Yeah, she divorced my stepson's dad when he was 1, 11 years ago. He cheated on her and kept staying out and coming home drunk. She moved 700 miles away to be closer to her parents, to an apartment and went back to school. SHe had very little money then also. I met her almost a year after she moved, she had taken her son with her, so I have been his dad pretty much. 2 years ago, he (stepson) moved to live with his dad and try the schools around there.
The thing is that my W wanted it to be "fair" financially when she moved out. So we agreed that I would just pay all the bils pertaining to our house (where I live) and she would pay everything for the house she lives in. I guess she did not want to have to argue about money. But we still share the costs of gas, car insurance and the boys' daycare. She's still trying to get her business started, but it has not generated any money yet. I really do feel sorry for her in that regard, because this business is her true dream, and she got the opportunity, but it's just not working the way she envisioned. I had mentioned some of my concerns about this about a year and a half ago, but she just told me I was pessimistic about it for selfish reasons. However, I do really want her to succeed, but I think she needs another approach. She asked me 2 weeks ago what she should do and I gave her a suggestion, which she followed! Thought that was positive too!
