Professional woman - Married for second time (6 yrs). I came into the second marriage completely self-sufficient with grown children and a pollyanna view of the world. I bought a large house (myself) so he could be close to his kids. He lived in it rent free for years which was fine until things started getting tight with the economy. My husband's family stuck by the ex wife and contemplated not coming to our wedding. She called his family all through our reception. I didn't know about that for years. The ex wife tried to organize a lunch on the day of my wedding with his family.