Phil has been downright abusive to Ben many times - those were not just "mistakes" and nothing can make up for them. He puts his family first only when it suits him. He's an irredeemable bully.
I'll refer you back to my original point that in my opinion Phil looked genuinely happy to have married Sharon on his wedding day. And yes, he did beg her not to leave him last night. To me, those are not signs of someone who married out of duty.
Yes, there have been lots of contradictory things said, and Phil has been very torn between Sharon and Shirley, but it seems to me he's made up his mind and is happy about it (for the time being at least).
I'm sure you'll get your wish and we'll see more of Phil and Shirley in the future, Mona.
Anyway, this debate is going around in circles so I won't say any more about it for now.






