Guess I sort of understand why STBXMRSSP has been so loopy lately. Apparently they're laying off at work, cutting salaries for those that remain, and STBX has discovered the not-wisdom of having rushed out and bought her own place last summer -- it's hard to carry two Coastal State mortgages.
So now, my lawyer has been advised by her lawyer that, no matter what else happens, the house has to go on the market now, like tomorrow, because STBX has spent every penny she has and now is paycheck-to-paycheck.
Well, as far as I'm concerned, all bets are off. I see no reason to commit to staying in Coastal State. There's no way in h*ll I can afford a place here on my meager academician's payroll. Of course, the custody thing is problematic -- I hate the idea of the old-fashioned 9 months with mom, 3 months with Dad, but I sure do like the idea of pulling up stakes and homesteading back in Big Midwestern City.
F*ck me, this just keeps getting better and better.
