Regardless of why they broke up (and we don't think it was anything more "major" than being mismatched and Niomi's obsessive traits..) I still think it's weird how fast Joe moved on (if he did move on with Anna). It's one thing to have a post-break up fling, it's another thing to have a legitimate girlfriend that knows your family... It seems irresponsible of Joe if he didn't take time to reflect on what led to the break up, whether it's choosing the right person or working on himself. And it's not like he's the one jumping to get married (Anna doesn't seem that way either), so what's the rush? Seems like a band-aid to me. And sure, anyone like Anna is going to look "fun" if he's just gotten to know her via social media (which I'm assuming because of covid even pre-break up) because that's clearly how Anna wants to be portrayed. But she will eventually have needs and expectations too, as most people do once a relationship becomes long-term. Seems naive of him; like he thinks because Anna seems easygoing that she won't have the same expectations of commitment that Niomi did, and Anna is somehow appealing because she's the opposite of Niomi. Idk. I'm not in Niomi's corner, but I think Joe dating Anna is a bad move and obviously hurtful to Niomi, if he's setting it up to be a public thing. I read somewhere that most relationship experts suggest 2-3 months PER YEAR of your past relationship after a breakup before moving on, to improve yourself and heal. So for Niomi/Joe that would be like 10-15 months at a minimum right, for almost 5 years of dating? Obviously I can't judge Joe and we don't know all the details, but it just seems like an immature move to me
I kind of feel bad for Anna if she expects to be anything other than a rebound.