In the analogy of a divorce, both sides show up with their lawyers, smile wanly to everyone, and think "I'm taking whatever isn't nailed down". In this case, the EU feels this way but the UK had it's bluff called and is,  like, "Divorce? What divorce? That whore I was banging ... no big deal." Why doesn't the EU do the equivalent of changing the locks on the doors? Get the wheels turning for the formal Brexit ... they know it's coming.

They tried to assimilate me. They failed.