Yeah Kas - don't make up stories like that. Karma has a way of taking care of things.

My ex left me after 26 years, bought his beach pad by his favorite surf break, and ended up marrying an Asian woman 19 years younger than him. He was living his MLC fantasy, and he made lots more money than me because I had mommy-tracked my career. (Btw his wife is not an OW so I bear no malice towards her).

But ten years later:
Her mother died unexpectedly and she went through a depression.
Her father came to live with them, had major surgery, had dementia and they shipped him off to her brothers.
His father was diagnosed with lung cancer and he had to fly back and forth across the country to manage his care (he's doing well now, thankfully).
His mother was diagnosed with Parkinson's.
He has had two shoulder surgeries, a neck surgery, and recently a failed lower back surgery. He defined himself as a surfer and all of this means he really can't surf.
His most recent back surgery was an emergency surgery the night before he turned 60 (he doesn't so well with birthdays that end in 0).
He just retired and usually would work part time after retirement to earn the same income between pension and part-time work - but cannot work right now with his back problems, so his income has dropped suddenly.

I'm not happy all this bad stuff happened to him and his family- but just pointing out that while it looked in the beginning like everything was roses for him, the universe has a way of evening things out. I have a great relationship with my kids, financial stability (even though I have a lot less than he does) and, despite me being 4 years older, I'm in considerably better health than he is now. He seems happy in his marriage but I'm sure he misses some things about me. I may have had a more checkered dating history since my divorce, but I've also learned to play percussion, played in a band, toured with my singer-songwriter friend and met many famous musicians. (My ex thought HE was the musician in the family because he could play a half dozen Neil Young songs on the guitar that he learned in college. ) I'm living well and that's really the best revenge.