Downsizing in Australia - Mark O'Shea | Page 26

DOWNSIZING IN AUSTRALIA Therese said, ‘Colin, all my life I have supported you and right now you are not listening to what I want! So maybe we should get divorced!’ I stopped the meeting and said, ‘Guys, I can’t do this.’ So I left. Six months later Colin and Therese divorced. Colin kept the house. Therese got her apartment. And that was the end of a 30-year marriage. Communicating with immediate family members Communicating with family members or close friends can be interesting to say the least. 026