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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How often do you think this happens?

I caught up with a grad school friend I hadn't seen or spoken to in 4 years. Married, 52, three daughters 12, 14, 17, lawyer. Husband is a lawyer too. No abuse, cheating , drugs or excessive alcohol according to her. Just a ho hum, one foot in front of the other marriage.

Husband came home from work one day last February and said:

"I'm done. I'm in love with a colleague (17 years younger) and I want a drama and trauma free divorce. Please don't make this messy for the girls. Please lets just end this. I'm sorry. I didn't mean for this to happen but I don't love you anymore."

It actually made me tear up typing this out because it's just so.... sad. She is a great person- so kind, funny, pretty and now she is.... in deep, deep depression.[/quote]

80% of divorces are initiated by women. Men usually tend to stay. They might cheat, but they wouldn't just leave and abandon the family without a second thought. That's the reason they only account for 20% of divorce filings.

For a man to choose to leave like this guy did, he must have felt ignored, disrespected, and neglected to such an extent that he couldn't handle it any longer. Men typically prefer to cheat rather than leave and disrupt the family, especially when there are young kids involved, unless they feel like they're living in a nightmare.[/quote]

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