I have no idea what happened this evening or last weekend or whenever, but if you put Ed and Jade's pictures today side by side, you realize how incompatible their lives and interests are. Jade is focused on family and real emotional connections while Ed is...not. This is exactly why Ed refused to commit to Jade, because he honestly could not promise to give this up. In many ways, you have to admire him, because he knows who he is and what he wants at this point in his life and settling down to movie nights and walks on the beach are not it. I think he enjoys that stuff just fine, but it's just not enough.
I think that in 8-10 years, Ed will be looking for a girl like Jade to settle down with- a gorgeous 24 year old who wants a family and is totally committed to him. I suspect that he knows this on a certain, mostly unconscious, level, and it's why he is drawn to her. She represents much of which he claims to want (in his Prince Charming persona) but he doesn't really want it right now.
Earlier today I read the excellent posts about Jade and her esteem issues (and welcome to our newest poster [MENTION=37936]tanique[/MENTION]) and applauded. If I could sit Jade down right now, I would want to convince her that none of this is about her or a reflection of her worth. So often the narrative in society is that a man will change for the love of a good woman. The corollary to that then tends to be that if he's not willing to change, then there's something wrong with the woman. Jade has internalized that message and, because it fits so well with her lack of worth due to her educational and learning issues, she assumes that if a guy doesn't/can't love her, it's HER fault. But it's really about where the guy is in his life and about HIS emotional maturity, not about her.
Early on in the house, Ed, in his Prince Charming persona, made statements about wanting that wife and family, about feeling like he would be missing out if he didn't have them. I have no doubt that it's true but I don't think he's looking for it, wanting it, or even ready for it right now, even though I think he deliberately gave the impression that he was. Unfortunately, I think Jade fell in love with the guy Ed will probably be in 10 years, not the guy he is right now. It's not her fault that it's not who he is now!