He pays no child support. I'm not trying to take him for everything he's got, not trying to get rich off of him. I just want him to pay what's fair. I'm happy to work and pay my side of it.
If being independent means not having to ask permission to go to the bathroom and having to beg to close the door while I do my business. I would say yes, I left him to be "independent".
He was rediculously controlling and agressive. That is why I left. He calls not wanting to be watched every minute and having to ask permission to buy even groceries seeking independance.