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1 post wonder....... And so meek, he had to sign up for a new UserID to hide behind.......

But now that you have decided to join in you've made yourself look a right prize twit.

I worked in Pension's companies, the odds are stacked against you to live long enough to draw much if anything, there's a life lesson there for you.

No she couldn't have saved all that money, I know her / there situation. It's funny isn't it, that both a MAN and a WOMAN are needed to produce a child, but here she is being LUMBERED with 4 children to look after them FULL TIME and with NO MAN who was responsible for those 4 children standing up to their responsibilities LIKE A MAN. Where's your criticism of the men involved here ??

How very judgmental of you....... So when a woman stays at home for 20years to look after her 3 (then 4) children, whilst her partner (common law Husband) goes to work and provides, and who later on in life develops depression causing marital breakdown, sh*theads like you expect her to have saved for 20years for that eventuality ?? Like I said, you have no compassion nor any proper advice to provide apart from hindsight. I sincerely hope the same happens to you one day to teach you a life lesson.

Doing it right now. Thank you all for the helpful suggestions. I'll do my best to keep you posted.

Oh stop it please - where is your compassion ?? She was in a relationship for 20years. Him an Art Valuer at 'posh Auction house (which you'd all have heard of)' , her a Ballet School Teacher. They weren't your common wayne-waynetta types (sorry, but you're even making me make judgements here). And they were together for 20years - him developing Depression during that time. So 3 children during that time does not seem unreasonable. I suppose if she did marry him and then took him (legally) to the cleaners via the courts, your tone would then be what exactly ?? That she was a gold digge

Thanks Cartimanua51, She does get some help from previous partner - he pays the child school fees for child number 3 (the first 2 children are on scholarships). I think she has got the CSA involved but p*ss-head has 5 children in total (not from 2 relationships either from what I remember). The illness for number 1 is depression. They are still both on speaking terms and it sounds as though they did give it and their relationship a very good go. The Drunkard's suggestion was for her to get out of the house and for them both to rent the house as an empty unit. When she confronted him with

Hi, I've got a female friend who is in a terrible situation - she is unmarried, her partner has left her in a deep mess. She had 3 children from a previous 20year relationship (never married). She then left him (due to his illness which she could no longer cope with) and later on found a partner whom she had a little girl with (3 year old). They (partner 2 and her) bought a house in joint names (I repeat, they didn't get married). He, subsequently left her in the house all by herself which she has had to keep afloat using students and lodgers - and he paid towards the house by way of vol

Some of us (me and Catara) did try very hard to warn others. Unfortunately people only hear what they want to hear.

My apologies to you too as well. I was only trying to help the OP by bringing his attention to things that maybe he hadn't considered (and I really didn't know the word awesome was going to cause such offence). Of course my French would be 'under the table' compared to other people's (and so on and so on etc !). Learning a language takes a lifetime IMO and, what amazed/frustrated me about my own abilities was the deluge of basic everyday words I simply didn't know (and how many others I didn't know and hadn't even considered). And if you're ever in a situation that calls for immediate na

Ha ha. That's a bit rich coming from you. I know you have issues comprehending written English, but re-read your 1st post to me. In that you insult me no less than 3 times (in the first 2 sentences, claiming this that and the other and making huge assumptions about my abilities and then finishing off claiming linguistic superiority when you know nothing about me). All I seemed to have done is use the word 'awesome' and you've blown a gasket (the reason I'd used that word was two-fold; 1) several times I'd meet French people who mistakenly thought I was French - which of course wouldn't b

Keep taking the Anger Management / Inferiority Complex courses..... ...and don't forget the Green Envy tablets as well (to be taken twice daily).

That has to be one of the most stupidist comments I've ever heard.

Why 'bother' ?? Erm, because it's good practice..... Sheesh, they're all out tonight.

I think you need to brush up on your English, I didn't say I couldn't do any of those things (I said just not as good as I'd have liked). And maybe your standards are a lot lower than mine. Sorry, no 'maybe'.

I wasn't

Not sure what you mean by this, but I'm taking it that you don't believe me ?? :angry: I spoke awesome French (and I mean awesome) but 'knowing' a language is knowing it at MANY levels. Can you argue in French ?? Can you negotiate in French ?? Can you recite a poem in French ?? Can you appreciate a comedian's sense of humour in French ?? Can you read broadsheet French newspapers ?? Can you understand a teenage French 'yob' who slurs his words and talks 'slang' ?? These are just SOME of the things that I, with my 'awesome' French couldn't do 100% and that is VERY frustrating. Can you

I lived abroad for 5 years, learnt the languages, integrated as much as I could (in fact hated to meet another English person!), but personally I found it too hard, and ended up returning to the UK (albeit in a much better location to the one I left and albeit for reasons other than the culture / language). But here are my personal observations...... There are SO many things to consider when moving abroad, that I'd be surprised you'll have thought of them all (in fact I know you won't). Firstly, take a look at your local knowledge in the UK. You're not even aware of it, because it's secon

Pimlico Plumbers is a family business that started over 30years ago......

This is a very interesting thread - might I add my comments. 1) Why would anyone want to retire at 55 ?? In fact, why would anyone want to retire at all ???? I've never understood the idea of retiring - it's like getting to the final chapter in one's life as quickly as possible. I feel as though we are only on this world for a brief time, and most people just want to 'take', how about contributing to the end ?? Perhaps it's just that there are SO many people out there who hate their jobs and can't wait to leave it (in which case, why not find a job you love and which you'd hate to have t

Someone who had more integrity, more honesty and less greed than Dogbox ??

Almost everybody who tell's me they've been to Morocco 'for just a day' - it was usually to Tangiers. Then when you ask what they thought, they'll usually say that they didn't like it. This reaction is so consistent / common. Unfortunately, it's because of the VERY reason Michael has said - it used to have such a bad reputation as it is within the first 5 minutes that you get this terrible impression that the whole of Morocco is just like that entrance from Tangiers port. I haven't been there for at least 3-4 years, so I'm sure that it's improved a lot - but when I arrived over 5 years ago

He lent dogbox his false beard

I remembered the other one..... The Soup Dragon !! Not sure whether phlegmatic is the right word - more like 'stunned into silence'....... Yeah, good ole Dogbox, where is he now I wonder ?? Back on the C4 forum ?? Anyway ES, glad to see you're still in denial.....