2025 has been nothing if not a massive reality check.

2025 has been nothing if not a massive reality check. Maybe it effectively stripped away long-standing pretense and revealed just how deeply unresolved some people’s feelings were toward Charlie. If this year proved anything, it’s that the word "friendship" has a startling breadth of meaning. Some might say that we’ve essentially watched a masterclass in fixation masquerading as principle—obsession dressed up as a moral grievance. I wonder if that's true? It seems like a situation that forces anyone paying attention to ask a deeply uncomfortable question: what is life like for the husband in this scenario? What does a marriage look like when it’s undeniable that a wife’s primary emotional energy, her sharpest focus, and her real animating passion seem to be funneled toward another man? In that sense, did 2025 act less like a calendar year and more like a long, slow disclosure? Perhaps it cut through the curated narratives to expose the actual mechanics underneath. Maybe for those watching—especially those within close orbit—it’s been a sobering look at how a hidden and unresolved grievance can eventually metastasize into an embarrassing public spectacle. Look, I’m obviously just speculating here and I could be totally misreading the situation, but I’m just asking questions.