Anne B, I see here, opines "Don has a history of telling his story only very strategically, when his back is to a wall, or when he finds a soulmate."

I read that and thought, "Is there ever another reason to do so?" To me, the thing about telling our own stories is that it's hard to find a person who cares. What's worse still is if in exchange, you have to listen to his.

'Betty did not agree when Henry said she should only depend on him; she just sat there.'
But then the lawyer said that if all she wanted was a quick end to the marriage that she should go to Reno, and that's what she did. It doesn't prove she won't ask Don for a settlement, but it indicates she may not.

And Roberta #17, I'll bet you're right. S4 is going to mean a lot of new scenery, everywhere. I'm not even so sure we'll see Betty again, let alone Ossining. (Though I can't see them skipping 1964 entirely, there's way too much going on then that's germane to this show.)

I'm not sure this would affect her decision at all. She's already made up her mind about "what she's entitled to", and only Henry's advice steered her away from it. He's her counsel right now. (Whether or not he should be.)

Betty knows that what she needs to prove infidelity is evidence, and perhaps that she's closer to losing on those grounds than her husband is (Carla, the Junior League ladies, people in Henry's office, the lawyer …?). I don't think she'll step any closer to that land mine than she already has.

Anyway, Betty only considered the infidelity charge as a means to getting what she wanted — a divorce from Don, the freedom to leave — and now she knows she'll get that. She's not angry enough to go for more. Betty does not love Don anymore; the opposite of love isn't rage. We've seen her in that state, and it passed.

This, where she is now, is the true opposite of love: indifference. "You'll always be their father" is not something you say to someone who still makes you feel enough to hate. Betty only wants to move on.

Not yet, although I find it hard to believe absolutely nobody else knew. But the likelihood of their being found out would have increased with every further encounter. Especially with at least one of them, if not both, falling in love.

And agreed, we haven't seen Betty say yes to anything yet, just not saying no. If Betty's lawyer is any good, he'll probably tell her it's foolish not to ask for a dime from him for child support, at least.

We know that the Junior League threw Betty at Henry–although they thought she'd only bat her eyes a few times to get their point across. Francine definitely thought something was up & will gladly spread the word.

Betty did not agree when Henry said she should only depend on him; she just sat there. No matter what Don had been up to, she needs to arrange a sensible settlement. After all, her people know how to handle money.

That's true, but it did seem to me that he was falling in love with Suzanne, and that the only reason he didn't continue the relationship was that he'd really be screwed in every way if he did. Betty's finding the box threw the cold water at him, so to speak. I think he valued the structure that marriage to Betty gave him, and (almost) daily contact with his children, and was upset to lose that, but I'm not sure he felt a whole lot for her by that point. The kids, yeah. Her, I don't know about, although I'm sure he did once. They did seem a million miles away from each other, even before she found the box.

Heck, I'm still thinking Betty is going to hear scuttlebutt about Suzanne, and that will change her mind about taking him to the cleaners.