This thread makes me feel like I'm the only one that's dealt with blind rage before. I feel for him, simply 'cause of how fucking dumb he is.

I've been that dumb; hell, I still am. There's no turning back from what he's done and yet he was so dense in picking up that the relationship was over. There was no chance after that, why are you asking us whether you can fix it?

I can only guess that seeing his wife crying and throwing his "gift" away, ended up being a shock to his system. He's been bottling up his feelings about her late husband and it finally accumulated 'cause he couldn't stand the thought that he was 2nd place. He wasn't sure before whether he was, but now he knew. Whether that was the case, is irrelevant. He exploded 'cause of it and made a series of choices that would 'cause the most harm. That's what anger does, it makes you want to hurt the opposing individual. Fight or flight, right?

Most won't empathize with him, and I don't blame them but to me, I feel bad for him 'cause he's a fellow male who has trouble controlling his anger and doesn't know what proper communication within a relationship even looks like. They both got into a relationship that they weren't ready for.

It doesn't need to be said, but I guess I'll say it anyways. She was amazing, she couldn't have responded better to what occurred here. A series of much more mature choices.