Anotherstep, to my knowledge she is not seeking to start a family. I believe, physically, that ship has sailed for her. But her career is everything to her. She has fought her way to the top working for a non for profit and has become a senior editor. She is able to move anywhere essentially as she has a satellite office from home. And honestly, the minute a man would have told me that his ex wife "forbade" me from taking a planned vacation with him (airfare paid already) and he caved, roadrunner-esque smoke clouds would have shot from my heels I would have rolled out so fast. And I'm also perplexed as to how she thinks she is going to get any work done at home with two teenagers in the house?! She has never been around any children, mine included, for more than a few hours at most. And she is not a multi-tasker. Once she starts work, it's balls to the wall until she's done. She despises distractions. But perhaps Prince Charming's "special snowflakes" are so magical and mature that it won't be an issue...*insert eye roll here*