wow. Reading these posts has been extremely informative. And very emotional. I empathize with those men who have been taken advantage of. And I’ve known many good men who’ve been victimized.
Regarding John’s question as to why 70% of divorces are initiated by women; I’ve wondered this myself, and I think one reason is that men are too chivalrous to dump their women, even when the marriage is bad. They will withdraw and refuse to participate, but they will not file. My theory is that they are simply being gentlemen, and allow their wife to dump them so she can save face emotionally and socially. In some cases anyway.
Plus there’s the additional consideration of moving out, alone, setting up a new household and still having to contribute money to the original family unit. The thought of loneliness has to be a considerable factor. To be lonely and broke is hard to face. If women were facing these options when filing for divorce, I imagine many would reconsider.
