Punkin - no it doesn't end. They are living their life according to a false narrative they have constructed. This bears no relationship to external reality, and is reinforced by the crazy person they are living with. I believe they actually chose that person because they fit in with this crazy narrative in some way.
I wish I could share SAs confidence that they figure out the consequences of their choices. Some do, but I fear some are stuck forever. They might be obliged to be compliant, but internally they do not agree.
My xh recently attempted to raise some issues which were formally dealt with in the financial settlement. But in his eyes they are still open issues, and I believe he will attempt to raise these whenever he sees an opening.
They have a distorted view of reality, and until that changes will continue to do these things.
My view of MLC has changed radically over the past few months. I believe that everything they are doing makes perfect sense to the MLCer, and that much of their rage comes from the failure of the rest of the world to 'get it'. Some of them have moments of clarity, but in general they are in a closed world. I don't know about you, but the real rage in my xh comes from anyone challenging what he is doing or saying. As long as everyone say 'Yes yes yes' and at least appears to agree with them they can cope, but challenge even the craziest notion with an incontrovertable fact, and they will become at best disbelieving, and generally angry.
Get what is owed to you. You will not change his mind though!
