Funnily enough if it was me in this situation I would also label it a 60/40 split. But as an outsider I can't really fault them unequally, especially not when there's a kid in the mix. I could see myself making the same mistake of not addressing problems in the relationship if I saw it hurting my kid. Granted I wouldn't let it get nearly as bad for as long as the MC did.
On the aftermath, the fallout might be bad *for now*. I could see that shifting in the future, depending on if and how the MC grows as a person. She might shift her opinion of him too.
Well damn, I might have to try that Cuckqueen path myself now. Something to look forward to.
Yeah their problems are somewhat relatable which makes their breakup/relationship very realistic imo
Its 100% wrong to not adress the problems in your marriage and to just ignore them but at the same time there are reasons while people can be mentally (or otherwise) exhausted/overwhelmed/swamped or whatever
And nah, unfortunaly i think the hatefuck is a deadend for the allison route, Allie burning the wedding picture which she kept on her wall even two years after their bad breakup is a strong symbolic that she was finally able to get over Jake.
You literally have to play Jake as the biggest possible asshole ever - including stuff like blaming the mother of his child for an accident she couldnt do anything about - to get allison to be able to get over jake.
As I said, I don't really trust the MC's framing, especially at the start of the game. The fact that Allison doesn't debate his statement doesn't automatically make the statement valid.
But that aside, just because the two of them weren't really affectionate anymore doesn't mean they're as good as divorced. The two could have still gone through the motions in a more business-like manner, cooperating on official matters (Lily most obviously) but drifting apart otherwise. I wouldn't describe that as dead, though it clearly would die eventually, likely once Lily grew up.
To my mind, that's a very different situation from the MC not only starting an affair with a mutual coworker, but trying to brazen it out once Allison caught wind of it. YMMV.
I think the relationship was already bad before the cheating happened and there was no "brazening it out", i think Allie immediatly divorced Jake when she found out.
I believe that their intimacy died down sooner than that but thats just normal when a relationship turns bad and nobody tries to fix it.
The MC's excuses are just bullshit tho "he started cheating to forget how badly he was ignoring their problems" and "was ignoring their problems to always get one more day as a family". Maybe dont cheat with your co-worker if you want more family days lol? Or try to fix your marriage or do literally anything?
It really really baffles me how many posters here excuse his behavior just because they dislike allison, all these people would HATE a LI who would have behaved like that (like if allison had cheated on Jake ...).
Allison and Jake's mindset were very different regarding their relationship imo, they both were aware that things were bad but imo Allison simply never entertained the idea of a possible breakup/divorce and even less a blatant betrayal of trust.
And imo even after she divorced Jake she wasnt able to accept that they are done and wont get back together. I think she felt forced to divorce him yet at the same time expected/hoped he would make it somehow up to her while she probably doesnt even knew herself how that would be possible. Jake not doing anything about it and her still not being able to get over him made her even more sad/angry/pissed i think.
I kinda like how contradictory she is as its so obvious that shes only deluding herself but doesnt want at all what she keeps saying.
This is said by her quite early in the avn (even before jake did anything to make their relationship better) and while she told him, that he should stay away from her:
Nobody who wants to be left alone and is done with the other one would say/want/expect something like that and she does it only because shes emotional and hides her feelings less due to it. Same with her ring and the wedding pictures.
But anyway and about the whole Veronica and Allison "trashtalking here":
I think its great when LI's are polarizing yet still loved by many. Flaws make these characters and storys more realistic and IMO race of life manages to potray it in a believable way. Everyone has at least kind of reasons for their behavior and its not like some dumb tv shows with drama just for the sake of drama.
I dislike Veronica but think its great that shes part of this avn and enriches this avn. I think so far she gives this avn more than for example Maggie who i like way more but is just kinda boring and bland so far and doesnt has a lot going for her other than being a damsel in distress.
I think (not counting her handjob scene which was strange) there is no way anyone could even dislike maggie as shes just so .. i dunno ... not much there other than being pretty and supportive?
