the long story sort version i am thinking of is they met young/early in their careers, had kind of a whirlwind romance thing, got married quickly and stayed together for longer than anyone expected them to, but as he was going through some pretty well publicized drinking issues he wouldn’t have made the best partner and she'd likely got tired of his shit, leading them to separate (either amicably or otherwise) and now that he’s cleaned up his act slightly he’s still pining for a do-over. and of course i’m super open to any ideas you might have about it too!