Guys who are rated as the most masculine — a billboard for a man's good genes — tend to have more testosterone, and men with higher testosterone levels are 43 percent more likely to get
divorced than men with normal levels, 31 percent more likely to split because of marital problems and 38 percent more likely to cheat.
And, granted — women are often a lot happier after
divorce than men are.
I think women ask for divorce more often than men because women have a lot less to lose in
a divorce than men.
-- when, after first wanting to salvage the marriage, I finally said I wanted a divorce (although women initiate
divorce than men, it's often exactly because of this).
On the other hand, it's possible that women are more likely to initiate
divorce than men because in the divorce court, especially where children are involved, the odds are in the female's favour.
Women initiate more
divorces than men and women may suffer less post-breakup.
A husband with a high testosterone level is 43 percent more likely to get
a divorce than a man with low testosterone.
A woman on active duty in the military is 250 times more likely to get
a divorce than a man on active duty.
In a long - term study of 130 newlywed couples, we found that, even in the first few months of marriage, men who allow their wives to influence them have happier marriages and are less likely to
divorce than men who resist their wives» influence.
In fact, in a long - term study of 130 newlywed couples, we found that even in the first few months of marriage, men who allow their wives to influence them have happier marriages and are less likely to
divorce than men who resist their wives» influence.
Women in the military experience higher rates of
divorce than men: Army women had a divorce rate of 8.5 percent, compared with 2.9 percent for men in the Army.
Not exact matches
The number of same s.ex
divorces is between women much higher
than between
men: in the same period on average 100 women and 45
men divorced per year.
According to the available data, gay couples are actually less likely to get
divorced than hetero unions with gay
men being the most stable partnerships.
Are lesbians more likely to
divorce than gay
men?
Southern
men and women had higher rates of
divorce in 2009
than their counterparts in other parts of the country: 10.2 per 1,000 for
men and 11.1 per 1,000 for women, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday.
Less
than thirty years ago, Presbyterian polity instructed pastors not to perform a marriage ceremony if the
man or woman had ever been
divorced.
If biblical model of marriage is polygamy then I support it - that system kept women in families instead of loitering on the streets unprotected (there are more women
than men and
divorce has created further demographic issue of single women).
Or maybe some
men just don't want to be alone while many midlife
divorced women want to have an Eat, Pray, Love experience and rediscover and reinvent themselves, without having to take care of anyone other
than themselves.
Which is why women initiate
divorce more
than men.
Some
men are gathering around isolated issues, like child custody, and they are making changes; there are more custody battles
than ever before because more
men want more time with their kids after
divorce.
What if
men in general earned less
than women, cheated more, and more
than half of them
divorced their partners because they cheated, and benefited financially?
And then there are older women who are happily dating or in relationships — according to an AARP study, most
divorced women in midlife do find someone new — 75 percent of women in their 50s reported enjoying serious, exclusive relationships after their
divorces, often within two years, compared with 81 percent of
men in their 50s (although more older
men tend to marry again
than older women).
Still, despite all the Miss Cougar contests, cougar cruises and cougar how - to dating books, more older women seem to be dating or hooking up with younger
men than actually marrying them — most likely because the women are
divorced and aren't too interested in saying «I do» all over again.
A well - referenced 2003 study noted how
divorced men were at much greater risk of suicide
than were
divorced women or single
men.
Other studies indicate that
divorced men drink more booze
than their married counterparts and
divorced women (although women in general don't drink as much as
men).
We know from studies that
men benefit from marriage — married
men tend to be healthier and better off financially
than unmarried
men — but suffer the most in a
divorce.
Other studies indicate that
divorced men drink more booze
than their married counterparts and
divorced women.
Women who are diagnosed with cancer or multiple sclerosis are six times more likely to find themselves separated or
divorced shortly after their diagnosis
than if they were a
man, according to a study.
All too often Mom is the default, and that's why women often get resentful and more women
than men ask for a
divorce (and why a certain percentage say it's easier to raise a kid alone).
