Well, the mortgage and line of credit on the house are due, and I don't have enough to cover both. So, when my wife e-mailed to check whether there was a problem, I wrote back asking her to pay the smaller amount.

It annoys me; I feel like I should be able to fix it by myself (I would still need my dad's help); I feel like I'll regret it because I believe she'll use it as leverage over me; I feel bad about waiting to solve it; I feel bad about asking her to cover for me, as she often did during the marriage.

But maybe it'll get paid, this way.