I'll try to keep it short. I'm on the downslope of a marriage in which neither of us have been happy for years. I often fantasize about what life would be like if I weren't married and was just alone and I'm sure my wife does too except I presume she doesn't imagine being alone. We are basically sticking it out for another year until the youngest is out of highschool. My issue lately is that I feel like I don't have any control over really anything having to do with her and the kids. I'm essentially just a cash machine and will continue to be post divorce. My input doesn't seem to matter at all and I'm expected to just shut up and pay. "Expected" is probably the wrong word, it's more like REQUIRED, and eventually that will be under court order. I'm just having a difficult time coming to terms with this, that I will be required to finance things I do not want or agree with. Not sure what the point of this post is, I just had to say what I'm feeling