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I find this quite telling and disturbing in nature. Not just the outright lies, but the ‘if they’re that in love then let’s try make it work for them’
firstly, the notion that they have to be a certain level of in love in Alice’s eyes to be deemed able to live a peaceful life together.
but secondly, mostly, the fact she truly believes she has some power and say over whether her ex husband’s new relationship ‘works’. It shows she still believes she is the one with the power and control who can make or break them as a couple. As if she is in charge and they are her subjects. I just find it quite disturbing. Once Ioan left Alice, his private life and intimate relationships ceased to be anything to do with her. He doesn’t have to answer to her. He is free to do what he likes. Yet she still believes she has some control over ‘making it work for them’.
Ioan has literally told her he’s done, moved out, secured a new home, met a new serious partner, moved her across the world to be with him, shares a bed with her every night, and this dumb broad thinks she’s relevant in that scenario. As if Ioan and Bianca need Alice’s say-so.
the only way it makes sense is if she knows she’s currently acting in a way to stop it working for them, aka abusing them. She’s pondering the notion of ceasing her abuse here. She really does tell on herself.