I give my wife the credit she deserves, she saved me from myself. After drifting in the wind for 12 years, suffering a loss I hope nobody should ever suffer, she definitely lit a signal fire to guide me back to a better place. In the last month we've purchased a new property in Belize, a 46' sea worthy catamaran and put the finishing touches on our newly built forever home/compound. Life is good. And she is still a stone cold fox.
Well, I will put it this way, when divorce happens to you, and I mean one that completely blindsides you, it will shake you to the core. My kids were 10 and 12 when she left. They are still reeling from it today. I have been through 2 divorces as a child and now one as an adult. I hate divorce, I really do. I loved my wife dearly, I never stood in her way of her dreams, hell I thought I was living it with her, until I wasn't. I will say that I truly believe that there is a correlation between feminism and divorce. I know, I know, men do some awful things as well. I didn't always do the right thing myself. But I was loyal, respectful, faithful and did more of my share as a father and care taker to my kids and in the end, she didn't love me and I was used. Loyalty to the wrong woman. I have someone now, and I doubt I will ever marry again, but I found love again and a very very loyal woman, so life goes on.
So what you are saying is in your infinite to each from each life structure you want to give me some money for hunting property? In Venatione Veritas
No, he is going to have a BHOD alumni party in Belize.... On a somewhat related note, the WORST air turbulence I ever experienced was along the coast of Belize. We were in the middle of dinner service (yeah it was back in the 80's), the plane started bouncing and the next thing we saw was the dinner cart hitting the ceiling. End of dinner service!!
I get that. My parents divorced when I was 7 years old. My best friend went through something similar with his ex and it took him awhile to recover from it. She was a succubus at best and just a straight up C U next Tuesday. He lives for kids now and as the living embodiment of a great father. His ex has turned to meth and turning tricks, he has full custody and is dealing with two teenagers that cannot understand why their mom would rather smoke meth and a strangers pipe than see them. Things can always be worse.
I could but their something about earning it yourself in order to appreciate it... But all smart-ass-ness aside, Belize is not that expensive. Given the state of this country and now every political loser will claim elections are rigged or the political foe is corrupt, etc... Its not a bad option to have property someplace else.
You should do one of those Farmhouse/live, laugh & love painted quotes on the wall with that one. Or... Sotas book of quotes. At any rate I am working that one into a conversation today.
similar to owning a home in Illinois....it's like being covered by an endless supply of leeches. Think I posted on another thread, but in the 12 years I have owned a home in Illinois, just taking my current mortgage price as baseline rent; I could have rented a home here for that entire 12 year stretch and I would have an additional $250k+ in my bank account vs. how much "owning" has cost me in depreciation/repair/updating costs in my first and current homes...not to mention stress and time spent doing a lot of said work myself. I could be buying land in Belize, but instead I am on HomeAdvisor looking up driveway guys to replace my driveway so I can list it next month.
Reminds me of the old joke, Earl and Bubba are quietly sitting in a boat fishing, chewing tobacco and drinking beer when suddenly Bubba says, "Think I'm going to divorce my wife, she ain't spoke to me in over two months." Earl spits overboard, takes a long slow sip of beer and says, "Better think that over; women like that are hard to find." I think I got that one out of the joke thread on the forum and just never forgot it, told it a hundred times and made old men laugh harder than they should have at it.
Been married since 09. My wife has gave me a great life and family. Before we met I really didn't care about much. Now I have 2 great young men and a beautiful home. I would rather be home with my family then anywhere else in this world. My wife does not hunt, but understands how much I love it. She is not always thrilled about the expense and time it takes but she knows that if she needs or wants me home I am there. Sometimes it is hard to compromise and not be selfish to our hobbies but it is usually worth it when you give more then you take. With all that I know that if one does not love the other then it does not matter how much the other loves the one.
