Read a great quote out of "Wild at Heart:" Forgiveness is setting a prisoner free, and realizing you were the prisoner.

My wife clearly has noticed the changes in me, and seems sad. I've truly accepted that this separation is going to happen, and probably end up in a D.

We had discussed selling our house and both getting apartments, but now I'm reconsidering. I can swing the mortgage and bills on my own (just barely), and I think that our daughters would be better off with one of their residences being this home.

I don't really care what my wife will think about this. It's my home, I'm not the one breaking vows. She had probably hoped that she would get some of the sale proceeds, but if we sold, it would be going to pay off our debts.

If she tries to fight me on this, it'll get ugly. She can't pay for half of her load of the debt, and definitely can't support the mortgage, much less any other bills. We have talked about joint custody, so I don't expect to have to pay her any support, though I don't know about alimony. I'm meeting with a lawyer tomorrow to talk about all this sh#t.

She goes on her "Couples Week at the Lake" next weekend. I'll bet she's going to be real popular with all the husbands hoping to have a nice, relaxing time at the lake. Her BFF who has been saying we need a D for ages, will be there, so I'm sure that my W will be

Last edited by pinhead; 07/25/10 04:04 PM.