Hi all, divorcing dad here. 2.5 years after my wife manufactured an argument so she could throw up her hands in exasperation and say “I’m done”. She asked for a two-month separation (a sham, I know!) and stated that she was going to see other people during it, and boy did she. Surprise surprise, at the end of that separation she announced she wanted a divorce.
Except ... she wouldn’t go through with it. So I filed, I’m the plaintiff, and she kept dragging her feet. I got her as far as turning in asset and income statements, but she couldn’t bring herself to sign and hand a divorce decree over to the clerk at the courthouse. Who the heck knows why, but I’m happy to say that after a third round of mediation (we’re poor and wanted to avoid lawyers), she committed in writing to submitting a decree by the end of January. Hallelujah!
I’ve met several women in the meantime who have said “call me when your divorce is finalized.” But now that it’s getting close ... maybe I’ll just stay single for a while.
Hang in there everyone; better days ahead!
Nice man. Yes mine was sick too except my state is no fault. She filed. I asked her to do a moderator to avoid all the court stuff. So we could end it quickly and move on. She wanted to drag it out. I lawyered up. I ended up counterfiling so even if she backed out we were getting divorced. LOL well she learnt a lesson. Turns out her mom was leading the charge and man she isn't too bright either, that led me to a pretty nice situation in the end. No alimony, no child support, I got 50% of everything and 50/50 custody. It was great because she entered the marriage with 90% of the money, I basically had nothing. Poor family, self made man. Put myself through school, bought my own stuff, all of that. So I had very little to contribute. Turns out they used me, or so they thought, to help them pay off a mortgage for 17 years of marriage. Judge didn't like that too much and I got rewarded for it.
I'm staying single, almost a year now, and I've been focusing on myself. Getting better in every way. I'm not sure I'll enter the dating pool soon I kind of like this. It's all peace, honestly, and clarity. It seemed tough at the begining like how was I going to do this, and being used was tough to reconcile. But it all works out in the end for all of us. Stay the course, dig your heels in, and power through it.
My ex drug her feet too, even tried to come back once and say “I think I made a mistake”😂 Eventually she signed. I found someone else pretty quickly after divorce. I liked having a partner, just not one that sleeps with several other men. The idea of staying single to “find yourself” never made much sense to me. I know who I am.
So typical, so they can blame you and play the victim a bit longer.