The Divorce Thread - The Orange Mane

Traveler · 01-17-2007, 11:41 AM

Having been through a divorce, I will never again complain about the division of marital assets after reading how Michael Strahan's stupidity has caused him to lose half his net worth. DAMN!

Undoubtedly, there was a collective tremor among pro athletes when days ago, a New York judge ordered Giants defensive end Michael Strahan to pay his now ex-wife, Jean, $15.3 million -- half his net worth -- more than $200,000 in child support, and 90 percent of his kids' school tuition as part of their divorce settlement.

Note to all athletes: Make sure you have a competent lawyer and read your prenup before you get married!

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...t&lid=tab6pos1

bronco militia · 01-17-2007, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Traveler

Having been through a divorce, I will never again complain about the division of marital assets after reading how Michael Strahan's stupidity has caused him to lose half his net worth. DAMN!

Undoubtedly, there was a collective tremor among pro athletes when days ago, a New York judge ordered Giants defensive end Michael Strahan to pay his now ex-wife, Jean, $15.3 million -- half his net worth -- more than $200,000 in child support, and 90 percent of his kids' school tuition as part of their divorce settlement.

Note to all athletes: Make sure you have a competent lawyer and read your prenup before you get married!

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...t&lid=tab6pos1

that doesn't sound like much of a pre-nup.....50% is the law in most states.

Tredici · 01-17-2007, 11:45 AM

His stupidity in not being able to keep his marriage and his family intact?

Traveler · 01-17-2007, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Tredici

His stupidity in not being able to keep his marriage and his family intact?

Agree!

bendog · 01-17-2007, 12:02 PM

I've never seen the upside to divorce. Most of the guys I see end up with two results.

One, they remarry someone who has about the same number of kids as they do, which results in pretty much a wash in terms of child support, and a new wife not that much different from the one they got rid of, so why all the angst in the first place, because in a year or two the sex will be about the same as they have now. Plus, the new kids will probably have issues.

Two, and this is mostly for guys making muchacha dollars, they marry someone much younger, who then even if she has a kid, wants another one, and then she stays home. What's the pt? Hot sex with a young chick isn't happening when she's been changing diapers all day.

So I figure staying married is the least bad option open to me.

clarkster · 01-17-2007, 12:05 PM

there it is...whats the least bad option. im done if this one goes. ill get a ****ing gold fish if i feel the overwhelming urge to ask something whats wrong and never get an answer.

Spider · 01-17-2007, 12:15 PM

Cheaper to keep her .........

Atlas · 01-17-2007, 12:20 PM

Do you know why it costs so much to get a divorce?

Because it's worth it!!

NaptownChief · 01-17-2007, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Tredici

His stupidity in not being able to keep his marriage and his family intact?

Bold assumption in assuming it was his stupidity...Could be a million reasons why it went bad and all of them could be his fault or none of them.

Stuck In Texas · 01-17-2007, 12:23 PM

Did he agree to this settlement? It makes you wonder what the story is behind the problems in their marriage. It's tragic. I'm lucky. When I got divorced, I got primary custody of my son and I have since remarried and definitely improved my lot in life! Congrats to me!!!!!

Los Broncos · 01-17-2007, 12:36 PM

There is no advantage for a man to get married.

Spider · 01-17-2007, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Lynchmob72

There is no advantage for a man to get married.

well there is that cooking aspect ............ Just sayin

bendog · 01-17-2007, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Lynchmob72

There is no advantage for a man to get married.

I dunno. That last psychotic girlfriend was enough for me. After that, it was either sport ficking or having a real relationship with someone sane.

I can see that divorce might be the least bad option, but the guys and women I see who essentially just partner up serially for a few years and then repartner strike me as very sad. And not very good parents.

With Strahan, I don't see what's wrong with him losing half the nut (-: What happens when he's done, I don't know. These guys go from having the means to play 1K a hand poker to having zero income. I was reading fortune magazine yesterday, and Lenny Dykstra (of all people) is trying to start a money management program aimed at professional athletes to protect their income stream in retirement.

