Sanford & Sin

The embattled governor says he's had lust in his heart for other women, but he never crossed the "ultimate" line like he did with his Argentine mistress.

I am sure Jenny is relieved.

But he calls Maria Belen Chapur his "soul mate":

"This was a whole lot more than a simple affair, this was a love story," Sanford said. "A forbidden one, a tragic one, but a love story at the end of the day."

During an emotional interview at his Statehouse office with The Associated Press on Tuesday, Sanford said Chapur is his soul mate but he's trying to fall back in love with his wife.

He said that during the encounters with other women he "let his guard down" with some physical contact but "didn't cross the sex line." He wouldn't go into detail.