Old dog seeks new trick 13

[Cadet]

she is not here: she is with the b*****d.

There is actually an advantage to that.
She is HIS problem, not yours.

One of the things overlooked is that the person in crisis
latches on to another person,
they need that other person to provide for ALL of their needs.

For some reason that is when things really start to unravel.

Two broken people do not make one whole person.

Make yourself whole Old Dog,
that is objective #1.