Posted on 10/06/2016 12:26:11 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Divorce is looking pretty glamorous these days.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have already worked out the initial terms of their separation. Their six children are being home-schooled in Malibu, Calif., and Jolie is all set to release her next movie later this fall. And, of course, she is now free to happily continue her humanitarian globe-trotting.
Wow, that was easy.
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My wife of 20 years decided she didn’t want to be married any more. This was 19 years ago. She lives in an old motorhome in a trailer park in Arizona that I can only describe as similar to the one in Raising Arizona.
She never remarried because, at my IT income levels, she’ll get a good SS monthly check when the time comes.
Funny how the liberal rich never send their kids to public schools...
But will push for every liberal indoctrination idea for public schools for your children...
And viciously fight against school choice.
“From each according to his ability, to each according to HER needs.”
That pretty much sums-up the state of American divorce law.
Did you get the “I love you but not in love with you anymore”? That seems to be a boilerplate line with women, mine used it It’s all good now, ex-wife remarried, so no alimony anymore and I am dating a smoking hot blonde who treats me like a king and has her own life and money.
Somehow the American people have never been able to see that hypocrisy.
No. In my case we were strong Christians (well, one of us was) and had three daughters 10-16 and she had to demonize me. I literally never saw it coming. It was so bad, that when the sheriff and the server came by to deliver the paperwork, they forgot to evict me on the spot because I was so nice and thought they were delivering paperwork for the court case I was going to that day (I witnessed an accident). It wasn’t until, after, they left, I looked at the top page and it said, “Re: The marriage of...” that I started to get the hint.
Years later, church members were still coming to me and apologizing for thinking I was the bad guy. It was a fascinating experience.
I think it made me a little crazy. I’ve considered the government to be my enemy ever since.
I learned about ‘modern women’ early.
They have proven themselves unworthy of real investment.
A man has no need to kill himself maximize earning potential if there is no family to provide for.
I retired at 56, house paid off in Silicon Valley, owe no $$$ to anyone, modest pension with plenty of savings for toys & travel.
Life is good and there is no greedy unhappy jerk with a hand in my wallet.
and I am dating a smoking hot blonde who treats me like a king and has her own life and money.
Two questions I ask every young person that is contemplating marriage, and they must answer yes to both.
1. Can you remember, in all your contact with your fiance, them giving you a heartfelt apology for something they did?
2. Are you marrying them, not because of how they will make you feel, but because of how you want to make them feel (shortened version of the question)?
If the answer to either is no, then you are making a grave mistake marrying that person.
The grass is always greener til ya get to the other side.
Old Fang is stuck with Twinkie. We’ve been married 52
years. I think we both could have done worse, although
Fang has a couple of times thought he wanted shed of
Twinkie. He has needed a serious nursemaid for the past
35 yrs., and I seriously doubt that the women he
considered ditching me for would have put up with him,
much less cared for him in sickness & in health. I also
doubt that his SIL would cater to him either. Not
romantic; but real life rarely is romantic.
I wonder if Brad and Angelina’s divorce will result in any more trauma for their children - natural, adopted, or space alien - than if the two nutcases had stayed married.
Also, I know that men sometimes blow up their marriages because they want a trophy wife or girlfriend, but the media never encourage their behavior by telling them it's acceptable. Women are made to feel that they're doing something heroic when they betray their husbands and children for selfish reasons.
some of them still are.
I’ve got a good job, make plenty of money, turn it all over to my wife, who spends it on kids, grandkids, dogs, cats, and other trivia.
Best investment that I ever mad.
As I bet you both do I have many twist and turns that played out but this is the kicker. I sold my financial business when our son was born with Down Syndrome. She had a medical career and we both agreed that I would continue my video and photography and start it as a business while taking care of our sons Dr's appointments and therapies while she worked at the hospital with benefits. Not only did I try and run a full time business but I also had to take my son to many medical appointments all while she was continuiously out having drinks with "friends"
She got thyroid cancer 2 years before our son was born and it came back twice and she had 3 major operations and was out for months at a time and during this I was completely taking care of her, running my business as best as I could, and taking care of our handicap son. The straw that broke the camels back was after her third surgery she told me to text her friends and tell them everything went good. I listened to her voice mails so I could return calls and there they were, several voice mails from the young guy she was having a little fling with. This guy was the boyfriend of the young girl that was our sons personal care attendant. Apparently he was far from the first one but here I am doing everything while she is out screwing around while I take care of her and our son and she proceeds to tell the divorce court that I did nothing for them.
Sometimes I really have to wonder what people are thinking. After many counceling scessions I finally saw the light of her nacissism and her alcoholism. Call me jaded but I see more and more nasty women only out for the money.
You know divorce is so expensive?
Because it’s worth it.
After 6 years of my begging, pleading, and praying for my wife to go to counseling, get back on her Zoloft, go to our pastor, something - I said enough is enough. I’m done. I can’t take it anymore.
So, I’m going to be going through it soon - and I know it’s going to cost everything I’ve got - but I don’t care. I cannot live with the toxicity anymore. Walking around my own house on eggshells, scared to go into my own bedroom because she’s ‘napping’ after a day of teaching (which I get, is stressful, but so is working in IT at a university, which I do), then getting up, complaining that dinner isn’t cooked the way she’d have done it, and then deciding she’s not going to eat anyway. And, having ZERO intimacy (kiss, hand hold, hugs, or anything else for that matter) for 5 years? Nope. Not for me anymore. I am DONE.
That's a lie from the pit of hell if I ever heard one.
Cured what ailed me.
Laws are for little people.
Didn’t they teach you that in your public school?
bmfl
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