Don,

Please don't get me wrong. I am not "anti-marriage". Hey, do I wish that my XW was with me and her continuous lies and her ongoing affair (I guess it's not an affair anymore now that we're divorced) didn't happen? Do I wish that she took our counselling back in the Fall of '04 seriously and truly worked on the marriage? ABSOLUTELY!! I am pro-marriage as well. That being said...what part of

he yelled and said to me, "You're a f***ing c*nt bit** wh*re, and I hate you!!!!" CLICK!

...do you not understand? Again, I've been following JV's deal steadily for months now and she has taken enough mental and verbal abuse to fill up the Rose Bowl!! I'm not a psychic but I often wonder how long before the verbal turns physical?

(JV, please don't take this the wrong way...) From what I know based on what she's written and "revealed" about herself, JV's got a long road ahead. The thing is, I've seen her get stronger and stronger over the recent past and seems to be fired up about moving on. Getting the Diploma. Going to work. Working to become self-sufficient. Not just moving on, but "Moving UP^^^^".

JV, if for some reason, you two got back together and were completely happy...GREAT! The thing is...the drinking...the Poker obsession...the verbal jabs...the not coming home...oh yeah, and the "Old Navy" deal... Is it worth it? Only you can answer that question. I can't, Don can't, nobody but you can. I'm just tired of seeing you get knocked down like one of those old blow-up clowns. You hit them and they pop back up again. Then you hit them and they pop back up again. Then you hit them and they pop back up again. JV, I don't want to see you being one of those...

OK, that's it. I've spoken my mind and again JV, if I've gotten too much into your business, I apologize. I just think your well being and your sanity are more important than giving him chance #107 to put you through more absolute Hell.

DMF