Men 'bullied' out of generous divorce settlements by breadwinning wives

Code347 · 2017-03-05T21:08:08+00:00

"A lot of wives in the same position, though, consider the very notion of paying maintenance to their ex-husband unfair.

“Furthermore, some have tried to pressure men into not claiming support by arguing that ‘real men’ wouldn’t do such a thing."

Alpha Women, Beta Men - Wives are increasingly outearning their husbands, but their new financial muscle is causing havoc in the home.

Once Anna sought a divorce—“You know what my lawyer called him? A parasite”—she, like many other women in her position, was in for a shock. Divorce lawyer Harriet Newman Cohen explains, “The law is supposed to be gender-blind. Therefore, when a marriage is breaking up at the insistence of either the breadwinning wife or the supported husband, the lawyer has to apprise the client that when a big-earner wife comes in, the court bends over backward to be gender-neutral, and it is possible the bum is going to be rewarded for sitting on his hands. You do a flip-flop and make believe she is a guy.”

More often than not, this doesn’t involve alimony. “A lot of men, I’ve noticed, feel embarrassed to ask for alimony,” says Ken Neumann, since they already know their partner’s reaction. “The wife’s idea is, ‘You’re not going to ask for alimony, are you? It’s bad enough I was making more than you.’ ”

dontpet · 2017-03-05T20:42:12+00:00

"It is not likely that men will reach the levels of spousal support that women have previously had as maintenance awards are diminishing in terms of length and amount," she said.

I don't see the problem with this. I would much rather see true equality, rather than the idea that because group A had it so much better than group B in the past, we now have to make up for it by treating group A like shit, and give group B handouts like it's going out of fashion. You see this argument made by feminists all the time. If we talk about hardships men face they almost automatically bring up how they weren't allowed to vote, or whatever other historic examples they have.

All that will accomplish is a constant oscillation of privilege and oppression, never to become truly equal. The world will be a much better place if we can shut down the oppression Olympics, leave the past in the past, and move towards true legal and social equality. The world needs to stop pretending that everyone alive today is personally responsible for the actions of ancestors who lived so long ago we never even met them.

Razorbladekandyfan · 2017-03-06T09:13:55+00:00

MGTOW

Wraeclast_Exile · 2017-03-06T02:13:19+00:00

Man fuck all those cunts.

I'm sorry, but when you leave a relationship, YOU'RE GONE! You shouldn't be entitled to any money at all. Go make your own!

This makes me SO SICK to read!

I'm never, EVER EVER getting married.

dejour · 2017-03-05T20:34:01+00:00

Their lack of agency is no one's fault but their own.

You don't get to agree to something, then whine about how unfair it is.

thrway_1000 · 2017-03-05T23:24:16+00:00

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cyber_rigger · 2017-03-05T22:14:19+00:00

Marriage ought to be an opt-in contract.

If an agreement isn't put in then it doesn't happen.

2017-03-06T10:21:44+00:00

More and more, everyday I'm becoming asexual.

WillMeatLover · 2017-03-06T02:53:53+00:00

Men are so pathetically easy to manipulate.

ex-wife: "Ugh you're not really a man if you ask for alimony!"

pathetic loser husband: breaks down into tears "IIM SORRY I WON'T ASK FOR MY LEGAL RIGHTS TO APPEASE YOU"

vs. me in this hypothetical situation

loser ex-wife: "Ugh you're not really a man if you ask for alimony!"

WillMeatLover: "Damn straight I'm asking for alimony, bitch. I'll do you a favor though and let you pay 5% of it in your tears."

SCROTAL-SACK · 2017-03-06T10:55:38+00:00

Men are fucking dumbasses. Won't accept money out of pride? then go fuck yourself, you're the reason we're walked all over constantly.

2017-03-06T10:46:54+00:00

Women are children lol

QuasiQwazi · 2017-03-06T17:02:56+00:00

Marriage without a prenup is suicide. Females will never change.

Title	Men 'bullied' out of generous divorce settlements by breadwinning wives
Author	Holytrojan
Upvotes	1468
Comments	79
Date	March 5, 2017 7:00 PM UTC (9 years ago)
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