Well, long time no see. I took a long break from Wikivorce because it was becoming an addiction, and I needed to focus on some real-life issues to start my new single life.

A lot of water under the bridge in the last 12 months, and what a poo 12 months they have been for me.  The stbx gets closer to the asylum every day.  The business has had the worst year on record and, like many others, I am clinging on by my fingernails and praying for better times.

However, despite all of that, something has happened which has completely changed my life.  I met someone new, someone who really cares and do

Some of the

It is just about 12 months since my wife moved out to her own place and took our children to live with her.  I have them from Friday evening to Sunday evening.  One of my biggest fears in the separation for the children was that they would adopt the stbx's selfish, materialistic, media and hype driven 'must have now at all costs' mentality.

Sadly it seems that has come to pass.  Managed to get my eldest (16B) a job at a local 5* hotel over the summer holidays, waiting on at functions.  He earned about £800 and luckily was paid by cheque - I had the privelidge of subbing him all through the