Openmindedness exercise

Now I like to think of myself (and the character tests I have done seem to concur that I am indeed) an open-minded person and I know that this is one of my major character strengths.
To test this I thought I would partake in an exercise recommended by the ‘authentic happiness’ website. This involves finding three genuine reasons why someone has wronged me in the past.
This is probably the most emotive subject I could think of as my wife took 65% in the divorce settlement and I was left with a paltry 35%. This is something that still causes me a great deal of anger and resentment so here goes with three valid reasons why she would do this. I am going to find this exceedingly tough.

1. She believed her financial contributions exceeded mine throughout our marriage in terms of total ‘monetary’ value as she was the higher earner.


2. She suffers from depression and her medication is not a good combination when taken with alcohol.


3. Her solicitor was attempting to get the best possible deal for her and she was persuaded by her to pursue this.

That’s about the best I can come up with.