Phil's wife is the only one in this equation who shows the courage and ability to change.
Walking out on him was probably the hardest thing she's ever done.
She's going to get through this stage and if she's smart, she'll get her act together and keep the kids the majority of the time.
Amy,
I'm not sure I'd go that far. Realizing, of course, that we're getting everything about her filtered thru LP, I don't think she's much more stable than he is (altho yes, she at least showed some courage in leaving him. She's also MUCH better at detaching, and DBing).
I'm still not convinced that her and EGF don't have something twisted going on, and I've ALWAYS wondered what that teenaged girl was doing at her house at 1 a.m. Instead of reacting to, and escalating, all of the drama that she dishes out, Phil would have been better off to just fully detach and gather some good intel on her. I'd bet my lunch that there is infidelity in the mix SOMEWHERE.