> At least among wealthy men, it seems much more common for them to remarry and make a brand new second family while the ex wife is left doing most things for t

> At least among wealthy men, it seems much more common for them to remarry and make a brand new second family while the ex wife is left doing most things for the first set of kids. Your mistake here is conflating what the 1% do with the rest of the world. Its like looking at the richest people in hte world, deciding that they're all men so there must be a patriarchy and that all men are rich. Nowhere near close to the truth. > Plus, it’s significantly more common for men to leave their wives when their wives get diagnosed with cancer than vice versa. Citation definitely needed. At least anecdotally, women seem to be just as capable of leaving a sick spouse as men and in fact are supported by society for doing so more than a man in a similar situation.