CW - thank you for that quote.....thanks for reminding me of the Hope/expectation difference....I'm well aware of the difference and I really have to stop expecting that he will behave in a way that he would in the past...business and personal....and that's the hard part....forget who he was....and accept who he is now.
SA - you are right, never in my life would I've imagined this is where I would be financially at this stage of my life. I look back just 2 years ago....running successful business, having the middle class lifestyle, loving husband and a great little family.....it's all gone....and at 53 I will be starting all over again. I can't let him drag me down any lower financially.
I've been working on spreadsheets, budgets and such, so I have everything ready for the lawyer that I'm planning to see.
I must admit that I'm overstressed....so many things on my plate....so little time. Just jumping from one task to another putting out fires....don't know what to do first.
Did some GAL last night....really needed it. I went to a 25 year reunion bash with a bunch of women that I worked with in media years ago. Amazing to see everyone after all of these years. Had a blast....great to reconnect with everyone and catch up on their lives. About 16 of us came, and the life stories were fascinating. I must say that about 75% of them were on their 2nd and 3rd marriages. Is that normal, or is it because they are all in the entertainment business? LOL
M53 H54 D17 M33Y T38Y Bomb OW 09/09 OUT 10/09 BACK 11/09 OUT 01/10 WANTS TO R 04/10 BACK with OW 05/10 Wants to Reconcile 05/11 I said NO