Family Forum / Marriage / Divorce / October 2005

Why can't ppl just be happy? Why can't ppl solve marital problems? Why
so many divorces? Why do ppl think they are happier divorced when
actually their lives are in much worse condition? I just don't get it as
humans we try so hard to find a compatible partner in life and when we

May the blessing of God's soft rain be on you,
Falling gently on your head, refreshing your soul,
With the sweetness of litte flowers newly blooming.
May the strength of the winds of Heaven bless you,

TOP=The other person.  I apologize if this seems choppy.  I'm not a
good writer.
I have been married for seven years.  We began dating in high school in
1992, did a long distance relationship through 4 years of college

Where are you right now?
What's to your left?
What can you hear this moment?
What's on your feet?

Had the hearing this morning. Judge was an old friend of mine, which
felt really strange, having him hear this case. We were at the top of
his docket and he just called it up, ran us through necessary
questions for jurisdiction, etc, signed the proposed Decree I had

It's my first post here. I've been reading, time-to-time, your posts. It's
incredible how the whole idea of marriage and divorce is traditional...and
the ones who make the money are the wedding industry and the lawyers. It's a
business for both sides but especially the lawyers.. ...

In New Jersey, I had a house prior to getting married, shortly
thereafter sold house, did not use profit money to buy our marital
home, kept profit in seperate
accounts from all other marital funds, now getting divorced, wife did

    Is there a statute of limitations on annulments?
    For instance, can you be married for 3 years and then all of a
sudden, you both want to decide to get annulled, like the marriage
never happened?

Last night I fell apart.  I came home to an empty house...  my dog had peed
on the carpeting, my oldest cat's eye was messed up, and I just felt like
the weight of the world was upon me.  I immediately started crying.  `Ended
up curling into a ball on the floor and just sobbed.  I ...

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My ex informed me last night that "the only" time they could schedule a
portrait session with the people during their (my old) church photo
directory was on Wed night, Oct. 26.
However, I know for a fact that this is a makeup because all the

When I decide to leave my partner for a man with a longer cock, WHO will get
the money and the house and everything?

You posted your "Mini Melt-down" thread this morning, and have had
quite a few replies, but I don't see any more posts by you. I really
hope you are sticking with your sobriety and NOT DRINKING. You had 70
days of sobriety as near as I could figure by what you had posted. But

I have a hearing at the courthouse, possibly the final one,,, I dunno, my
stbx is nuts & has filed  protective order charges  &  contempt of court
charges on me that I have not seen or heard anything about... think I should
bring my GF to the courthouse? they have never met

a lot happened last week.
wife went off her meds, drank a lot, screamed a lot, made some threats,
etc...
I called 911 4 times (the last one after she sugared my gas tank, cut