I totally get where snodrifter is coming from. I may not be in the same situation, but I can identify with it. If my situation turns in to that, which I see happening, life is going to suck.
So my divorce is very real at this point, as she now has the paperwork and scheduled for a free consult with a lawyer....it will be done amicably because I still love her, and the lawyer is only to double-check our paperwork and ensure it is solid. But I spent 10 years of my life with this girl, and after only 16 months of marriage, she bails....won't even try to work on it, despite my offering to pay for marriage counseling. Talk about getting burned.
So where does that leave me? Well, despite the heartbreak, I will be a 30 year old divorcee. I don't even want to think about looking for someone, as they would be a rebound and I would never want someone to get hurt like I am. And even if things do move forward for the better, I am unsure I will ever be able to trust another woman. It would also seem, at a glance, that the majority of the chill/smart/fun girls my age are taken or may not be into me. So what does that leave? Man-whoring with younguns and cougars? Not me, and never has been me. Maybe it will be me, but I try to hold myself to higher standards.
Here's the fucked up part. And this is NOT to look down on snodrifter, or anyone, because that's not me...each person makes their own life choices, and they are not for me to judge. I am a stable and reliable guy. I have a good job making good money, and been doing it for over 3 years in this position (over 5 consecutive with the company). I have very little debt (student loans, a car that will be paid off in less than a year, and less than $1000 in credit card debt). By all counts, I am living the "yuppy" lifestyle snowdrifter mentioned, but my job allows me to still enjoy my hobbies and my co-workers know who I am, which is not just another yuppy. Even so, things are not rosy.
So ultimately, going back on topic with the original post, why are most women scandolous? I mean, my wife could have had the lifestyle she wanted....but didn't even want to work on things. She seems bi-polar as of late. And nearly every woman I know went through a "crazy" phase at soem point in their 20's, including my wife when we broke up like 4 years ago....and after giving her a second chance, eventually marrying her, she does this shit again? Seriously, WTF?
Oh well. Guess I take this as another life-lesson learned and move on. I got through alot of other stupid mistakes before, I guess this is just another one. Let's hope those of us looking can find a counterpoint in another person, but the odds look slim.
-B