I mean, did you any of you really think she was getting that generous allowance for free?

Some people are being unnecessarily rude and unnecessarily thread/post policing. We don’t need the hostile tone these past couple of threads have had.

I am sharing some Don gossip
A Baker confirmed what Christine14 said, but because of many here not being kind to Christine, she would prefer for me to share this
Her Husband is very good friends with Greg (married to Annie)

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For simplicity’s sake, I will call DH’s friend Greg and his wife Annie so it’s easier to follow.

Context of how the following info came about: Don and Greg were acquaintances that would chit chat but it was more shooting the breeze type of convo. They’ve known each other for approx. 2-3 years total. Don and Greg have been chatting via text for a bit now (Don initiated contact, he’s looking to connect and reconnect with friends for some support during this time) but as of late they have started doing video or phone calls sometimes (guy’s night type of thing). Overall, Don does have more friends and connections in life than previously portrayed on past YT videos.

They’ve bonded a lot, Greg is one of those people that has a magnetic personality that people open up to and he also is someone people frequently come to for advice. Don likes to relax and have a few drinks to unwind on the calls. This has the unintended effect of giving him loose lips. Combine this with the fact that he wants to vent about the divorce right now and you get the following...

1. One major source of unhappiness for Don in later parts of the marriage was the unraveling of their intimate relationship. Jen was happy to service him in exchange for her “pretties” up until a certain point (Don stated an “incident” happened, I do not know what this is) when she started to get fed up with his requests (she told him to cool it but at the same time still wanted to keep getting the pretties). He was upset at the thought of being in a one-sided transaction (his words) but continued to gift her so he wouldn’t have to put up with her whining/complaints. Obviously Don did not give a play by play about what he wanted/liked but from the slight descriptions given to me, his needs were...interesting. Think of an elaborate Tosh Disney princess video scenario but on another level + multiple times daily. Also, there was mention of some sort of reward system: certain above and beyond transactions yielded bonuses. Again, he obviously did not give specifics but some of those random or just because gifts…? They weren’t random or just because at all. That was camera coverup for YT. She also received certain items from this that were not shown on camera. IMO I don’t think Don would have just shared this particular tidbit freely with Greg w/o the liquid courage.

2. Don is trying to reinvent himself from just a nice nerdy guy to a kind of hip, sophisticated nerd bro that may be attractive to a higher caliber woman (a Tensleigh if you may, this is the type he’s shooting for). Losing weight, new outfits, and growing the beard is only the start of his transformation and he has a lot more planned. He wants to do a complete 180 change. He does not want a Jen copy or similar attributed women in any way. Nor does he want an Emily/Suzanne type, at least currently. Something interesting he told Greg is he will be opening up his racial preferences this time around and would love to try dating outside his race as he hasn’t before. He actually has two ethnicities who he thinks would make a good match for him. This was said after asking Greg if he or Annie might have any single acquaintances/connections of these two races who they could recommend that may be interested in a friendship that goes into something further eventually. He is not looking to get married or super serious right now. It seems that he is open but apprehensive. With all this being said, in his next partner, he still would like to carry over portions of the dynamic he had with Jen._____________________________________________________________________________

Having access to Scott's photos may prove friendship with Scott (of which he has 276, so its a decent amount of people, not all of whom he'd be close to). It doesn't mean she knows the inner workings of J&D's relationship.

Maybe he doesn’t want to shock the kids. Maybe he’s slowly working on getting more and more custody over time. Why would she want any custody now that we know this....other than for a hefty child support payment?