I pray that he will change, but I agree that I cannot 'talk' him into changing. I will continue to pray that he sees the mistake he is making, but I won't try to convince him of that anymore.
I am going to find the positive, confident BBJ that is my true personality. And focus on my kids and my house and organizing the parts of my life that I can, to minimize the stress I feel.
Step one is getting my financial house in order. That isn't going to be very difficult. I only have one debt, my house. I just don't track my money well, coffee here, dinner out for the kids there, etc etc. I know I could have a lot more saved up if I paid attention...will need to look into more of a retirement plan, since I was always planning on Dan and I sharing his. Also need to make sure I can refinance the house on my own so I don't have to move anywhere.