Reply #9: Yup...

[Hell Hath No Fury]

all the "ugly" came pouring out of Maxine -- that was one messed up relationship already -- how does it recover from that kind of revelation?

Now that I think about it, it could actually be good for them both. :shrug: He may not feel so obligated to remain in such an emeshed relationhip with her out of his sense of obligation, and she may be freed up to actually live the life she had wanted to and felt so much resentment about.