Tehehe.. I have to chuckle because I do kind of think STBX's L took advantage of him and he was pretty gullible. He said he was hiring someone just to write the settlement agreement but somehow now she's doing his financial disclosure for him, running documents to the courthouse (and mailing them to me!) and all sorts of other administrative work that he is perfectly capable of on his own. And then he complained about the bill and how he probably won't get any refund from his retainer (he put down $3000 and was under the impression from his lawyer that it would take under $1000 but now most of it is gone). Silly him! Oh well, his money, not my money or any kid's money going down the drain.
I do sometimes wonder what happened to some of the people that posted back when I was first on here (or you both were first on here) and then they just disappeared... like 3boyzmom, bluesgal, artsy, there was a hope with some different numbers, too.
I think I've come to some similar conclusions - my STBX is just really not capable at this point of the work and effort it takes to be in an M or serious R. And really, who wants to stay in an M where the other person is only looking out for #1 (themselves)?
Me:30 H:29, no kids T:12, M:4 (when D was final) 12/13: "Don't think I want to be M anymore" 6/14: Separated (I move) 1/15: H filed for D 5/15: D final