This is very sad, my friend. Are you sure you made a mistake from the start and she was a gold-digger? Or is it the American life to blame? Also, do you understand how much is missing in American life from Slavic culture point of view? Many Americans go for shopping to ease their stress and emotional emptiness, I am sure you know that. Was your ex-wife one of those people? Trying to get out of emotional emptiness by buying shoes? That's why people come to Las Vegas as well. By the way, I've never been to Las Vegas, I have never spent a cent for slot machines and I hope never will. I spend money on real stuff and would rather travel abroad than buy a ticket to Vegas. No offense, but I consider Las Vegas to be a pit of American society, city built on losers that blew their cash, city of fake buildings borrowed from all over the world. I like real stuff, that's what life should be all about IMHO.