Not sure where to start or end, WAW - #2

[john28]

It doesn't really matter what you would rather do. No judge in their right mind will award a 4 year marriage with a healthy spouse 6-8 yrs of spousal support. So offering to pay a large amount for a shorter time was not smart! You offer to pay LESS for even shorter than what she *might* get. Never start at your ceiling going in. It's negotiating 101.

Trust me, I negotiate daily in my job. I offered her my bottom for 2.5 years. She went crazy and said she deserved more years. I'm pretty sure I'm in the power seat when it comes to spousal support. She has this stupid idea in her head I owe her for years and years.

I also want to add that she plays the emotional blackmail when it comes to spousal support - "How could I ever be with a man who wants to only support his W who stayed home for their entire marriage for only 2.5 years? That's not the person I want to be with, you don't value or respect me."