I think his wife is just as sick for marrying the fuck.
What they go through is a form of Stockholm syndrome. They blame themselves for the abuse they suffer. They deserve pity and understanding, even if it sounds warped to us.
It's not just that, Moe.
Don't get me wrong, some of these guys DO marry quality women. But a lot of women that marry wiseguys are pretty trashy themselves. Drugs. Daddy issues. The whole nine yards. And some of them are just as criminal minded as their husbands.
It's like I usually say, these broads are a lot more Karen Hill than Mama Corleone

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