After 10 years of marriage, my husband wanted to divide everything… but he forgot something important.

pen. My name in the first column. “Expenses she covers.” I scrolled down. Estimated rent. Utilities. Food. Health insurance. The total was impossible for someone who'd been out of the workforce for a decade. And underneath, a note. "If you can't pay, you're out." Out. I stared at the screen for a long time. Then I saw something else. A second tab. "New Budget." I opened it. There was another name at the top. Not mine. It was a woman's name. And next to that name… the same apartment where we lived. Same building. Another apartment. Another plan. I felt like I couldn't breathe. This wasn't an argument about money. This was a planned exit. For me. That night, when he sat across from me on the bed, he spoke with a calmness that chilled me to the bone. "I need a partner, not a burden." I stared at him. "Since when am I a burden?" He didn't answer directly. "I'm just saying I want a woman who's on my level." On my level. Ten years ago, when he was just starting out and I was earning more than him, that "level" wasn't an issue. But I didn't argue. I nodded. "Okay," I said. He looked surprised. “Is this okay?” “Let’s split everything.” For the first time that night, he hesitated. “Are you sure?” I smiled. “Of course.” But then we split everything. The house. The investments. The accounts we opened together. The company you registered while I