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>“Two-thirds of divorces are initiated by women,” said William Doherty, a marriage therapist and professor of family social science at University of Minnesota,

>“Two-thirds of divorces are initiated by women,” said William Doherty, a marriage therapist and professor of family social science at University of Minnesota, “so when you’re talking about changes in divorce rates, in many ways you’re talking about changes in women’s expectations.”

curo 8y ago
Or cost of divorce, property laws, custody laws, no fault laws — seems like a lot of variables to consider
ovulator 8y ago
I think this statistic doesn't say a whole lot. It means that they were the legal petitioner asking for the divorce. It doesn't mean they were the one who wanted out of the marriage. My ex-wife had an affair and said she wasn't happy in our marriage. I was the one who did the legal paper work even though I didn't want the divorce, or initiate it in the relationship, but I was the one who initiated it legally.
- influx 8y ago
  So you “think” it doesn’t say a lot, but the only evidence you offer against a statistic is anecdotal. What do you “think” it says then?
  - vilmosi 8y ago
    Actually, that's a good point. The initiator of the divorce shouldn't be assumed to be the cause.
ForRealsies 8y ago
Men are romantics pretending to be realists, women are realists pretending to be romantics.