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> They put up with their guy's frustrating habits and work to advance the relationship forward http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce#Sex_and_divorce http://en.w

by return0 13y ago

> They put up with their guy's frustrating habits and work to advance the relationship forward http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce#Sex_and_divorce http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce#Sex_and_divorce Myth busted

EGreg 13y ago
I am not sure what myth is busted. Just because women are more likely to file for divorce does not mean that they don't push before the marriage, saying, "where do you see all this going" or hoping he'd propose. Women have a lot more invested in sex and children than men do. And therefore, they are looking to have a stable situation to have a family more than men are. That situation was typically marriage, but now with the state being able to take care of the children so much of the time (public school, various welfare programs etc.) there are lot more single mothers. I think single motherhood is highly correlated to the amount of governmental assistance in a neighborhood. To the extent that there is single motherhood in an area, you may be right -- women may be much less willing to make a relationship work. As an aside, I am not sure we think that's healthy or desirable. Children born into two-parent households have been shown to do far better on average than children born into single parent households.
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enraged_camel 13y ago
I think you need to try a little harder than simply linking a wikipedia article section and saying "myth busted." Specifically, women being more likely to initiate divorce has nothing whatsoever to do with what the parent is saying. The reason behind that statistic is that women are no longer as dependent on men and therefore have more freedom to end the marriage if they aren't happy with it.
- return0 13y ago
  In my defense, the article is heavily referenced, and "60% of filings [were filed] by women in most of the 19th century", when women were still dependent on men. What is your non-anecdotal evidence that women contribute equally or more to relationships? Marriage is a losing deal for men. It's no wonder we have "MGTOW"s, but no "WGTOW"s.
  - dgabriel 13y ago
    Of course there are "WGTOW"s. It's called seperatist feminism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separatist_feminism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separatist_feminism
    - cheez 13y ago
      That's not WGTOW, that's a bunch of angry feminists. AFAIK, MGTOW is not necessarily ignoring women, but it's about staying away from committing to women.
    - sanoli 13y ago
      I thought WGTOW was just feminism, not this separatist thing.

by return0 13y ago

EGreg 13y ago

I am not sure what myth is busted. Just because women are more likely to file for divorce does not mean that they don't push before the marriage, saying, "where do you see all this going" or hoping he'd propose. Women have a lot more invested in sex and children than men do. And therefore, they are looking to have a stable situation to have a family more than men are. That situation was typically marriage, but now with the state being able to take care of the children so much of the time (public school, various welfare programs etc.) there are lot more single mothers. I think single motherhood is highly correlated to the amount of governmental assistance in a neighborhood. To the extent that there is single motherhood in an area, you may be right -- women may be much less willing to make a relationship work. As an aside, I am not sure we think that's healthy or desirable. Children born into two-parent households have been shown to do far better on average than children born into single parent households.

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enraged_camel 13y ago

I think you need to try a little harder than simply linking a wikipedia article section and saying "myth busted." Specifically, women being more likely to initiate divorce has nothing whatsoever to do with what the parent is saying. The reason behind that statistic is that women are no longer as dependent on men and therefore have more freedom to end the marriage if they aren't happy with it.

return0 13y ago
In my defense, the article is heavily referenced, and "60% of filings [were filed] by women in most of the 19th century", when women were still dependent on men. What is your non-anecdotal evidence that women contribute equally or more to relationships? Marriage is a losing deal for men. It's no wonder we have "MGTOW"s, but no "WGTOW"s.
- dgabriel 13y ago
  Of course there are "WGTOW"s. It's called seperatist feminism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separatist_feminism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separatist_feminism
  - cheez 13y ago
    That's not WGTOW, that's a bunch of angry feminists. AFAIK, MGTOW is not necessarily ignoring women, but it's about staying away from committing to women.
  - sanoli 13y ago
    I thought WGTOW was just feminism, not this separatist thing.