Generally speaking, who pays the bigger emotional price of a divorce - the Husband or the wife?

Answer 1

I think it could be either sex that suffers..neither sex has the patent on hurt. I don't think the kids are always the one hurt the most emotionally. Kids can have great resilience.

Answer 2

Both pay the price and I agree the children (if there are any) are the ultimate losers. I guess being female I say in the long run the person left with the children pays the biggest price be it male or female in the lose of the relationship aside from the children. They have to play the part of both parents, usually the other parent just goes on with life after awhile not considering the custodial parents or children's lives going on to meet their own needs and wants. I believe it should be very expensive to marry and it would make people think twice people these days just marry and divorce too much.

Answer 3

I am sure the women all disagree with me, but statistics show that Men get ran over the coals in divorce. They are usually the bread earners, and provide the finances for the house, car, ect. They generally get limited time with the kids because of work as well. Then throw divorce in, and he ends up losing his house he has been paying for. He then will get even less time with the kids who he loves as much as the mother does. He then will have to continue and support the ex spouse . Child support which is fair, until you realize he has to do this without getting any compensation when it comes to quality time with his children. The system is based on women. Women activist groups have had their hand in the divorce system for years, and if anyone says any different, the are plain LIARS. The judicial systems leans towards women because of the rare cases in which a women was unjustly wronged. It is generally accepted that when it happens to a man, it is ok. This assumption is because of the influence of the female activist groups.

Answer 4

Definitely the children. I know from experience. I had two kids with my ex and they still cry for him. My son can get to the point where it takes me an hour to calm him down once he gets started and it's been 7 months since the divorce!! I know it's hard on me having to take care of my children alone but the ex doesn't help by never wanting to be around for them either.

Answer 5

In a marriage of equals....it is a draw. If there is any level of dependancy: mental, physical , financial or emotional....than the more vulnerable party would be in a handicapped position.

If one partner is left with children then the burden would be multiplied.

If both the husband and the wife have any sense of compassion, humanity or humility, then they both will suffer.

C-F

Answer 6

It's usually the husband who loses the house, has to reconstruct a new life without the established conveniences and finds it more difficult to keep in touch with the kids. At least, I feel like an ex-dad of an ex- family.

Answer 7

Neither. The kids pay the price....which is very unfortunate. Just because 2 people have some misunderstanding, the young ones suffer big time...

Answer 8

In most cases the kids do. But it also depends on why the divorce is taking place as to who feels more.

Answer 9

the children. you want an emotional mind **** on your children - get divorced. as dr phil said in a program of his: "THE CHILDREN PAY". now, i'm not saying that a couple should stay together for the sake of their children, but i don't disagree with them leaving the other either. it is hard and you must be careful about it.

Answer 10

I would bet that in the majority of divorces that the woman takesa bigger hit emotionally because society places the success of a marriage as a trait of womanhoood.