However, the events of getting the dress to the dump, the rain, mud, tripping hazard smile , and it’s final resting position splayed upon the garbage pile, all mud covered and rain soaked, turned out to be perfectly symbolic of a marriage thrown away.
That was a hilarious story. Made me smile to remember it!
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It will also make you look like the good guy, which doesn't hurt your standing with the family. This is a good thing as you will have to deal with them on some level for the next 20 years.
That's a good point. It might curry a tiny bit of favour with her.
I'm having some work done to fix my patio and need to borrow a small sum of money. I have no other debt so it was approved immediately. The bank valued my house almost $20k higher than it was in May last year when I refinanced!
The real estate market really is crazy right now. Remote work is being made permanent in a lot of white collar industries and people are leaving the overpriced cities in droves. Rental availability is next to zero in desirable areas and locals are being priced out. Many southerners are moving north to our subtropical state that has something like 300 sunny days a year. Though I was worried about affordability at first, it was definitely the right decision to keep the house in the divorce.
I wonder about X's financial situation. A credit card bill addressed to him came to my house a few weeks ago (we didn't have CCs when we were together). He has the balloon payment on his car loan due in Nov - around $25k. He bought a jetski, expensive mountain bike, and imported car parts as soon as he received the settlement money last year. He pays $750/month child support. And now a month-long trip out of state. I hope he doesn't get himself into a mess.
