If a wife stops receiving spousal support, does the wife need to continue to work?

If the wife were experiencing hardship now it would not arise from the breakdown of the marriage but rather from her own decision not to work. However, hardship has not been established. She stopped receiving spousal support close to 1½ years ago, yet there was no urgency on her part for a timely hearing, rather she sought an adjournment. I can understand why she would want the support to continue at its present level. However it appears that she has adapted her lifestyle to her current income and financial situation. Again, this was not a long-term marriage with a continuing strong compensatory claim where achieving some equilibrium in the parties’ post-retirement finances would be a consideration (see Schulstad v. Schulstad and Walts v. Walts). As noted in the SSAG: Revised Users Guide at page 98, entitlement to non-compensatory support does not involve a permanent guarantee of the marital standard of living in medium-length marriage cases. So Far as Practicable, Promote the Economic Self-sufficiency of Each Former Spouse within a Reasonable Period of Time