I agree
@Charlotte1993
No one should just 'settle' in their relationship. The rumblings of Zoe and Alfie having trouble in paradise isn't new either. This has been
years in the making. Zoe is either really thick or thought she would be able to change Alfie's mind. When you agreed to live with him and near his family and friends... it's an environment in which they all enable Alfie's toxic man-baby ways. Of course, Alfie is never going to learn or mature. He's never had a reason to.
She jumped all in with Alfie by buying that mansion without realizing that Alfie gets the best of both worlds and doesn't have to give an inch in their relationship. He gets a nice house to live in, a 'girlfriend' for his thumbnails, and also gets to do his own thing with his friends. Having a life separate from your partner is perfectly fine but the fact Zoe and Alfie rarely do anything together other than to shop or go into work (when they can be bothered to) is pretty troubling. It's fine if pubs and rock climbing isn't Zoe's thing but that girl
never wants to leave the house to do different things w/ Alfie. No wonder the relationship is in shambles. Business and the mansion is the only thing keeping them together. They don't share similar interests and hobbies. She has no friends other than Mark. She created a situation of her own making where she's dependent on Alfie since it's his circle of family and friends.
Even in their body language you can tell somethings off. Whether it's in photos and vlogs, it seems Zoe is always initiating touch like hand holding or complimenting/giving praise to Alfie. And WHEN Alfie does initiate affection it's strictly for the views but not because he fancies her. I would feel bad but these two are so awful. So unless Zoe grows up and finally moves on w/o Alfie, all her moaning and whining is not going to garner any sympathy from me. She's got the means, the time, and opportunity to move on. There are no kids to make the separation more difficult either. Instead she wants to hang onto her dead-in-the-water relationship for some inane reason. If Alfie was a great boyfriend I'd understand but he's not even that. A wet cardboard box has more personality than him. She needs to move on instead of obsessing over a ring and thinking it will magically fix their relationship.