My Husband Said He Was Taking Everything in the Divorce So I Signed and Let Him Think He Won

was quiet for a moment. “You understand what this is,” she said. It was not really a question.

“A draft,” I said. “Not a court order.”

Something shifted in her attention, a small recalibration. “Go on,” she said.

“It’s what he wants the deal to be,” I said. “It’s not what the court has approved. And I think he’s counting on me not knowing the difference.continue reading …