It is longer than 19 years.
in terms of marriage I think 20 years is a relatively long time.
Structure of Properties when divorcing?
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It is longer than 19 years.
in terms of marriage I think 20 years is a relatively long time.
Yeah definitely. 10 years is perhaps a medium length relationship, so moving up from there I would consider "long".
I think Terry was right: I had a really good lawyer and I was lucky.
My mum used to clean a friends' house for her back in the day. She had a husband and three kids, a four bedroom house. It took my mum a whopping 3 or 4 hours a week to clean it.
My brother and I had weekly chores doing some (about half) of the weekly housecleaning. It used to take us about 30 minutes to do it - and yes, it was done to our mum's standard.
Sorry... I'm calling BS on all that.
With three kids, I used to spend a day cleaning. Not all day. I would pace myself. But that is cleaning bathrooms, toilets, etc. Clearing up after kids is a daily task. Actually looking after kids is a 24 hour "on call" service until they leave school. I used to do at least one load of washing per day, often three or four, and maybe none the next day. I don't think you really have a clue. I also believe if you were the one "doing" and not "remembering", you'd see things differently.
Hi PG, can you pm your lawyers details ? I have a mate who is looking for some info.
He had a house which was cash flow + from day one, and they used this as security for their marital home. Now she wants half of both and half his super.
Chomp, I have pm'ed you.
Yes, it's easy to do a once-a-week job; it's the every day stuff--get up in the morning at 5.00 to crying baby who won't go back to sleep; stay awake for your toddlers to make breakfast; put load of washing on; make lunch for husband; hang load of washing out; clean up breakfast dishes, all while entertaining toddlers and trying to tend to baby; change nappy, feed; play with toddlers; prepare lunch for toddlers and baby, which gets thrown everywhere; clean up; spend an hour putting baby down for a nap; tend to toddlers; start making dinner; clean up vomit and change more nappies; bath baby and toddlers; put them in their pjs; read to toddlers; try to get baby to sleep (another hour); fall into bed at 10 pm exhausted; and then up every three hours with baby feeding; up again at 5.30 and it all starts again. Yeah, super easy.
And in between all of the above, keep the house clean, keep the children clean, do the grocery shopping, take children on outings, take them to the doctors, to the dentist, to orthodontists, paediatricians, specialists; help out at the school canteen and in the classroom; be involved in their activities. Be their nurse, their handmaid, their teacher, their taxi driver, their counsellor. The list goes on.
Best post ever in support of contraception.
It must count for something. Otherwise Australia would be a gold digger's haven
After reading this thread, my choice on potential partners has changed.
no im sorry to say it doesnt count at all unless its stuff like mental illness that affects your ability to make decisions, or abuse or you are a really bad bad person.
im not 100% sure about other countries and how we rank in law fairness, but yeah, it is gold diggers heaven, thats why the number of men choosing to remain single or refusing to be in a relationship or a defacto relationship is increasing,
Property girl can get her knickers into 100 different knots, but the reality in modern society in australia is that men are expected to or looked down upon if they dont have a car or investment property at say 30, while being fully employed in a decent job with prospects of promotion, while women are free to have a low paying job throughout their 20s, while spending every cent they earn, with no financial responsbilit, to look for someone who can "take care of them"
obviously there are exceptions like many here on SS, and its a generisation, but reality is reality
the number of dates of ive been on with girls who are around 30 boast about their huge credit card debt, lack of savings, but yet are just as quick in dismissing an ex partner due to lack of assets or career ambitions is astonishing
(and no I didnt find them on sugardaddys.com)
considering you seem to have a habit of picking fights with everyone esepcially about teh gender debate, and disappear when you are proven wrong or made to look silly,
I am surprised you could get it soooooooooo wrong, you failed 101 divorce law in australia
Only with those who can't spell or punctuate ...
Seriously? I know I'm fairly old, but I don't know anybody like that, even those women in their 20s who went through school with my sons. Maybe you are just looking in all the wrong places.
Those girls like you've described obviously exist, just like there are plenty of men with unattractive traits, but I'm just not sure where you are looking?
Clearly, it is also possible I'm living in some sort of bubble?
Lets hope this thread doesn't degenerate like so many others
Probably not terribly much hope of that
oooh, let me see whether whether I can work my macrame magic on my undies!
Yes, my job was so low paying throughout my 20s that my accountant kept telling me to go out and buy properties to help with my tax. I spent every cent I earned with no financial responsibility looking for someone to 'take care' of me, so much so that I had three fully paid off investments properties by the time I was 27 and a healthy share portfolio.
What do they say about like attracting like?
