After a 34 year marriage, you're well entangled and there is legal support for her yanking his chain financially for a long time to come.

If all she gets is half his pension, half the bank account and what amounts to a $10,000 payoff, that'd probably be a very good deal for him.

We live in a no-fault divorce nation now so the circumstances of the divorce don't generally affect the financial settlement. One exception that I'm aware of is states where committing adultery can negatively affect one's chances of receiving alimony.