I certainly don't think women have it figured out any better
than men do; in fact, just thinking about
divorce is a heck of a lot more stressful for women
than it is for
men.
And women get called out for initiating
divorce more
than men; maybe we sense
men don't fully buy into «in sickness... for worse» thing.
They
divorce way more
than men because they are shameless hypergamists and bail when something better comes their way.
And as Johnson and Loscocco note, married black couples are at greater risk of
divorce; they have lower marital happiness and satisfaction
than white spouses; they disagree more
than white spouses about such things as sex, kids and money; and black women get less benefits from marriage
than white women and even black
men do.
Women who are diagnosed with cancer or multiple sclerosis are six times more likely to find themselves separated or
divorced shortly after their diagnosis
than if they were a
man, according to the study.
But
men who have kids outside of marriage, often African - American
men and those without college degrees, are even less likely to be involved in their lives
than divorced dads, they note.
While most
divorces are initiated by women, it hurts us more
than the
men — 27 percent of gray
divorced women live in poverty compared with 11 percent of gray
divorced men, according to a recent Bowling Green State University study.
Husbands whose wives make more money are 61 % less likely to say they're happy Wives who are primary breadwinners are also significantly less happy about their family lives
than other women
Men are 5 times more likely to cheat when they're financially dependent on their wives
Divorce is 40 % more likely when a women makes over 60 % of the family's income Much of the discussion around this topic so far has focused on the broader business and economic consequences of this shift.
So a single
man who avoids marriage like the plague will have as long or longer (if ever
divorced) lifespan
than married
men.
I'm guessing it would be mostly women who would do that; women seek
divorce much more
than men do, fewer women don't have custody (2.4 million out of 8.6 million single moms, but that's approaching the number of single dads, 2.6 million) and they seem to face less public scrutiny or at least less outrage
than cheating
men do.
While studies have shown that low - income women value marriage and have more traditional views about marriage and
divorce than others, they don't want to get hitched to a
man who is going to drag them down.
Divorced dads and
men who are in a struggling marriage can be very dedicated to their children and involved in their lives — sometimes more
than dads in strong marriages.
Research from the Harvard
Men's Health Watch showed in a survey of 127,545 American adults that men who were married were healthier than those who were unmarried, divorced, or widow
Men's Health Watch showed in a survey of 127,545 American adults that
men who were married were healthier than those who were unmarried, divorced, or widow
men who were married were healthier
than those who were unmarried,
divorced, or widowed.
There are many straight spouses who stay married rather
than get
divorced, especially when the
man in the relationship is gay, and not the woman a lesbian.
And although
divorced men tend to have poorer diets
than divorced women, they pay more attention to their bodies and stay fit.
• There were 13
divorces an hour in England and Wales in 2012 • Women were granted 65 % of all
divorces • 9,703
men and 6,026 women aged over 60 got
divorced • One in seven
divorces were granted as a result of adultery • 719 (less
than 1 %)
divorces were granted because of desertion • The average age at
divorce was 45 for
men and 42 for women • 9 % of couples
divorcing had both been
divorced before • 48 % of couples
divorcing had at least one child aged under 16 living with the family • It is expected that 42 % of marriages will end in
divorce
Among
divorced adults, only 29 % say they would like to marry again, with women more likely
than men to say they do not want another trip down the aisle.
That same report has found that
divorced men and women both experience higher mortality rates and poorer mental health outcomes
than their married counterparts.
«In the first year after
divorce, fathers of children age four and under reported that their sense of family well - being plummeted three times more
than a
man's general wellbeing typically declines when he loses his job.»
Past research has indicated that women file for
divorce more often
than men.
Divorced people were the most likely to give up sex for better sleep (over 89 percent of
men and nearly 98 percent of women), and those who were engaged were the least likely (a little more
than 53 percent of
men said «no thanks,» compared to almost 71 percent of women).