From: Ellen K. 

I will hold good thoughts for you.

On Mon, 5 Dec 2005 22:26:11 -0600, Bill Lucy 
wrote in message :

>I'm writing this because I want all of you to know what's currently
>going on in my life.
>
>BTW, it's not good.
>
>For a bit over a year, I've been unsuccessfully pursuing a divorce with
>Nancy. My attorney actually prepared a marital settlement agreement over
>a year ago. But she refused to agree to it. Fast forward, and now she is
>agreeing to what is essentially the same agreement drafted in November
>of 2004.  We had also agreed to sell our home, but after a sale
>fell through, Nancy decided to stay, and we agreed to a price which she
>would pay for my interest. The price was agreed to in August, a closing
>date was scheduled for last Friday (I know -- 4 months!), but that fell
>through. 
>
>In addition, I have been in a relationship with a woman with whom I fell
>way too far in love, AND have attempted to start a financial planning
>business. Both have failed, and the financial cost to me has been
>drastic. Because of a move, I can't follow the original
>business/marketing plan I had drafted. I spent quite a bit of money in
>this (stupid me), but there has been very little reciprocity on her
>part. In reality, I feel treated as little more than a slave.
>
>I've been continuing an on-line course to help me obtain my
>certification as a financial planner (CFP), and I'm about 2/3 of the way
>through (the current final exam in Income Tax Planning is a bear).
>
>So...
>
>I'm leaving the relationship as of tomorrow (Tuesday). I'm moving back
>to Illinois with the prospect of a job similar to what I was doing for
>the State of Illinois, working under contract as a trainer in
>investments. I don't even know if that will work out, but I need to get
>away from the place I'm in now.
>
>I'm pretty much broke, but not broken. I did for a time recently
>consider suicide. But I am blessed with family and friends who have
>committed to help me through this bad time.
>
>I'm telling you all this because many of us here have shared our
>stories, albeit perhaps not in this amount of detail.
>
>I'm looking for support. You can call me at (218)205-5784 or email me at
>lucyandi()spamcop)(net.

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