AndrewP,

I thought I educated myself well. Everybody in the courtroom yesterday except me and the bailiff was a woman.

I was very polite. I wanted to scream at the judge when she wouldn't let me talk about the financial declaration, but I kept my emotions in check. I felt like I was dealing with Judge Judy.

One of the things that really bugs me and rips at my heart is how my W used my DB against me. She wrote in her affidavit I was going out and meeting people and I never did that with her before. She also complained how I set up a savings account and I never did that before either. I recently told her I set up the savings account so I could put away money monthly so when big bills come due I would have the money there and I wouldn't have to pay it in a lump sum. When my W handled the bills she never could stick with putting money away for a rainy day.

Also, as I mentioned earlier, she used my DB apology letter against me. That hurt the worst. It came from my heart and I meant every word of it. I did not want to point fingers at who was at fault of our M breakdown, but if you read the apology letter it looks as if I admit to everything.

She even had her brother write a statement how cold and mean I was to her and he recounted something from 15 years ago! I don't even remember what he was going on about.

I didn't think my W was going through a MLC, but maybe she is. I don't know. All I know is I'm paying dearly for it, just because I'm a man and I make more than she does. No matter what I will have to pay her alimony and I will have a noose around my neck until I die and she won't have to worry about money again as long as I'm alive.

Where is the equality in that?


M 55 W 52
MR 32 T 34+
D29
BD May 8, 2016 - She moved out
ILYBNILWY May 15 (Through email)
No EA/PA
August 23 - DB used against me in every way
Divorce July 18, 2017 - Life is getting better every day