One was acquitted and the other convicted in two high-profile sex-for-contracts trials.
But former Central Narcotics Board director Ng Boon Gay and former Singapore Civil Defence Force chief Peter Lim share one thing in common - they cheated on their wives.
Mr Ng's wife was by his side throughout his trial while Mr Lim's wife was not, but both have said they stand by their men.
Both also said that their husbands' indiscretions, revealed so publicly, have made their marriages stronger.
But can marriages that have been rocked by extramarital affairs survive?
Yes, says Mr John Vasavan, 53, a relationship counsellor for almost 30 years, and some have grown even stronger.
Mr Vasavan, who owns a counselling practice and volunteers with the Singapore Planned Parenthood Association, said that about 100 couples have sought his help.
Of the 100, about 75 were prepared to work things out after counselling.
Citing one case, he said the wife kept smelling perfume on her husband's shirts and a friend had seen the husband holding hands with another woman.
When the woman confronted her husband, he admitted to having an affair with a married woman for the past six months.
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These counsellors ought to be fired!
Behind these 2 cases, there may be thousands who have broken from adulterous relationships and third parties. Unless a person is wreckless or doesn't value family, don't ever intentionally enter an extramarital affair just to prove this point.