Marriage and the Power of Divorce

My shit are things that I have accumulated over the course of my entire life with a lot of memories attached to it. Our house is a gaming den that reflects out hobbies and projects we have done over the years. I was into the whole Tyler Durden existance when I was in my twenties, but I like having my reminders of things I did and my old instruments to pick up every once in a while. I love spinning up my old hand crank 78 player (family heirloom from Germany) every once in a blue moon. The house is a bit chaotic, but its a fun place for our friends to come hang out, do fun shit, kareoke, hobby, or whatever.

Kirun said:

The first apartment I lived in on my own looked very similar to that, minus the weight bench.

Embracing a minimalist lifestyle had a profound impact on my life. It played a major role in helping me lose weight, improve my physical health, and develop the discipline I had been lacking. With fewer distractions and a simpler environment, I found it much easier to focus on personal growth and establish healthier habits.

I've come to believe that a simple, intentional lifestyle is especially valuable for men. It creates the mental clarity and structure needed to prioritize. Whether that's health, purpose, and/or long-term goals.

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Not an insult, but this is a reflection of your blackpill Patrick Bates mentality. Thats fine, you do you. Not all of us have such a rigid and spartan outlook, however. Also for most (non black) women, seeing a dudes pad look like a prison cell is kind of a red flag. That would be an excellent man cave, though.

I wish my house was like that. Women and kids leave only my small office free of clutter and bullshit.

Yeah, I'm not into buying a bunch of random shit and what I do have I try to keep as organized as possible (though my laziness impedes this a bunch). Have a specific box set aside for sentimental stuff, since I do have a hard time getting rid of it (shit I always get that pang of guilt just throwing away birthday and Christmas cards, etc.). My model kits are really my only big guilty pleasure for unnecessary stuff and maybe a couple of plushies that are stuffed in the closet since I have nowhere to put them, currently. My house definitely does feel a little sad, since there's damn near no decorations in it, save for around my desk. And yet, this mother fucker would still yet at me worried about me turning into his pure hoarder mom (whose house you cannot walk through without stepping on shit) every time I wanted to buy a new model (which are all just neatly stacked away in a closet, anyway).

Cad said:

Its going to depend on state by state (I'm not even sure WV is a community property state) but for example in Texas, a house owned prior to marriage, paid for entirely by separate funds and paid for by separate funds throughout the marriage is separate property. Inheritances are separate property (if not comingled). Investment accounts that pre-date the marriage and are not contributed to with marital property...

But if you comingle separate property and marital/community property, it becomes community property. If you owned a house beforehand but you pay the mortgage and insurance and maintenance with community property... it becomes community property.

It is actually stupendously difficult to maintain separate property and very few people do it effectively.

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Does the same go for debts? Like one person has $200k student loan, payments were made with “marital income,” so the debt liability is 50/50?