bube wrote
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I’m just guessing here, but I would estimate about a 30% chance that she’ll choose to leave


I predict that she will NEVER leave, but she will threaten to leave often. I predict that she will say these words over and over again: "Do YOU want me to leave?" And no matter how you answer that question, she will not leave. AND if she does leave for a short time, she wiill not stay away.

Look at it from her POV? From her POV, how would the quality of her life improve one little bit if she moved into some little apartment? What would she use for money? How could she afford to keep the dogs? What would she have to gain by leaving? Also, as you pointed out, she has nowhere to go.