Spider · 01-17-2007, 12:47 PM

it is easy to see why Strahan's wife divorced him ........... think back a few years , Bret Farve lays down giving Strahan the Sack record .... the poor woman couldnt live with the shame of a freebe ...........

Bronco_Beerslug · 01-17-2007, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Tredici

His stupidity in not being able to keep his marriage and his family intact?

Stupidity? How so, did he blow his marriage all by himself?

I got lucky in mine. Didn't end up losing any of my pension or annuities from work. I offered her a trade in back child support owed by her ex since I raised her son from her first marriage that amounted to about 10% ($40,000) of what my retirement benefits were at the time and she took it. I was ecstatic that she did, she wanted money now, not security in the future.

No desire to get married since (almost 15 years) then but not against it either if the right girl appears. Having the freedom to do basically anything I want to, when I want to doesn't bother me at all.

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Originally Posted by Atlas

Do you know why it costs so much to get a divorce?
Because it's worth it!!

Mine ended up costing over $16,000 in the early 90's and was definitely worth it!

Traveler · 01-17-2007, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Lynchmob72

There is no advantage for a man to get married.

According to statistics, the biggest upside of marriage for men is that we live longer.

Spider · 01-17-2007, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Traveler

According to statistics, the biggest upside of marriage for men is that we live longer.

directly linked to cooking

orange 4 life · 01-17-2007, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Tredici

His stupidity in not being able to keep his marriage and his family intact?

i'd agree tred except that when youre dealing with fame and fortune, who the heck knows what really happened?

did SHE not "keep the marriage and family intact" because she just married him for money in the 1st place?
its like the hollywood marriages.
you dont know if its for love or for the photo on the cover of a few magazines?
sadly, its probably the latter.

i wouldnt mind a little more fortune (though im not complaining), but i thank God that im not famous.

Popps · 01-17-2007, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Lynchmob72

There is no advantage for a man to get married.

Yes there is. It's just not for everyone.

Moon§hiner · 01-17-2007, 12:57 PM

After 18 years of marriage I decided the wife wasn't going to change her spending ways. She was a true shopaholic. Took on all the credit card bills and I kept the property. Paid child support for 4 years and she signed off and gave me my daughter so she could move out of state.
Like Beerslug, it's been 11 years for me and I'm in no hurry to remarry. I like to cook so food isn't a problem. I date on occasion, but really prefer my quiet time. I think about dying alone once in a while, but a good football or basketball game reminds me that it's not the worst way to go.

Garcia Bronco · 01-17-2007, 01:00 PM

His stupidity was getting married in the first place. If I had that much loot I'd never get married....what's the point? I might have children and a family, but I wouldn't actually tie the knot.

That settlement seems way out of whack...no law or contract should entitle that woman to that much money. She didn't cure cancer.

Garcia Bronco · 01-17-2007, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Moon§hiner

After 18 years of marriage I decided the wife wasn't going to change her spending ways. She was a true shopaholic. Took on all the credit card bills and I kept the property. Paid child support for 4 years and she signed off and gave me my daughter so she could move out of state.
Like Beerslug, it's been 11 years for me and I'm in no hurry to remarry. I like to cook so food isn't a problem. I date on occasion, but really prefer my quiet time. I think about dying alone once in a while, but a good football or basketball game reminds me that it's not the worst way to go.

I couldn't meet a good woman to save my life in Virginia. I have the same fears sometimes, but I decided the same as you

Rock Chalk · 01-17-2007, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Tredici

His stupidity in not being able to keep his marriage and his family intact?

Was it his fault? What are the details?

Traveler · 01-17-2007, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

If I had that much loot I'd never get married....what's the point? I

I've said that a million times! If I was famous or an athlete, I wouldn't get married until late in my career. They never know how long their careers will last. So why complicate things?

Bronco_Beerslug · 01-17-2007, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Traveler

I've said that a million times! If I was famous or an athlete, I wouldn't get married until late in my career. They never know how long their careers will last. So why complicate things?

Tom Brady has this down.

