Falling Pianos: Wayward Wife & LRT (8)

[Defacto]

Thanks Jeff and Starsky!

Well, strikes and gutters, my friends.

After lunch, STBX sent me two TM pics of goofy book covers from the library. I kind of chuckled but didn't feel the need to respond. About two hours later, STBX calls. I decided to answer.

STBX proceeds to complain about having to get three years of financial records together and her running out of her retainer for her L. She basically says that her L wants to go after me for alimony and child support and she doesn't want that. She mentions trying to resolve the D between ourselves. She complains that if she has to pay another retainer, she can't move out and get her own place. She tells me that she is in debt and can't afford for this to be drawn out. She states that she doesn't want to go after me like her L wants her to.

I just listen the best I can. I tell her that if she wants to propose another approach, I can review it with my L. I say that I'm not a legal expert so I don't know all the options. She says that she doesn't have time to research all the other options this weekend because she is going out of town. Eventually, I tell her that I need to get back to work.

A half an hour later she sends me this TM:

"I spoke further with my L. I guess we will stick to the path we are on. I want to be clear though that I want this to be amicable because I love you and I love our kids."

So, yeah...kind of a downer. I know, stay the course but sometimes I just really contemplate getting this over with so I can get on with the rest of my life. It really makes me wonder if she didn't just want to get together with me so I would be more agreeable to just go along with her quick D idea...