Charlie actually had to change his opinion of Elaine after seeing her ready to kill Jacob earlier but getting all clingy now.

Despite her many flaws, Elaine was the one half of their marriage who was earnestly in love.

As for Jacob, he didn't seem to have any genuine feelings for Elaine at all.

The mere mention of his past with Elaine always left him grumbling and complaining, but now, it was clear that Elaine was his best choice. With his attitude and the way he did things, he and Matilda would have split up by now even if they had gone to the States together.

In the end, Jacob simply had too many of the flaws common amongst men his age, but while others would have no more than five out of twenty of those flaws, he had eighteen.

As such, from another perspective entirely, the only woman who could tolerate Jacob now was Elaine and only Elaine. Coincidentally, her straightforward personality and tendency to get violent was the perfect counter against all of Jacob's flaws, reducing