Eric, I have read the Divorce Remedy. When she initially told me she wanted the divorce she put all the blame on me, saying I was distant and not communicating with her over the past several years. I owned that. I am having financial difficulties and that is what caused me to internalize everything and shut her out. Since she told me I have begun to think that this is more about her having a mlc and thinking there is something better for her out there. I want to save the marriage. She has this idea that it will all be good if she can just get away from me, kids will be fine-she actually said that to me more than once. I don't want to get a divorce I just went to the attorney for my own peace of mind. She has not consulted one yet. Our last relationship talk about a month ago she said she would just serve me with papers and I have backed off since then. Trying to detach. She had a long talk with her Mother on Monday -the first time she has talked to her in depth since she dropped the bomb and then she went to the MC on Tuesday and now today I got the email. I am more interested in saving myself and the marriage. I just brought up the support $ figure because she seems to think she will be able to maintain her current standard of living if we get divorced. She makes under $25k a year at her current job but is interviewing for a better job that would get her closer to $40k.
Me:44 Wife:41 S11: D14 married 20 years bomb 7/25/2010 she filed 7/15/2011 headed for trial in early 2012