To you as well as
@My3Sons
I doubt either one of them were ever truly raising those kids anyway.
I would also argue that growing up in a home viewing a toxic relationship constantly can be significantly more traumatic and detrimental as opposed to a solid co-parenting one.
Hopefully they can pull off the latter for the sake of the kids.
As an aside, people choose their careers over quality time with their kids all of the time. Toss $30mm+ annually and fame and glory along with a poor relationship with your wife into the mix and I find it hard to believe many wouldn't follow his path.
Here's a little bit of personal information about me and what helped to shape the view I have on such matters. I resented the fact that my father didn't work longer hours for years. He left a lot of money on the table just to do things I didn't care about such as but not limited to coaching little league. This hurt my family financially more than the virtuous nature of his endeavors helped.
I don't begrudge anyone for doing what they believe is the right thing so long as it kind of is. And I dropped that resentment as an adult. It just doesn't make sense to me.
Perhaps I'm a hyper capitalist or just a workaholic. But I have one life to live and would like to have as much expendable income as possible. For myself and others.
As far as the dating thing? He has his pick of the litter and might not even care. There also could already be a side piece. That still doesn't change the math imo unless he's dumb enough to get married almost immediately afterwards to a woman well below his social status and with significantly less earning potential. Then he's just a dumbass who blew up his family for a goldigger.