Help Me Act AS IF, Part 3

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Here I am again. Had another talk with H today. No tears on my part, yay.

I told him there is no way I am going to agree to leave our house 3 days a week and go live in a sublet studio apt while he stays at home with the girls--and then he leaves and I stay home. No. So that plan is off the table. I said he could go take the studio, but he said well, there would be nowhere for the girls to stay. I suggested he move in with his parents--but, no, he says that's too far away from the girls.

Here are the facts:
H is unemployed and his severance and benefits run out June 1.
I work part-time freelance, haven't had a "real" job in 12 years
We are already over-extended financially, paying off a renovation
We live in one of the most expensive real-estate markets in the country.

Here is what H wants:
To leave our M but have the kids half the time
To move to an apt nearby which is big enough for the kids to have a room
To not live "dishonestly" which he is doing by staying in our home

Now, unless we win the lottery, I don't see how the @#$%&* we can reconcile the financial realities with H's need to stay true to his F**cking all-important feelings.

Suggestions, anyone?