The timeline is fuzzy, or our leak was definitely not in the know about Daniel's dating life. Leak said Daniel had too severe of IBS to really worry about dating and we all made fun of him accordingly.
I love the idea that the leak was Sam's sister or otherwise someone who only knew what Daniel told Becky, and he'd been complaining of a "stomach ache" for months to avoid sex with her.
She made some sort of "she can have him" kind of post right around the time of the breakup. But the real evidence that this has been happening behind the scenes is that Daniel has been deprogrammed to some extent, and seems to be growing at least the vestiges of a spine.
I think they've been dating four or five months. Why do I think this? Daniel's a monkey-brancher. He doesn't start picking fights and trying to get out of one relationship until he's got the next one lined up. And four months ago we had this moment.
In retrospect, this was also directed at Daniel for telling her "if Sam is so abusive, why not just break up with him?" "ABUSE VICTIMS AREN'T ALWAYS READY OKAY!?!"
My guess: Daniel was talking to or casually dating someone, and they were getting interested in each other, he complained privately, she said what any girl in that situation will say: "you should talk to her about it. You should tell her how you feel." He did, and this was the fallout. And that's when he started planning an exit.
By 2 months ago, check out the body language. This looks like a kid's uncle hanging out with the parents and awkwardly hoverhanding the mom.
Also somehow I missed this lunacy when it was posted in late January. Becky is already referring to foods as "safe foods" as if Hannah has ARFID or a bad food intolerance, when it's "foods she will reliably eat." They're probably restricting her intake to only the foods she'll reliably eat every time.
I don't think this girlfriend is new, at all. I think this is a situation where Daniel has kept it very private because this is not someone he wants to have to sit down to a "kitchen table polycule" with the sea hag.