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I think its due to the author's projections, he's trying to portray himself as a good husband and father, made it seem like his emotional distance was at the hands of his wife, and i think the husband is stripped of a lot of character because the author wanted to diminish his flaws. Also feels like he's justifying cheating.
The women in this story are so one dimensional it’s insane. You have ‘abusive wife’ and ‘sexy saviour neighbour’.