wife left, wants divorce, possibly bipolar

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hey lost,

glad to hear from you! you really are a role model for me because you've hung in there so long.

and tristan, you're a role model because A) you're succeeding and B) you play it so cool!

the job search isn't going well. no callbacks or interviews for over a month. i have no recent work experience and there are often 10-20 people for every job.

i'm looking, but i think i might be able to get financial aid to get back into school (and get my expenses covered) by january, so that's my backup plan.

between now and then, i'm "borrowing" from my parents' retirement account.

as for my therapist, she basically doesn't believe in standing for your marriage, she thinks i should try to go straight to being single and not trying to get leverage over my wife.

our MC is great, though, and is convinced she's going to come down and be ready to talk at some point, so i shouldn't make any big moves. he sees the marriage as being the patient, you know? we may be on our deathbed, but it doesn't mean i should give up. he also thinks that if we can get through the divorce without alienating each other, we're likely to remarry.

which is why i tried to offer her a quick and easy divorce, if she is able to communicate with me about it.

but if she's going to push for an antagonistic divorce, all i can do is try to slow it down and it make it clear she has to talk to me to get what she wants.