Yeah, I can see how she felt defrauded. I can see how she would feel like she's not enough for her partner. Like her life was wasted. Like her children have lost their father. It's a head spin.

It's got to be a lot easier to process and accept quickly when you haven't known them as something else for so long.

Going thermonuclear is rarely the best option, though.

Still, it’s hard not to feel a great swelling of pity for them both.