Someone said earlier - and apologies for not finding the quote right now - that IG won't come out of this smelling of roses. I fully agree. He doesn't come across as mean or cunning or even remotely abusive, but he strikes me as a bit of a milquetoast (I still like him though... and the singing is brilliant
). Not everyone can be the world's greatest hero, don't get me wrong, and I obviously don't know what's going on behind closed law firm doors; perhaps it's all part of some greater strategy, but passivity won't help where his relationship with his girls is concerned. When I met my husband, he had been estranged from his eldest daughter from a previous marriage for 7 years (long story). With each passing day, it became more difficult for him to get over himself and hold out an olive branch. It took me another year to finally talk him into giving her a call, and two more years for them to overcome their reservations and stop behaving like strangers. They're now back to talking and texting several times a week, and they're both so much happier for it.
The rift AE is causing between IG and the girls has already taken root, it would seem, and all reason and strategy aside, IG needs to find his way back to his daughters
now, while it has only been a few months. They're very young and impressionable. If he doesn't act soon, they could be too far gone for him to reach, and it could take years, perhaps decades, until they allow for him to patch things up. If at all.