Thanks morgan. I heeded your advice, and indeed had a great time. Because it wasn't "my crowd" (but one that I have been in in the past), I saw lots of people that I am acquainted with, but do not know well. Felt good about extending reach of friends, and even better about the fact that I went with three neighbors (married couple + one guy). Got home around 2:00 AM. And I got up for football practice at 7:30 AM. Yeah, ouch... that's a good word, especially given the volume of "cheer" that I consumed.
More alien spew from the wife....
Abridged version of the story of what happened later in the day: I sold something on ebay & buyer wanted to meet for a cash transaction. Fine with me. When I got home from the exchange, wife immediately put out her hand and asked for half, saying she's entitled. I shook my head, gave her all of the cash, and told her it's not worth it. "Wow. If money means that much to you, just take it all." I walked away. BTW, this was not the reaction she expected. Not even close.
She pursued me, and confronted me about finances, implying that I may be hiding money from her. I told her that all of my accounts (and our accounts) are completely transparent to her. I have no secrets (which is the truth). She then accused me of sending text messages to somebody at 6:00 AM. What?? I told her there was no secret lover in my life, resisting all obvious temptations to embellish the denial with nonproductive, yet delicious jabs. Not sure she believed me. Can't do much about the alien-possessed brain. She is nevertheless convinced that I am cheating on her. Yeah, yeah, that's it. That's the cause of our marital problems. She's a genius...
She insisted that I take my half of the money (guilt). I told her to leave it on the bed. She did.
Two things: First, she was trying to bait me into a fight. I didn't bite. Quite the contrary, I had a slight smile on my face as I kept telling myself that is he mentally ill and does not know what she wants. Also, I believe that she "feathering her nest" for the divorce. She is gathering info for the division of assets. Which I am really OK with. I mean, if she's going to file, there is nothing I can do to stop her. And if she really wants to bring all that pain to our family, well, she can go ahead. My patience is growing thin. I am prepared to let her have what she says she really wants.
