The problem with all of the above is that it should have happened much sooner

For the first half of the season, the show is all about slow build up. Character allegiances and anxieties are carefully tweaked and played with, as we work our way towards the final two episodes. Kessler and Daniel Zelman can pull satisfaction out of their hat, as shown in season one._ Mertie:I just recently took my [...]
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Elmer:
You would lose appreciation for the good sex that you do have and eventually grow to resent him.
(27 September 2016)

Elmer:
Think about the frustration and conflict that would arise if he was always trying to have more sex than you wantes to have.
(27 September 2016)

Tess:
I need an uniased opinion on my soon-to-be GF?
(27 September 2016)

Tess:
She told me that I was being selfish, and I had to save my marriage.
(27 September 2016)

Tess:
After five months of being in love with her, I went to my mother & told her my dilemma.
(27 September 2016)

Tess:
I ended up confiding in her, and found her to be a close friend.
(27 September 2016)

Tess:
However, I began to accept the fact that I was in love with her.
(27 September 2016)

Tess:
Lacey is a good deal younger than me, and at first I thought I was possibly just in lust with her.
(27 September 2016)

Tess:
I eventually began to come to terms with the fact that I had to stay married to her, up until I met a woman whom we will call Lacey.
(27 September 2016)

Tess:
When my parents found out they forbade me from it, divorce is a big no-no in our family.
(27 September 2016)