I have to say Cil, the first thing that popped into my head after reading your post was the old adage, "when a man marries his mistress he creates a vacancy".
Bubbles is crazy if she thinks she has landed a prize - she knows first hand how capable his is of shocking lies, manipulation and deceit. On the other hand, your XH is a madman if he thinks he will be able to trust a woman who has no problem carrying on a long-term PA under the noses of everybody, including her H. To be brutally honest, I think the two of them deserve each other.
