At least you recognize your FU. Your best bet is apologizing and getting into therapy/counseling to help support her long term recovery if that’s what you want. My mom is crazy and I’m now no-contact with her. I’ve been with my wife for 10+ years and it took probably 6ish years for me to fully get over the trauma/problems from growing up in a home like mine.

Sounds like she could also use counseling/therapy but I’m not sure recommending that right now is the best bet.

I would also suggest you read Beene Brown’s book, Daring Greatly, and maybe watch her Netflix specials or listen to her podcast (basically whatever your preferred medium is). Don’t try to fix your girlfriend but Brene’s information can help you become more empathetic and understanding on this journey.

Yeah would’ve been a brutal ride if he was mad about it. Later on in the flight we hit turbulence and everyone was screaming like we were gonna die. Ol boy and my wife were clutching hands, both white as a sheet. Definitely my most interesting flying experience

My wife did this with water when we flew one time. Had a water bottle she filled up after security checkpoint. Get on the plane and up in the air. Halfway through the flight she gets thirsty so grabs the bottle and pops up the straw. Water promptly soaks her and the guy sitting next to her— both were too stunned to move till the bottle was empty.. Fortunately the guy was a great sport about it and we laughed about it walking through the airport.

Are we not concerned at all about the clear rebound? OP is going to come across as a home wrecker or a rebound, and neither one is a solid start for a relationship.

I’m not saying it won’t work, but it’s something they will need to work through and be aware of