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[quote=Anonymous]This is sort of a spin off to the "my heart hurts" thread, in which OP was dating a man who said he was getting divorced but who now seems to be unable or unwilling to pull the trigger.

I know that statistically, women initiate something like 70% of divorces in the US: even though women are more likely to end up worse off financially after divorce than men, they also seem more willing to just take the risk of ending their marriages.  I am wondering also if women are just more decisive about this kind of thing than men?

If a male friend said to me, "I have told my wife I want a divorce and I am going to move out and hire a divorce lawyer," I would think: yeah, sure you will. I would assume there was at least a fifty percent chance he would end up staying in his marriage. Not because I would think he was "lying" about his intentions, but just because my experience is that, despite gender stereotypes to the contrary, most men are averse to risk and change, and when push comes to shove, they default to status quo. However, if a woman friend said to me, "I have told my husband I want a divorce and I am going to move out and hire a divorce lawyer," I would think: yeah, she is going to move out and get divorced.

Do you think this is generally true? If so, why?[/quote]

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