Anniversaries: From Matrimony to Alimony

May is an anniversary of sorts; it has been a year since my husband told me he had been unhappy for a long time.  That was it unhappy, not depressed or lachrymose, just unhappy. (Unhappy, I was miserable!) But I had made a vow "till death do us part" (and he wasn't dead), and I was going to stick to it. I had no idea his "unhappiness" would lead to all of this a year later.

Unhappy in May (2 months after hiring his "girlfriend") to moving out in August. Whatever unhappiness he had been feeling was nothing compared to the misery of living with him that summer. (I guess he finally felt like sharing). His moods made our hot summer a cold one; it was like living with a wild animal that was trying to chew its foot off to free itself from a trap.

Today I received the email about finally setting a court date for alimony in August, (another anniversary, my wedding month). It's hard to believe that it has taken this long.  As someone that worked for her husband and lost their husband and job on the same day, I have been lucky, (I always try to look at the bright side, glass is half full and all of that) I have been getting temporary support checks but every month I worry, sometimes they are late, rarely early, always wondering if they will come...I really don't enjoy that part, the waiting. It feels like I am on a bad game show, did I win the prize this time?

            

 My Cheap Fashion Fix

Slip dresses are in again!

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My Sister's Closet

recycled designer apparel  

Laundry by Shelli Segal

$12.00

Regular price range $135-$325