A person's memory was an amazing thing.
The longer time passed without interacting with someone, the more your brain builds up a whole storyline that never existed. For example, in his past life, when Brittney had been gone for weeks or months, all Dante could think about was how perfect she was and how much he loved her.
He fixated on her gestures and expressions until the persona she displayed became the only thing he could remember.
The times that she had slipped up were few and far in between, so Dante was able to explain those instances away. She had a hard day at work…she didn't get enough sleep the night before… he wasn't spoiling her enough.
Dante's mind had made him so blind that he couldn't see what was in front of him until moments before his death.
