Also about some others mentioning about her strunging along the Husband or being obsessed with wanting to being back her daughter...think about it...
FL was suddenly sent back in time losing the only person she ever loved in her 1st timeline (her daughter) so struggling to get her back is not surprising in the least especially since she never "hated" her first life. Even though she died quite into her older years, she never learned what it feels like to be loved romantically. She lived her life in that toxic environment where she was downright psychologically abused by her inlaws and ignored by her Husband who was mostly absent when needed his support. In all that despair her daughter was the only solace and sense of fulfilment and happiness.
And when she came back, she only started to befriend ML without any other thoughts. She didn't have the intentions of getting into a relationship with him, they both gradually & naturally close to eo. I too felt quite frustrated at how she kept rejecting him, but to the FL her daughter was someone who had shown her love and her maternal affection also can't be ignored. Everything about love and the ML was new to her which is why it took such a long time for her to make her choice and move on!
"I feel bad for her first husband, he deserves better!!" bla bla
Feel bad for him? As if Aster's mother didn't HELP him to get the best ending he could ever wish for on the 2nd timeline...
And about the 1st timeline think about it...He already had another woman in his heart who he supposedly cared dearly for but he was weak hearted enough that he couldn't even protect her and their child (she was pregnant) from his mother...Which was what made them break up & his mother have the girl abord the baby...After that he had a marriage of convinience with Aster's mother...He was someone with an inferiority complex himself which was mentioned...Not just FL deciding on her own to wear flats...So it goes both ways...Also y'all saying he was nice to her but his mother still kept tormenting her and getting in their family matters but he never took sides and tried to "stay neutral" which I believe is enough reason to create issues...Even in today's society this occurs and causes rifts in marriages let alone back then...The fact that Aster their own child hated how her mother was treated while growing up, to the point of using magic to make her go back in time and give her a 2nd chance says a lot idk what to tell you...Plus we never got too much details about their marriage life anyway...Sure compared to other isekai Manhwa he is far from a villain, like FL said he never drunk, used violence etc. but these instances they had in their relationship, though not painful enough they can still end up killing a marriage slowly...In the end they both were wed out of convinience, treated eo with respect while trying to run a family even with their shortcomings... But here is the thing...When you love someone you can often oversee them and easily try and mend the relationship...Yet without it a wedding is doomed to fail like it did!! So instead of trying to point the blame on either of them just try to see both sides and their flaws... This is one of the things I LOVED about this Manhwa!! It's raw and authentic feel!!