Do I sense a tad of bitterness? While these things are all true to an extent, it works both ways. I know women whose husbands walked out on them leaving them high and dry with the kids. Yes, they paid child support, but had little to do with their children otherwise, and the women found themselves suddenly struggling to make ends meet.
Besides all the other reasons for the decline of marriage and increase in divorce is the ability of women to support themselves financially. Many people stayed in unhappy marriages because they couldn’t afford divorce.
All of the reasons are sad, and there is no guarantee that a marriage will last even if both people claim to be committed to making it work. We live in disruptive times, and I’m not sure it will get better. The best shot at a successful marriage is a man and woman who are serious about their vows before God, but sometimes someone’s sinful nature wins out over that. Depending on emotions certainly isn’t sufficient.
Very wise, sincere and perceptive disputation you make. Bitterness? Some, but I’ve been married 56 years. Big issue is a son who through an indiscretion got royally hosed by a Jimmy Swaggert type ultra devout “Christian” woman and a very defective judge. Woman and her husband are very well off and son is living in penury for 18 years. Totally criminal unfair system. For that yes I am bitter.
Well said.