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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids, money, lives entwined.  Divorce and single motherhood are a poverty ticket for women.

Male privilege is, I can get another job, I can get another wife, someone else will watch my kids (the ex), I can make more kids (pregnancy can be difficult and the consequences long lasting).  I can make a new family even though I'm 40/50/55 whatever.  
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In must be doing something wrong as divorced single dad sad 👀

I am struggling a lot financially in part because our kids have extracurricular activities that they love and I don't want to take that away from them. I am renting a one bedroom and sleeping on the couch. I have the bedroom tommy daughter for when she visits.

The male privilege you are talking about is a myth. I have been looking for a better job but no luck yet. Why should I have my ex watch my kids when it's my turn? How can I start a new family when I am having nightmares about college expenses in a few years? We throw this male privilege crap all the time and put all men in the same category.

Divorce is a ticket to poverty for men as well. We just don't dominate the grievance space so some of us are forgotten or worse blamed I guess for not being competitive enough who knows [/quote]

I'm not the PP and perhaps you're right about the grievance space but I think it's also pretty clear that men are generally better off financially after a divorce than women, because men work more and make more. You may not be in that boat with those men, but I think that has something to do with it. [/quote]

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