I lost a lot. She got the house, kept the cats, kept her car and got a large wedge of cash. I kept the majority of my assets, had to buy a smaller house, kept my aircraft share...
The girlie in NYC was a HUGE help through all this. Now I've got Tomato, and I have to agree with Lazs's selection criteria. Also, it helps if they're married so that they can't trap YOU into another marriage you don't want.