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The turmoil further complicates when she makes veiled threats regarding custody arrangements, asserting that he would not have a chance at obtaining full custody, regardless of the chaotic circumstances surrounding her life or the presence of the new partner that had replaced him. This assertion seemed ludicrous given her circumstances but spotlighted the emotional turmoil and dysfunction that she currently embodies.
He wondered aloud what had happened to the woman who had previously pled for reconciliation. The intense emotional volatility she displayed left him questioning whether he had ever truly known her, reinforcing the perspective that taking back an ex is fraught with danger.