His wife is certainly emotionally neglectful, but it's not done maliciously. Now that she's gotten that wake up call, she needs to decide what is more important; her husband or her job.
I'm getting the feeling that the bathroom incident didn't happen. If she really were the turboslut we're lead to believe she is, she'd be out there sucking dick for votes.
I'm currently caught up at chapter 44 and I don't think I'll continue reading this. There's just something about this that makes me feel really uneasy.