You’re banging your head against a wall…

Don’t know anything about them, but most who’ve been married know the couple’s back and forth, flip flop conversation actually happens irl… Talking in circles, duck season-rabbit season, etc…
The MCs obviously aren’t completely rational.
“Rational” doesn’t stop people in crushing debt irl from going on vacations they can’t afford…or having cell phones, cable, internet, eating at restaurants, etc…
Most born after 1994 wouldn’t survive if they were magically transplanted back to the 60s, 70s, or 80s…
When animals are slaughtered, they’re generally “comforted”, not put in distress…