#2: Were there issues in M? Yes. Is she taking any responsibility for her 50%? No. In fact, she is not only shunning that responsibility but going in deficit by turning outside M to make herself feel better.
#3: My FT says it is a statistic shot heard round the world - no matter what culture - that marriage satisfaction drops significantly with the birth of children. I was suprised to hear that. Was reminded of that reading W's comments about issues beginning with Calla.