Is it something in the water...that I'm paying for?

Why would a man decide he wants a divorce after twelve years, say the most horrible, insulting, offensive things he can think of to his wife, demand that the divorce happen as quickly as possible, and then not leave the damn house where his wife (whom he has stated numerous times he hates) lives??? After the holidays, soon-to-be-ex-DH was threatening to go after more than half of everything (because that's what he deserved, of course) if my lawyer didn't get back to his by a certain deadline. Well, my lawyer got back to his weeks ago. Have we heard anything from his? NO. Apparently it's not imperative that he respond in a timely manner.

In the meantime, he says he can't leave the house because he has nowhere to go. When it's suggested that he get an apartment, he says he doesn't want to have to move twice. He wants to move into another house, but can't until his name is off of this one and the divorce is final. WHAT???? Why is it that every other man in America who decides he doesn't want to be married anymore manages to get the eff out of the house he shares with the person he wants nothing to do with anymore, but my soon-to-be-ex seems to be more than satisfied to stay here and give me grief whenever the mood strikes him?

Since he insists on staying, you'd think he'd feel some responsibility to pay his share of the bills, wouldn't you? Well, you'd be wrong. He's contributed some money to the dwindling joint account to cover half of the mortgage, but apparently all the rest of the bills are my responsibility since I'm the one who wants to keep the house. Oh, wait...what am I thinking? After all, he did pay for Monkey's after-school chess program, so why should he have to pay for any of the electricity, water, cable, internet, gas, etc.? Especially since he's not here for several hours a night. (The fact that he's here during the day because he works from home is completely irrelevant. I'm sure he doesn't use any of those things while he's here.) And the poor, noble soul is doing me a favor by going out every night doing who knows what with who knows whom so he can avoid sticking around here and arguing with me. Since he's being so generous, why should he pay any other bills, clean the kitchen, take out any trash, or pick up any of the crap he's left throughout the house? Why should he spend his precious Saturdays taking Monkey to birthday parties or just playing with the child so he doesn't spend the entire weekend in front of the Playstation? Honestly, I should be ashamed of myself for even thinking he's not contributing properly. Now I'm glad he ate the pork chops I bought for myself and Monkey. I know it doesn't begin to repay him for all his kindness, but it's a start.

And then he has the nerve to ask me why I'm so grumpy. Is he kidding me? Seriously? Am I being punked?