A while ago I saw a post about how in this scene here Bradley is mocking Riza, trying to make her feel miserable because even though she chose to join the military, she can't be with the man she loves, as opposed to him, that never had a say in his life, but at least married the woman he loves, and this realization deeply hurts her.
I disagree with this interpretation. I think this scene was actually one of the many that served as a build-up to what happens with Envy in the tunnels.
First of all, yes, the common theme for Riza's character is, of course, choice. She chose to give Roy flame alchemy, she chose to join the military and she chose to follow him until he reaches their goals. And that's exactly why I think this has nothing to do with what Bradley tells her, because no one's forcing her to stay in the military or to be Roy's subordinate.
If she really wanted to get married to him, she could leave the military or serve under another chain of command and still support him, just like Hughes was doing. But no, she weighed her options and decided that wasn't what she wanted. Getting married is not her priority, and I don't think she'd suddenly feel bad about her own decision just because the homunculus loves his wife.
Now let's take a look at Roy. The reason why I'm talking about him now won't make sense at first, but hang in there, because it'll all (hopefully) come together by the end of this post.
The common theme for his character seems to be that deep down he knows he's capable of committing heinous acts, even when he's not following orders, and he's terrified of himself. This is portrayed in these scenes:
(Extra: His battlefield once more)
The extra is the most telling one. For some reason, he thinks there's a real possibility he could do the same thing as Bradley and order the mass extermination of innocent people. Here it becomes clear that his subordinates trust him more than he trusts himself.
(also, interesting to note that Riza doesn't answer "I'd shoot you", which I think was what he was expecting, because their answer actually surprises him).
However, in spite of all of his self-doubt and the fact he thinks of himself as a monster, at the very least he feels like he's above the homunculi in terms of humanity. This becomes apparent in this particular scene that happens after Roy confirms that Bradley isn't human:
Now let's go back to Riza and Bradley's convo and the reason why I believe it was actually part of the build-up to what happened in the tunnels.
Assuming Riza feels the same way as Roy about the homunculi, and she probably does, considering what she says about Bradley playing house, she also thinks they're inhuman, incapable of feeling anything but contempt against humans. But then Bradley turns that notion on its head by revealing that no, he actually does love his wife.
Riza is suddenly confronted with the fact that the monster that issued Executive Order #3066, the mass murderer responsible for turning her and Roy into murderers themselves, is capable of feeling such a pure human emotion such as love.
Not only that, he seems proud of the fact that was the one thing he chose for himself. As someone that also felt like she was trapped, having no choice but to bear the weight of flame alchemy, she probably empathized with this little freedom he allowed to himself.
She's so shocked that she looks back at him likes she's seeing him for the first time. She's suddenly not sure if he's really that different from her and Roy. And then maybe, for the first time since Ishval, she feels her faith in Roy wavering while she wonders if he could ever become like Bradley.
The scene ends with her looking worriedly at his silhouette because she's not seeing Bradley anymore, she's seeing Roy.
I think it's no coincidence that his silhouette here is even eerily similar to Roy's side profile asking what his subordinates would do if he ever asked them to kill thousands of innocents. Even the side she's seeing is the same (the reader sees Bradley's right profile, but Riza is seeing his left side, just like we see Roy's below).
and I'd bet he even compliments her tea the same way Roy does as well
The time apart was probably part of the reason Roy and Riza were both over the edge down at the tunnels. I don't think she was in her right mind either. Roy had nothing to do but obsess over his plans and vengeance, but Hayate was her only solace during that time (Roy had Madame Christmas and her girls, at least).
She most likely spent months analyzing Bradley and every little interaction he had with his wife and came to the conclusion that he wasn't lying. If my interpretation of that scene is correct, she spent months mulling over the idea that Bradley and Roy share some similarities. So when the Promised Day finally arrived she was prepared to shoot him.
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