I know this subject is brought up on this sub literally every day, so I might be beating a dead horse but something happened recently to a family friend that I want to share. My dad's best friend's wife recently left him. This guy is one of the most alpha men I have ever met, a real old school badass that never took shit off anyone, male or female. And always had his shit together, everything he owned was paid for in cash.

Just for some background, he and his wife just celebrated their thirtieth anniversary in January, that's right, thirty years. They have two kids that are in their 20's. He's drove a truck nearly all his life, usually local but occasionally over the road here and there.

Two weeks ago he accepted a run that took him about a week to complete. When he got home he said his wife was unusually quiet. He asked her if she felt ok and she told him that she had enjoyed him not being there for the past week, she didn't love him anymore and that she would be moving to her sister's house the next morning. Just like that, no discussions, no tears. His wife had accepted a clerical job at an attorneys office about six months beforehand and it recently came to light she was fucking the owner of the firm.

My point is this, you can be the most alpha guy around, work your ass off, have your shit together, marry a women that you love, buy a house, have children, stay together thirty years... but if she gets tingles for a lawyer that drives a new Porsche and you're blue collar, she's gone, along with at least half your shit.

I'm not one of these guys that are going to tell you never to get married, I myself am engaged. Just remember the prenup and never get too attached because AWALT.