel's affair, you realize why her death affected him.
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Does Megan find out about Don and Sylvia?

Megan Tells Sylvia She Had a Miscarriage

It didn't seem out of the ordinary to Megan, but for the viewers (who knew that her friend and neighbor, Sylvia Rosen, was having an affair with Don), watching Mrs. Draper confide in her husband's mistress that she had a miscarriage was painfully awkward.
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