if your W wants to go she does have to put her big girl pants on at some point and start taking care of her self. Have her parents "spolied" her in a way? Has she ever been on her own and had to take care of herself 100?
She is majorly spoiled, but she gets that thought of normalcy from watching her parents. Her mom does not work, and hasn't for year. Her mom's occupation is really professional shopper. I think that's what my wife wants too. Her father has always worked very hard, and has diligently put away money saving and investing. The mother has no clue on these matters, but likes to brag about their financial position, that she had no planning or input on.
My wife has never had to cover 100% of expenses. Even after she graduated college and lived on her own, parents still had her on their health insurance, paid her car insurance and cell phone, etc. Of course she is living with them now, but still feels the need to buy $100+ worth of groceries a week on our credit card. I've been getting by on less than $50 a week on groceries and my mom isn't making me breakfast/lunch/dinner every night.
So to answer your question, she is a seasonal worker, with no benefits or retirement plan who will live with her parents, because her salary would not be enough to afford an apartment and her accustomed lifestyle. She has the ability to have a full time job with benefits, she just enjoys her seasonal job. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with it, but it's a choice, and up until this point, she has not had to deal with being 100% independent. I don't think us divorcing is going to change that, mommy and daddy will definitely step in. Years ago, they tried to bribe her to move back home by telling her they would buy her a Jaguar or something. So I don't think she'll be hurting too bad without me.
H: 29 WAXW: 30
Bomb Drop- 9/9/13 Negotiated Settlement- 5/9/14 D Final- 5/21/14 XW has breakdown in attorney lobby- 5/30/14
