
Originally Posted by
Dazzle
Since Brad's faithlessness caused the worst of Terese's behaviour, I really don't see how she can bear much blame for pushing him away. Quite naturally, she was angry, insecure and jealous that he had feelings for another woman. Her behaviour wasn't perfect by any means, but it was in reaction to his even worse behaviour. Before meeting Lauren again, Brad had apparently lived with Terese in reasonable contentment (with just the occasional up and down) for twenty years despite her strong personality and sometimes downright pushiness.
Anyway, I don't think anything Terese did or didn't do would have made any difference in the long run as to whether he cheated with Lauren.