'My wife's having an affair with someone I admire': Did husband describe his agony at partner's affair with the CIA chief to
NYT advice column?
Letter written by anonymous reader and printed on July 13th in the New York Times has been noted for its striking similarities to the David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell affair. The writer asks for advice because he knows his wife his sleeping with a 'government executive' whose job is 'seen worldwide as a demonstration of American leadership'

Probably a coincidence, but a pretty interesting one.