MT,

I had a friend who did the same thing for years.
He was a millwright for GM in the Golden Years.
From his mid-twenties he worked 7 days/12 hrs a day/Holidays and took little vacation time.
He was bringing in 100k a year plus. Paid off his mortgage in 10 yrs. Had all the toys paid off and a cabin up north paid for. Her and the kids wanted for nothing, except his time. He thought he was giving them the American Dream.

After his 2 kids were high school, he came home to find his wife had filed for divorce ( she never worked). Nobody could believe she did it.
Their lifestyle was the envy of their married friends.
She had the best and shopped at the best places.
Turns out she said he worked to much and she found a someone who would do things with her :-?
The guy worked himself into the ground so they could have a good life and he could retire at 50 with a great pension.
Instead she got 50% of everything including his pension. Since she didn't work, he had to pay alimony. He also paid big child support until the kids turned 18 and now he's paying for their college.
She moved her boyfriend in to their house that he couldn't sell becasue of the kids.
He retired now, living a modest retirement and not enjoying the fruits of HIS labor for 20+ years :'(
It gets better ::)
When she turns 62, even though she never worked in her life, she gets SS becasue she was married to someone who was paying in.
That amounts to almost a $1000 a month.
Like he jokes, I'd kill her, but I can't afford to pay for the funeral ;D
Not saying it happens to everyone, but  ALL work and little co-play is a dangerous mix ;)