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To: Emmett McCarthy
As things stand today, if a woman wants a divorce, there’s nothing whatsoever the husband can do, except to be unrelenting in keeping up his involvement in the lives of his children.

While I sympathize for the plight you have found yourself in and have no use for such women that have done to you what you describe, I can not let this particular statement stand without comment.

I am thankful there were no children involved in my first marriage, yet the ex tried everything in his arsenal to make me pay when I said no more and walked on him. I'm sorry, but men can be just as vindictive as women. Not only did he seek spousal support from me, he sought over $1,000 in legal expenses. I chose the no fault option as much to save him community humiliation as to save myself from it

Nearly 20 years later, with a strong marriage and a 9 year old child I can look back on it as comedy/tragedy, but at 27 it was far from comedic to me at the time. It was a devestating and demoralizing experience.

48 posted on 11/26/2007 11:12:43 AM PST by Gabz (Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
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To: Gabz

Of course, men can be just as bad. I guess the difference is that I’ve never been married to one. The central idea of the original post seemed to be that “no-fault” is not a problem in a case like yours was with no kids involved. I’m happy for you that your life has so greatly improved.


55 posted on 11/26/2007 11:19:29 AM PST by Emmett McCarthy
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