Smart Work Thank you for what you wrote. Good questions . I think that with so many stories that are about chaos and change, there are probably a hundred more. I started with this one. The stories on how our family and relationships changed are (mostly) for my husband and children to tell. But I am certain that they suffered so much and are changed. Not necessary *all* for the worse. No, I didn’t take half his property (although in a marriage, what we build together and create together in a long-term marriage is both ours, no, as in, this isn’t “his” property?). There has been no custody battle or forced alimony or child support. He and I are friends. We aren’t divorced. We don’t know how this will turn out.