PEI- IMO...if a man walks away WITHOUT another woman in the wings...he probably gave the M an honest look...he put his ALL into it.
When they walk away as a result of another woman...I don't think they had time to reflect on everything....perhaps anything. They go into self preservation mode...
My wife must have been ______ My M must have lacked _______ I am not happy because my wife didn't give me ______
Why else would I have done this??? It couldn't have been something lacking in me...it must have been the M or my wife.
When you feel so terrible about the person you have become..the actions you have taken....it is so much easier to explain it away. It is too painful to take responsibility for it.
I am not saying that you didn't have issues in your M...and these issues weren't the responsibility of both of you...
I'm just putting this out there. IMO- it is a cop out.