Someone (thanks S.) sent me the link to an article written by By SHMULEY BOTEACH about the reported trend of women leaving men to find happiness on their own. I really enjoyed this article and believe it has a lot of information you may find interesting.
Here’s the link:
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=1&cid=1167467783716&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Here’re a few tidbits:
• Two-thirds of all divorces are initiated by women
• A majority of men who leave their wives do so for another woman, often younger and more submissive. In contrast, ninety-percent of women go off on their own, many of whom choose life-long single status.
• Fifty-one percent of American women are living without a spouse—for the first time in American history.
The author states, “We men have to be honest. We are part of a new generation of males who have silent contempt for women. At college we use them for sex. At work we reduce them to body parts. In marriage, we push them into domestic servitude. Is it any wonder they’re telling us to drop dead?
And it’s not the women who suffer most. It’s the men.”
In case you are wondering…I absolutely see this trend in my work with couples. Women are tired of begging for connection so they shut down in their marriage and turn to their friends for connection. Eventually this isn’t enough so they leave the marriage for the pursuit of happiness—on their own. Although often the women have been complaining for years, the men are dumbfounded by this “sudden departure” and can’t figure out what happened.
Challenge: Check out the article and let me know your thoughts.