I find it incredibly messed up that the reason Burt Goodman got severed was so that his husband could have a "pure" version of him who hadn't sinned and could therefore go to heaven with him. He and Cecil acknowledge that innies are their own people with their own "souls", but still feel a sense of ownership over Burt's innie, creating him to serve their purpose.
Burt G came into the world already belonging to someone he had never met.
I think the Irving situation kind of made them realise this, because Burt's husband did admit that he believed innies should be able to experience love, but I think it's among the more fucked up reasons to get severed in the first place.
You can't create a person with a purpose and expect them to fill it, because their sentience will lead to them making their own decisions. Of course Burt G would fall in love with someone else -- it serves them right, honestly. Their plan involved Burt not having his own life, only living as preparation for his existence in heaven.
