Yeah, it's been mentioned how there must have been *something* to make her go from "Joe is a great person" to "it was toxic, it was all a lie, blah blah.". She must have found out something. Maybe he'd been casually cheating on her the whole time, one night stands while traveling. He was absolutely checked out from that relationship a few weeks into lockdown 1, and she failed to notice, which is on her.
It's hard for me to not be biased on this because I know a bunch of guys like that. Seemingly good on paper, but total cheaters who don't even think anything of it because male privilege makes them think it's cool cause they have "urges."
And now, my almost-daily call for Niomi to get therapy.
Ok so then what happened with her ring being fixed?
Really seemed like he asked for the ring back.
I do think he broke up with her. He knew it was coming so he asked for the ring back to get it "fixed", he told her they were moving in with his brother for two years, etc. Niomi was totally blind, I think partly because she's smug and thought she had him safely secured and also probably because he gaslighted her a little. I mean, as dumb as Niomi is, if you were talking about maybe breaking up you would not be buying a wedding dress.
But if the rumours are true, maybe he didn't tell her why they were breaking up at the beginning, she still thought she had a chance of getting him back, and then it was all brought to the light and Niomi Phase Scorch The Earth was born.