You are so insightful Sandi2.
Yes, I did definitely protect her about being a spendaholic. Though people (family and friends) now say they’ve always meant to ask me about it. They have noticed it for quite some time.
She has turned her back on God. She avoids anything to do with it and has lost her faith. Mind you, I had a very good Catholic upbringing with a loving God and community, she did not. Hers was very strict and very fear God, Portuguese style. I mentioned God (off topic and nothing to do with us) in August and she said “don’t give me any of that God and religious BS!”. We are Catholic and my kids, especially my 10 year old enjoy going with me. W has not been since May…last time was the day we separated. We ended up going to church that day and she wept during mass, and so did I. We used to like going to noon mass, then a long drive in the country. She loved those drives. She used to hold my hand.


M17 yrs.
me49
xW47
d15
d11

BD1-Jul/11(Affair found out)
Therapy 9 months (tried 2)
BD2- May/12(sep)
Court Jul/13 - I got 50/50
Sold home - Aug/13
Court #2 - Dec/13
Court#3 - Apr/14 ... She lost again
We settled.