My soon to be Ex requested a parley with me over lunch recently. Her lawyer has disappointed her by filing too many briefs and petitions, then charging her the going rate for her services, which is a lot as she is viewed by many as the finest divorce lawyer in town. Turns out this lawyer is excessively combative. Combat costs money. And mi Diablo Esposa doesn't want to spend any more.
So she regained some semblance of reason, dropping the request for child support, half my life savings, and full custody of the kids - even considering a 50-50 split timewise we would spend with the children.
Got the new house fixed up considerably, and am more than ready to have the kids for weeks at a time.
Rather than the she-devil impression she has been putting on lately, the wife now looks like the common, selfish, everyday adulteress. No more. No less. I can deal with that. Such people are common. I can't blame myself for my choice. Nearly half the marriable women out there are just like her. I can't blame her for being, well, average in the commitment department. She didn't meet my high expectations. I am disappointed, but not completely torn up over this turn of events. Bigger catastrophes have happened to less deserving people.
I am thankful I found a church which welcomed me with open arms.
Maybe I can pick up some of the mildewed and smoldering pieces of my previous life, and build a new one...
...and keep biking. With the kids!
