Ill probably get railed by some of you for this post.
Fwiw, I think Ron played it probably about as well as you could. The odd thing about the current dynamic is that our superhero has presented himself as this ballin', suave, player! He is the man. And somewhere along the lines he got cuckolded by his wife. Pretty crazy twist in my estimation.
While there is obviously enough blame to go around here...I am of the opinion that Ron has been trying to push the boundaries of this relationship to its breaking point for some time. Perhaps, subconsciously he has wanted this thing to explode for some time and doesn't really know how or have the power to end this once and for all.
He has repeatedly stated that his life isn't all that great or that he would love to trade it for normalcy, etc. But, he refuses to take any action to change the course of the relationship. Instead, of slowing down, looking at the map and deciding the proper course, Ron would rather turn the music to 11, unbuckle the seat belt, roll the windows down and fly down the freeway at 120 mph without a care in the world.
Yeah, his wife has issues. But, all of us plainly/clearly see that Ron ####ed up when he allowed this girl to attend a work event and wear her sentimental jewelry no less. One of the most idiotic things i have read on here.
Here is a pro tip. If your wife is letting you bang other chicks, you should probably do everything in your power to protect/preserve the wife's place as the number one alpha female. Undermining this role was your undoing. And now she is butt hurt and playing these games with your daughter and undermining your role/standing with her.
Maybe he can pull this out and fix it, but at this point I am thinking things are probably beyond repair here. You might be able to continue living under the same roof and coexist for a while. But, any notion that you guys are a family is over and I am sure others more critical of Ron would laugh and suggest that it was over a long, long time ago.
Though I will continue to read this thread, the appeal of this story changed dramatically when I read that a little girl no longer got to see her dad because he was kicked out of the house and was subsequently told that her dad would rather be with other people than her by her mother. Thanks to the mom, the daughter's reality at this moment (though she hasn't quite processed it or understands it) is that dad would rather spend time with other people than me, than with mom, than with us.
Ron's wife is a witch for doing that...but that is the reality of the situation and whether or not it is fair to Ron is irrelevant.
I hope I am wrong and Ron can save the day, reunite the family, live happily ever after, etc.