I think that its fairly common for them to majorly down-grade.
I'll second this, SD! My W's OM is twice my age, half my looks, been on unemployment for years, lives with his mother, extremely judgemental and childish. But he's a "cool" "fun" guy, that showed her a great time and somehow that was good enough to throw our R out the window.
Knowledge is definately power! Weild it responsibly.
Age: 28 Wife's Age: 28 Relationship: 10 Years (dated on and off) Married: Less than one year Seperated: 1.75 years, finally served with D 4/30/2011