In possibly the most bizarre moves, partially because they seem so innocuous, my STBX (who raved that she never wanted to live with anyone again so she could "be her own person" just moved in with a (female) friend (I don't suspect any sort of romantic relationship, but you never know). So okay, that's not that bizarre (unless you'd been subjected to her "and I'll never marry anyone again and never live with anyone again" rants).
The innocuous-but-bizarre bit is that she contacted my sister with a message to the effect that she'd been avoiding contact but hoped it didn't have to be forever. This is notable because my sister cares so much for me that she literally flew across the world (she works in Bosnia) to help clean up the mess my STBX left behind, and because my sister is well known for nursing grudges until they die of old age and then having them stuffed and mounted so she can enjoy them in perpetuity. No WAY anyone who knows my sister at all would imagine she would forgive something like this. I'm curious to see the response.
STBX is living in a very powerful reality distortion field. Very curious to see how negotiation works. Did find some research on the subject of the spouses who support a spouse through advanced degrees expecting to enjoy the benefits of a higher-paid spouse getting recompensed if the supported spouse left the marriage before the supporting spouse received any benefit, and I'm hoping for something in that regard. If she claims she is owed half my pension for her "emotional support", it would be bloody nice if I got something for my emotional support, food, lodging, and tens of thousands of dollars of tuition. Just sayin'.
