am I the only who thinks the business partner is more than a business partner? I hate that you're being pushed into this caretaking role in so many different ways. you are no longer the female partner. how long are you going to put up with it? I stil say, talk to the ex-wife, find out what she thinks or discovered about this "business relationship" with this "life-long friend". Are you talking to a therapist about this situation? What have your previous r/s been like? Sorry i'm cranky, I want chocolate and all I have in the house is unsweetened cocoa nibs which is basically chocolate chewing tobacco. Pass the spittoon, please!