General Discussion

the soul or consciousness is reborn into new bodies over multiple lifetimes. Where lessons and experiences from past lives directly influence the conditions of the next, allowing us to evolve toward perfection or liberation.

I think everyone as they get older can look back on things and realize that in hindsight we could have made decisions that would make our lives and our families lives better.

I say this based on your post where the wife now realizes that their lives could have been better had they known the consequences of living with such a horrible person. And maybe even the husband would be more open to rejecting his actions and beliefs.