He said that he actually didn’t like our area and wished we’d purchased elsewhere, despite his saying the opposite when house-hunting. His son didn’t like the house either “too fancy” and big. My husband quickly reminded me of his desire to plan for retirement (despite our having three kids under age 14) and was frustrated that I wasn’t interested. We separated almost a year ago, sold the house and moved quickly to divorce. My ex knew I was hell-bent to stay in the neighbourhood for my daughter’s schooling. He said he wanted to move into a condo.