So this friend of mine is in the middle of a divorce. He was in the real-estate business for the last 3 years. He made a killing while in it. The last year basically killed his marriage and his wife filed for divorce. The house they bought last year is upside down by about $75k and there is no way they can get what they paid for it. The wife made more money than my buddy did last year. She didn’t realize this, but when she filed for divorce (in February) and he signed, she is now stuck with owing half of what they couldn’t sell their house for and now is likely to have to give him alimony since she was the bread winner in 06.
What a lucky guy… He wanted out a long time ago, but didn’t want to give up half. Now the table has turned… He couldn’t be more happy with the housing meltdown…
Divorce is never a good situation. From your comments it appears that not only are you happy when people lose their homes, you are equally happy when families fall apart.
I am happy for my friend because he married a freak and he is happy. He didn’;t have any kids and married too you (19 years old), now 24. So for him, the timing is great. Lycus 103.7
If he’s upside down, then he couldn’t have made a killing the past. To me, a killing means more then ending up in debt.
People get oftentimes get married for stupid reasons. I was happy to see my little brother get divorced. The wife was pretty and nice but she was very needy and not the brightest girl on the block. Now, he’s got a beautiful, rich, smart girlfriend who’s not needy or controlling. She’s confident enough to let him do his own things and he’s happier than ever.
Marriage should be like buying a house. You’re better off choosing carefully and buying at the right time. Otherwise, you’ll end up paying for it for a long, long time. Just like buying a house, people rationalize their marriage decisions to make themselves feel better.
I’m only kidding. 🙂 Love is truly about having fun together, building a connection, being close to one another and sharing our innermost feelings.
I hear you. Yeah, if he made a killing, he wouldn’t be selling his house for a loss. His wife’s spending habbits crippled him. lol the new cars, cloths, etc… Maybe it just felt that way because he was buy rounds of drinks for people he didn’t know hotels in Vegas. It ran dry.
married at 19, flipping at 21, divorced and bankrupt at 24. talk about live fast, die young…
years from now, he’ll talk about graduating from the school of hard knocks, another cynical and jaded loser with a spotty past and an uncertain future… but he’s the norm now, even a person of respect and credence. because good decisions and fore thought are worth less than last year’s must-have cellphone.
Yeah, any guy who gets married at 19 is a dumbass (Leykis 101!). Regardless, I expect a TON of divorces to result from this real estate crash. I know there are many young couples who through shear ignorance are buying houses as we speak (I know several at my work). Many of these will be bankrupt within 3-5 years if not sooner, not a good way to start of a marriage.
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