Aside from her demands to have her parents move into our home, she also said that from now on they would join us on any holidays along with her brother’s family. Surely this is not part of the marriage contract. I wanted the sovereignty of our family. Anyway, the pressure was building until the day came when she threatened to see an Attorney to see what her legal options would be to have me removed from the family home. She crossed the line with that so I packed my bags and left. Would anyone here tolerate having their inlaws live in their home?
That definitely sounds like a touchy situation. Was the living situation with her parents moving in intended to be temporary or permanent? Regarding the vacations I probably would have tried to negotiate something with her, like maybe you have some vacations with her family and some without.
Originally Posted By: athas
Will my wife ever return? Currently there is no plans by her to divorce me ever.
But you left her, right? Are you asking if she’ll ever return to Australia? Very hard to say, but if family is as important to her as you say it is, and her parents move in with her and her brother is down the street, my guess would be it’s unlikely she’ll return to Australia.
Originally Posted By: athas
Will it be expensive for my wife to be a single mom and take care of her non-english speak parents in her home (with health insurance payments, and other expenses?) and will this be a factor that will lead to her abandoning them and returning to me?
It certainly sounds expensive, but I can’t imagine that after giving her parents a home that she would ditch them and return to Australia for you, especially considering that she’s left you twice before.
Originally Posted By: athas
What strategies can I take moving forward?
Yours is a fairly unusual situation compared to most people here. There have been a few long-distance breakups that benefitted from DB’ing though. If you haven’t already done so, get DB and read it. Post here often and read other threads. Try to find situations similar to yours and read the feedback that those people got. Good luck!
