Divorced men are 9.7 times more likely to commit suicide than divorced women.

TheDongerNeedsFood · 2014-04-29T02:29:19+00:00

So they create a system in which one party is OVERWHELMING favored in terms of the division of assets, alimony, and child custody during a divorce, and then they sit back and wonder why the other party takes it so difficulty.

Pantsyr · 2014-04-29T02:17:17+00:00

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chavelah · 2014-04-28T20:08:51+00:00

I'm really glad this research is getting done. The abstract does seem a little propagandistic to me, and I wish it weren't, because it impairs the usefulness of this study as an outreach tool.

(I don't substantively disagree with the abstract, I'm speaking specifically to its nonclinical tone.)

5th_Law_of_Robotics · 2014-04-29T03:00:13+00:00

It's strange, suicide differences among demographics are usually ascribed to injustices and powerlessness felt by the demographic facing higher rates of self inflicted harm.

But men are privileged and powerful under the patriarchy, which they run for their benefit.

Roguta · 2014-04-28T18:43:49+00:00

No news there. It's women who initiate the divorce in most cases. Getting dumped always sucks. Especially after years of marrige.

Wordshark · 2014-04-29T01:23:14+00:00

/r/noshitsherlock

doctorpwn · 2014-04-29T01:32:49+00:00

WELL THATS PATRIARCHEH FOR YAH

hermes369 · 2014-04-29T04:53:37+00:00

Over seven years ago I cheated on my wife while on a gig. It was eating me up and I told her because I knew she was never particularly in love with me then if ever. I know I deserve it so the suicide, I thought would be my way of showing the depth of my mortification. I do have a 55/45 split. I am quit different than six years ago but I realize it's no excuse. I'd give anything to take it back so I could just go home.

Razvedka · 2014-04-28T22:48:12+00:00

Oh I know this well enough.

theychromosome · 2014-04-28T22:58:30+00:00

A statistic that would help sort this out: suicide rates for divorced men v. women who don't have children?

ParentheticalClaws · 2014-04-29T02:40:29+00:00

I've also heard the theory that, because there's less societal acceptance of close male friendships, men can end up with weaker social support networks outside of their romantic relationships, which makes them more vulnerable to emotional issue following break-up and divorce. I don't know if there's been any research specifically looking at social support, gender and suicide, though.

thonkerl · 2014-04-28T19:58:26+00:00

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GunOfSod · 2014-04-29T10:49:16+00:00

Men need to stop valuing themselves by what they do, what they own and who they marry. Every adult human should be responsible for developing their own sense of personal worth in isolation from their possessions, other people and even their children.

Title	Divorced men are 9.7 times more likely to commit suicide than divorced women.
Author	EvilPundit
Upvotes	168
Comments	53
Date	April 28, 2014 6:26 PM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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