Would you say the same thing to your kids as you said to your W if they dropped out of school? Or would you take an adult stand??
adqbelly, were you educated when you married your H? Did he take you on dates and court you? How old were you when you married? Did your drunk mother hand you off to your H when your dad died? Do you have kids? Would this scenario sound good to you for your daughter??
I think as your children grow, and if you are man enough to deal with it, you'll unfold a lot of layers of the magnitude of what you've done. She feels cheated, robbed, and creepy about your R. Listen to her!! (a DB "rule", btw).