GM It takes a lot of courage to go back over one's life as you have done. I have long thought that MLC behaviour was like that of an addict. In some cases, like your xh there is true addiction going back many years. In other cases (like my xh) increasingly dysfunctional behavior that gets out of control.

It is terrifying that highly intelligent men and women can be so emotionally and financially destructive, and blame it all on others. You are a truly amazing woman GM. There are much better times now for you and your boys, as you will no longer live on shifting sands.