Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27404492-20170709002747/@comment-14138255-20170715142944

The Devil&#039;s Advocate WP wrote:

Not knowing exactly how their relationship turned out, either he still was sort of hiding his true self during the early period of the marriage when Winter was conceived or her conception is why they got married. At any rate, I would argue the large age gap is a potential indicator that their relationship has not been an intense romance for much of their marriage. I wouldn't say hiding is the right term just yet (though it's certainly possible, I have read A Thousand Splendid Suns before and hiding would be the right word in that instance), possibly just keeping his unpleasant nature under control, pretty much letting it out the second it got more comfortable.

They don't seem that far apart in age. That painting of the whole family, where Jacques was getting grey in his black hair was years after Winter, Weiss and Whitely were born and raised. For all we know they could be the same age.