Dawn - I have absolutely no doubt that you are independent and strong. Not financially yet - but you could be! Anyone who has lived with such a bizarro MLCer can do anything! No wonder you are frustrated - he is putting his survival ON YOU. He is making you feel as if you had some control over his well being and that is absolutely not fair....and not true. The responsibility for him is him. Which is a lesson totally lost on those in MLC. The worst part is that they have to learn it for themselves. We cannot hit them over the head with something, sadly.
Nero, I wish I could give your H a good swift kick. Inviting you to FL and telling you he would go spend time with OW? Next time I saw his suitcase, I douse it with itching power right over his jockey shorts. Having compassion does not mean you can't have a little fun