Hi WII--I'll tell you what I did - I've gotten myself into a real pickle!
I opted not to get an L for one main reason - they're SOOOOO jaded!! At least the three I've talked to have been.
So Mr. A got his lawyer and filed basically a boilerplate form for D, including the reason for D as something like, "the matrimonial bonds have been broken beyond repair." Well, I disagreed.
I answered pretty much every other line item in the petition "Agreed" - but I took full editorial liberty when I got to that one.
I redirected the money I would have spent on an L toward DB phone coaching and Jody actually gave me the BEST advice and perspective on what to include in my response. I will post it verbatim later if people are interested.
In any case, it made an impression because the (impartial) judicial attorney was very kind to me at the pretrial hearing.
Now I need to back it up tomorrow.
Even though I've lost all hope for reconciling within the next 15 hours, I meant what I said in my response to Mr. A's petition! I do think that our relationship could be repaired (albeit with a lot of work)!
So I'll go tomorrow. I'll show. The tough part will be not breaking down.
Warning - I'm about to go on a minor rant in my next post, but it will help prepare me for tomorrow!
