Jesus. Just how loaded was Alec? Btw... I don't feel that bad for him. You can only sometimes pick your enemies, but you sure as shit pick your friends. The ones he had were vile people and he gelled with them just fine for a while.
I kind of have to lay the blame on modern day monitors/smart phones. It was tricky back in the day to account for differing resolutions during web development. Now, the spectrum has become so massive it's become a nightmare hellscape making everybody happy.
Minus the very clear benefits biologically if you want kids hooking up with someone in their low 20s, it also sounds incredibly draining mentally. They still have teen brain... but they aren't yet bitchy hag mode mid 30s brings... pick your poison. More pros for the former.
That is a fair point. She effectively pulled the trigger if the stories are true that she was his last contact and damn is it a low blow for your own family to throw you under the bus like that. Though, once you're a grown ass adult, you should see the writing on the walls when you need to part ways with certain family members. It fucking sucks, but people grow estranged.