[rootusrootus]

> did the right thing

That's optimistic naïveté speaking. Marrying someone you got pregnant just because it's the right thing to do, is in fact very much the wrong thing.

> The kids believe they are being raised in a warm, loving household

Maybe when they are very young. Kids aren't stupid, and you can't fake a warm, loving relationship accurately enough nor consistently enough to keep them fooled very long. At some point way before they become adults they realize exactly what is going on. At best they'll pity you. At worst they'll resent you for subjecting them to your inability to adult.

[tasuki]

You are of course spot on with your comment, just:

>> The kids believe they are being raised in a warm, loving household

> Maybe when they are very young.

Ehh, even a one year old is very good at sensing their parents' emotions.