Yeah - right now I need the alimony to help keep all the kids afloat since he has bagged on helping them. In the future it will go towards paying off my mortgage so that I can afford to retire.
And yes, I earned every penny of it by mommy-tracking my career and supporting his.
Now, new guy has a track record of making (and losing) large amounts of money. Right now he's at the bottom, but seems quite confident he will soon be making big money again. I think his most recent experience has sobered him a bit about money issues and I'm hoping to help him hold on to more of it in the future.
My ideal would be separate residences, but spending lots of time together, with him financially able to take care of all his needs and me mine. And if he gets rich again and wants to spoil me a little - I could handle that
