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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] At first I was combative when DW asked for a divorce. But upon reflecting on my marriage I realized she just got exhausted for the same reasons you listed. I am 43 and I am sure many men my generation are going though the same thing.[/quote]

Men “of your generation” were born in 1980, ffs. I’m sorry you’re getting divorced and not trying to pile on, but if you couldn’t figure this stuff out when the stakes meant losing your marriage, I don’t know what to tell you. Sharing responsibilities in the home, including noticing and taking charge of said tasks, ain’t rocket science. Partners of any gender who claim not to see it, value it, or just won’t do it aren’t good partners period. That’s not a generational thing. That’s a you thing. [/quote]

DP. It is a generational thing. I know men born in 1988 who behave the same as my ex husband born in 1972. They expect women to do 2 jobs. Work and do everything at home. A woman who works gets exhausted and has the means to divorce. I know many people in this situation. It did not stop with people being born in 1980.[/quote]

Oh I believe you. Men have every reason to perpetuate this believe as they benefit immensely. My point is that today, there is now enough cultural awareness of these issues that hiding behind an "oopsy I didn't know it's just my generation" defense as a man in 2023 is as wink/wink/nod intentional as walking by the overflowing trash and claiming not to see it. If you don't want to take out said trash, yes, it's to your benefit not to look. But unless you're visually impaired, it's visible to you. TLdr, blaming "your generation" as a reason to not do chores as a 43 yo man is like me as a 41 yo woman wondering aloud if I could get a job and make money. Both genders have more choices, and thus more responsibility to each other, as partners. Claiming not to is, well, a pretty good way to ignore the overflowing garbage in marriage #2. [/quote]

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