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As someone 20 years into my marriage, I can totally imagine the loss like this being something I wouldn't ever be able to overcome, and I'm a (presumably less s
by m0zg 7y ago
As someone 20 years into my marriage, I can totally imagine the loss like this being something I wouldn't ever be able to overcome, and I'm a (presumably less sensitive) male. Things aren't always great, but then you think of all those years and shared moments lived together, and realize that it's not really feasible, or even desirable to live apart anymore. The whole is truly greater than the sum of its parts.
- DoreenMichele 7y agoand I'm a (presumably less sensitive) male. Men typically end up more emotionally dependent on their wife. When a marriage ends, women are usually financially devastated. Men are emotionally devastated and don't know how to recover.
- PedroBatista 7y agoI wish someone actually studied this. Is it social circle? They never have been taught to deal with emotions as good as women? It’s in women’s DNA? It’s differences in attachment like men profoundly think they are a team? It’s the reality ( somewhat distorted) that women can easily find a partner, but the contrary is not true, ie. females do the selection?
- DoreenMichele 7y agoOlder women cannot easily find a partner. Women live longer than men, so women outnumber men in old age, and men tend to choose younger partners. Women tend to be more emotionally savvy than men and tend to have better social support systems. Men tend to be heavily dependent on their wives for emotional support.
- jacobush 7y agoThere are many studies of all these things.