I’ve known a couple of guys that pretty much just said “F it”, told their wifes, quit their jobs, and moved on. Some came back to their wives and in the end it was their career they hated—not their families.
But wow. This was a bigger blow up than I have ever seen. And the emails? My goodness, talk about wanting to make sure the suicide belt really works!
I think this went way beyond “mid-life crisis.” It doesn’t take a psychologist to see that there are issues far beyond wanting to be with some woman (Sanford was already separated from his wife, and this wouldn’t have been a problem).
This was a career ending move, and I think that Rush was right. People see no future and are bailing before Bambi shuts it down so tight we can’t get out.