I'd like like to add that I had been a good acquaintance of friend with all of her colleagues, including OM and his W. I can't help to wonder how much tension there will be at her work, and what effect it will have.

If she ever gets to the point when she feels that she has to tell her downstairs neighboor (and mutual friend), that's a bad sign. If she ever feels like she's ready to tell her mother, I think I'll need to start sizing the coffin...