I see what you are saying Eric. BUT, I am only coming from the perspective of: I don't know who this man is anymore, he cannot be trusted, desperate times call for desperate measures (is what I think he might be thinking) and I just NEVER know if he could get to the point where he would take my diamonds. I feel that I/we can't afford to take that risk. I wasn't doing it to be hurtful. I wasn't doing it to be spiteful. I wasn't trying to make him "pay" for any of his wrongdoings.
I'm genuinely concerned that I am dealing with a man who yes, might be capable of doing something like that. Look at it this way...I have NO way of knowing what he is doing with the business, he could be telling me all kinds of stuff, but I don't ever see the daily sales and records. He could be or could already have been socking money away into some account for all I know. Add to this, he's a gambler - he likes to bet... I guess also, I think about the fact that while we were separated the first time (5 years ago) I found out that he spent THOUSANDS of dollars on MOW and her children! All the while, screaming and yelling at me that we had NO money...and yelling at me "GET A JOB!" Also, before I got laid off in 2003, I, yes ME, was the bread winner! I had an excellent telecom engineering position and was bringing in the big bucks for the first 5 years of our relationship.
So, that's where I am coming from. All I did was take some of my diamond jewelry and put it somewhere safe.
I'm not upset at what you said, just wanted to explain where I was coming from. He doesn't deserve my trust at this point.
