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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Could they stay married, but have separate places to live?[/quote]

My siblings and I had that conversation with them years ago. They could certainly afford it.  My mom has a lot of anger. I think she truly wants to hurt my dad and this is how she intends to do it. [/quote]

Wow. Imagine still stewing about “the child rearing” at 80, when it was multiple decades ago. Your mom sucks, OP. Sorry for your dad.[/quote]

I see this with older generations and peers. The men in these situations never stepped up even when asked point blank. It wouldn’t rise to this level if there wasn’t a major disconnect and they kept feeding their spouses reasons to resent them. [/quote]

PS I will say the very late gray divorce closest to me (grand uncle in his 80s) had positive outcomes all around once the divorce was finalized. Her family (the couple had no kids) were the worst though. They made her experience less good. My grand uncle took care of all her bills and care especially when she declined. Her siblings — who didn’t visit or help with her care and didn’t know her unless they needed something — were weasels though and most butthurt. I think they expected to inherit money from her. FWIW My aunt initiated the divorce. There are as definitely animosity on her part (usually stirred up my her sibs). The man had his downsides. In the end, the divorce was good bc my uncle was able to do more for her than if they’d remained married.[/quote]

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