I have a thought about the slow filing and foot dragging that a lot of the MLCers do.
It seems like A LOT of these guys (and gals) have some heavy passive agressive behaviors that go back to long before bomb drop. In my own H's case, he likes to be the 'good guy' and wants to be seen as the victim. I think it is also why they spend so much time building a case against the LBS before they drop that bomb.
