It only took Joe Giudice about 24 hours to ditch his wedding ring after his wife began serving her sentence at a federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut. Hours after Teresa Giudice turned herself in, Joe was spotted out and about in New Jersey without his ring. It has been widely reported that their marriage was in trouble, even before they were sentenced to serve prison time for purposely shady business dealings. Once jail time became official, with Teresa going away first, their marriage reportedly hit the skids hard.

Fans of The Real Housewives of New Jersey already know the Giudices have had separate bedrooms for the last few years because the kids actually talked about it on camera. Now The Hollywood Life is reporting that Teresa may have agreed to an open marriage while she spends the next 13 months in custody. The one stipulation supposedly made is that he be extremely discreet in whatever he decides to do.

Staying on the down low with his side chicks has always been a problem for Joe, as he has been busted with other women on several occasions. If Teresa did agree to an open marriage, is it because she knows their union is already over and that she really does not care what Joe does, or do you think it would be a move of desperation to give him freedom in order to keep up the appearance of a decent marriage?

Readers: What do you make of the situation? What do you think the chance is that the Giudices's marriage will somehow pull through the next several years of alternating prison sentences intact? Should they remain married no matter what hardships they experience? What would you do? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.

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