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[quote=Anonymous]I remember reading some article on the impact of "No fault Divorce" laws on society as a whole.   Back in the 50s and earlier, a husband worked at his job and provided for the wife and kids.   If he met someone younger and prettier and wanted to dump the first wife, he couldn't unless she was at fault (adultury, abandonment, etc.)   So in order to get her to agree to the divorce, they had to come to an agreeable settlement, which usually involved using his salary to support her and the kids, keeping her on his health insurance, keeping her on his pension, etc.

When it became easier to get no faulty divorces in the 70s, guys could just ditch the stay at home wives for wife number two and not have to agree to much at all.  Yeah there was some alimony and child support -- but not the health insurance, pension, etc.

This was the era when SAHwives found themselves being dropped and stuck -- no work skills etc.   So many women now cite seeing what happened to their moms and promising that they would never let that happen to them; they would never drop out of the workforce for any reason because that's what makes you vulnerable if someone leaves you.

In many countries, the safety net of pension and health insurance is there whether you are mararied or not.  So that makes it a lot easier for someone to stay out of the workforce for a while.

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