01-17-2007, 11:41 AM	#1
Traveler Traveling Man! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 4,410 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ryan Clady	The Divorce Thread Having been through a divorce, I will never again complain about the division of marital assets after reading how Michael Strahan's stupidity has caused him to lose half his net worth. DAMN! Undoubtedly, there was a collective tremor among pro athletes when days ago, a New York judge ordered Giants defensive end Michael Strahan to pay his now ex-wife, Jean, $15.3 million -- half his net worth -- more than $200,000 in child support, and 90 percent of his kids' school tuition as part of their divorce settlement. Note to all athletes: Make sure you have a competent lawyer and read your prenup before you get married! http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...t&lid=tab6pos1

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01-17-2007, 11:45 AM	#3
Tredici Ring of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 10,010	His stupidity in not being able to keep his marriage and his family intact?

01-17-2007, 12:02 PM	#5
bendog Marginally Continent David Bowens, he'd be an upgrade Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Folsom Prison Posts: 19,935 Adopt-a-Bronco: David Bowens	I've never seen the upside to divorce. Most of the guys I see end up with two results. One, they remarry someone who has about the same number of kids as they do, which results in pretty much a wash in terms of child support, and a new wife not that much different from the one they got rid of, so why all the angst in the first place, because in a year or two the sex will be about the same as they have now. Plus, the new kids will probably have issues. Two, and this is mostly for guys making muchacha dollars, they marry someone much younger, who then even if she has a kid, wants another one, and then she stays home. What's the pt? Hot sex with a young chick isn't happening when she's been changing diapers all day. So I figure staying married is the least bad option open to me.

01-17-2007, 12:05 PM	#6
clarkster Ring of Famer Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 4,013	there it is...whats the least bad option. im done if this one goes. ill get a ****ing gold fish if i feel the overwhelming urge to ask something whats wrong and never get an answer.

01-17-2007, 12:15 PM	#7
Spider Mr Diplomacy I survived Tebow Mania at the Mane Join Date: May 2001 Location: Elway was just an arm =MacGruder Posts: 84,438 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Miller	Cheaper to keep her .........

01-17-2007, 12:20 PM	#8
Atlas Draft Defense Early&Often Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 18,526	Do you know why it costs so much to get a divorce? Because it's worth it!!

01-17-2007, 12:23 PM	#10
Stuck In Texas Seasoned Veteran Procrastinate Now! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 477 Adopt-a-Bronco: "The Greek"	Did he agree to this settlement? It makes you wonder what the story is behind the problems in their marriage. It's tragic. I'm lucky. When I got divorced, I got primary custody of my son and I have since remarried and definitely improved my lot in life! Congrats to me!!!!!

01-17-2007, 12:36 PM	#11
Los Broncos Ring of farmers Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Anaheim Hills, Santa Ana Mountains CA Posts: 18,766 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ryan Clady	There is no advantage for a man to get married.

01-17-2007, 12:47 PM	#14
Spider Mr Diplomacy I survived Tebow Mania at the Mane Join Date: May 2001 Location: Elway was just an arm =MacGruder Posts: 84,438 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Miller	it is easy to see why Strahan's wife divorced him ........... think back a few years , Bret Farve lays down giving Strahan the Sack record .... the poor woman couldnt live with the shame of a freebe ...........

01-17-2007, 12:57 PM	#20
Moon§hiner Skipper of the Minnow Lightning in a Bottle Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 4,888	After 18 years of marriage I decided the wife wasn't going to change her spending ways. She was a true shopaholic. Took on all the credit card bills and I kept the property. Paid child support for 4 years and she signed off and gave me my daughter so she could move out of state. Like Beerslug, it's been 11 years for me and I'm in no hurry to remarry. I like to cook so food isn't a problem. I date on occasion, but really prefer my quiet time. I think about dying alone once in a while, but a good football or basketball game reminds me that it's not the worst way to go.

01-17-2007, 01:00 PM	#21
Garcia Bronco Hokie since 1993 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 45,991 Adopt-a-Bronco: Tom Jackson	His stupidity was getting married in the first place. If I had that much loot I'd never get married....what's the point? I might have children and a family, but I wouldn't actually tie the knot. That settlement seems way out of whack...no law or contract should entitle that woman to that much money. She didn't cure cancer.