I think it's great that women can talk here about how great their relationships are going and get advice on how to fix their relationships. But I think we also need to talk about what to do when things go wrong, like really wrong.

It's true that people break up too easily these days but there are some relationships that are genuinely un-saveable, even with RPW principles, even if its only 1% of relationships.

The truth is not every man is a Captain or can even become a Captain. And some Captains, through hardship, addiction, or mental illness become un-Captain-like. My mother knew a woman that married a strong, providing masculine husband and was a loyal SAHM for him. The husband was later arrested for sex crimes (not against her). His wife was more upset about his arrest than his crimes because he was the sole earner and she couldn't maintain her middle class lifestyle with him in prison.

Even worse, some men can pretend to be Captains when dating long enough to pass vetting only to become very un-Captainlike during marriage. Psychopaths and con-men exist. Some serial killers were happily married for years and their arrest took their wives totally by surprise.

These are extreme examples but they exist. And if we don't talk about it I think RPW loses credibility since RPW can't fix everything. So how can women give themselves "insurance" in case the unthinkable happens?