Looking down the road I have a huge hurdle (opportunity or serious challenge) before me. While W is currently off her D kick, she still occasionally brings up talk of a trial S but never pursues it for long or frequently.

We are currently renting a house as we recently moved and wanted to test the neighborhoods and schools before we bought a house. Our lease is up in the current house in June and we were planning to buy. The lease cannot be extended and yet I do not want to start talking about options yet as this potentially weighs too heavily or forces some R talks. At the same time, we need to start planning for a house purchase soon.

Not looking for real estate advice here, but how do I handle the complicated web of long term financially planning with someone that one any given day doesn't want to have a long term future together?


W: 40
Me: 44
M: 12 years
Together: 14
Three children (S-4, D-3, S-1)
EA started in April, discovered in 07/12
ILYBNILWY: 07/12
MC Started: 09/12
Patience Tested: 1,245,963 times since 07/12