[Night Hides Not]

You're right...feminists don't say squat about alimony. They all think it's an entitlement.

A few years ago, my wife and I had a nasty argument, and she mentioned the "d" word. I calmly replied, I'm not going to force you to stay if that's the way you feel. However, I will get half of your pension.

Texas is a community property state. While she was working for the feds, I was job-hopping for better opportunities, and thus little in the way of 401K/pension.

The "d" word hasn't been spoken since. I shrugged it off, you're bound to have a healthy disagreement when you've been married/together for over 30 years.

[Mouton]

I worked with a much older guy, I was 25, he was approaching 70, in a law enforcement job where the mandatory retirement age was 55. He was physically decrepit but had a sound mind and was an excellent investigator so he was able to get the necessary yearly extensions, they would not give him a gun though. Anyway, I asked a good friend of his why was he still working. His friend laughed and said his divorce agreement stipulated his wife was entitled to 50% of his retirement: “He swore she would never see a dime because he was not going to retire”. So, even though he was maxed out on what he would receive, he died while still employed some years later. I suspect they had an unfriendly divorce!