Apparently, Men Get Richer After Divorce

[FreedomParticipant 295]

Sorry for posting an old article (2009), but I think its claims are still relevant. Full article:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/25/divorce-women-research

Here are two quotes from the article that sum it up:

“When a father separates from the mother of his children, according to new research, his available income increases by around one third. Women, in contrast, suffer severe financial penalties.”

“Jenkins found that the positive effect on men’s finances is so significant that divorce can even lift them out of poverty, while women are far more likely to be plunged into destitution.”

So, assuming the numbers here have any truth to them, they lead to exactly one clear and inescapable conclusion:

Being married is so expensive it can impoverish an otherwise capable man.

The intent of the article, of course, is to justify a legal bias in favor of women during a divorce proceeding. This only further reinforces the simple fact that the institution of marriage is completely broken, and the best thing a man can do for himself is to refuse to sign that contract.

It is wise to fear dangerous commitments.

[MonkeyMindParticipant 5340]

I don’t trust this article. Mainly because The Graun is well known to peddle leftist crap whilst omitting the facts.

It mentions the man’s incomings, but fails to specify his outgoings, specifically how much of his wage is being spent on Child Maintenance post divorce.

So when a man earns 25% more after divorce, i would suspect that this is because he needs to work more hours to pay for the fleecing he got in the divorce courts.

And how the f~~~ is a woman’s income going to sharply fall? Well maybe because she was sitting on her arse at home while her husband was the bread winner. This isn’t specifically stated, but the quote below makes it obvious that this is the case:

The percentage change in income is less if they have worked beforehand and continue working afterwards. The impact is also reduced if they start working after the relationship breakdown.

So basically, she can’t earn as much as what her ex husband brought to the table because she married up. Her earnings may go down if she worked during the marriage, but that’s going to happen if she’s the primary care giver while getting child maintenance from the ex-husband.

Bears also s~~~ in the woods. Unless it’s a Guardian written article. Which in that case, bears might s~~~ in the trees.

[Mr. SpockParticipant 10911]

It’s a typo. Men get richer avoiding divorce which we all know that the only way to avoid divorce is to avoid marriage.

Feminism isn't about equality with men, it's about leverage over men.

[MGTOW_MedicParticipant 184]

I certainly know I haven’t become richer after my divorce. I actually had to file for a bankruptcy. Now, I am fixing that dramatically and working my ass of to rebuild my credit so I can buy a house and a nice newer car in the next few years.

MGtOW_Medic - EMT - P, Firefighter Lvl 2, Hazmat Ops

[SolidParticipant 7520]

Is just a point of view, the glass is half full or half empty, IMHO men become less poor after the divorce. But you can avoid getting poor at all by not marrying.

[uchibenkeiParticipant 7965]

I don’t know if the article talks about it, but women think they are entitled to maintain the lifestyle to which they have become accustomed. Family courts have supported this, which is why we have spousal supoort and even child support. So while women refuse to downsize their lifestyle (expenses) until they’re forced to, men don’t. Men live in s~~~ty apartments and everything else after divorce while they try to rebuild their wealth.

I bathe in the tears of single moms.

[Anonymous 25]

The Guardian. A cesspit of feminist journalism

saying men get richer after a divorce, is like saying men have more blood after they leave a blood sucking vampire

why even let a vampire suck the blood / money out of you in the first place

[PhantomParticipant 3328]

As a person stupid enough to play marriage roulette twice, I can say from my own experience it is bulls~~~ in my case(s).

I was richer before I ever got married, and poorer after.

Had to downgrade my life s~~~ tons to compensate.

[HitmanParticipant]

this is completely opposite of the truth.
divorce can RUIN you for life!
iv’e been plunged into debt so far i’m not sure i can ever get out of it.
and i’m not even finished after almost 4 f~~~ing years.
biggest regret i have is signing a legal document binding my fate to a woman.
i would have preferred in hindsight to lose an eyeball.
or something even worse…
damn guys,
i could have got CANCER and beat it by now.

[Silverstone the SecondParticipant]

Women marry up, so when that man is gone she’s not as well off. To all the men, marriage will ruin you financially. Either the woman will spend all your money or take it during the divorce. Hell, don’t even wait for the divorce, just don’t get married.

Feminism is a movement where opinions are presented as facts and emotions are presented as evidence.

[Won'tGetFooledAgainParticipant 3293]

I separated at 40 and moved out of the marital home with my laptop, passport and two bin bags full of clothes. I went from living in a big, detached house to moving in with my parents.

Basically everything I had worked for over the last 17 years was gone, I was effectively starting from scratch. I think I just about have time to get some standard of living back, I am in total economy mode and saving every single penny I can. After three years of this I am planning on buying myself a small house in the next few months.

My ex on the other hand works part time, lives in a house worth 35 times her salary and is planning on buying a brand new car to replace her 3 year old one. I currently don’t even own a car. She spends money like it is water, I justify every single purchase to myself even if it is a few pounds.

The only reason I am able to save money is because I don’t have her working out more and more stupid ways to waste all of my money. Because of this I can save 50% of my salary without even trying. Thing is, if I had never married I would be in a fully paid off house, a massive f~~~ you fund in the bank and planning my retirement plan.

Marriage wiped out 17 years of working and I am still having to pay child support for the next 9 years. That is effectively 26 years of my best earning years compromised or just taken away from me.

For women, everything eventually boils down to Alpha Fucks, Beta Bucks.

[SandalsParticipant 4253]

Hitman wrote:

iv’e been plunged into debt so far i’m not sure i can ever get out of it.
and i’m not even finished after almost 4 f~~~ing years.

Screw that. Can’t you file for bankruptcy, or insolvency? Just start over.

[Buller100Participant 2189]

I remortgaged and bought the house off her , it was a risk but it worked out.

Regards work my career took off, but we never had children so a clean break was possible, I was lucky in reality that’s all.

I could see how a guy’s career could improve but a guy with children is nailed to the floor?

I would say for most it’s a massive financial hit, but the age makes a difference divorced at 55 with a few years left how can you get back , divorce at 30 perhaps it’s a great learning thing.

Children being the biggest cost harmer, with them women get it all.

[RusskyParticipant 13503]

that depends on the kind of divorce ruling you get
not all divorce rulings are made equal

proud carrier of the 'why?' chromosome

[Masculine_ManParticipant 2735]

Well I was well off before marriage, broke during marriage, ultra broke after divorce, and now I am finally on the road to recovery. My situation is unique, I don’t have kids, and no alimony. The other people I know who pay alimony, have kids, are poor as f~~~. If women are poor after the marriage it is because they have no useful career skills and leeched off their husbands.

If it costs you your peace of mind, then it is too expensive.

[narwhalParticipant]

This article is utter useless crap.

The title says men get richer, would imply net worth. Yet the subtitle says income which is how much they earn. So what they hell are they talking about?

The author jumps from talking about expenses to earning potential. An ex-husband is in no way responsible for his ex wife’s expenses or earning potential. She even talks about net worth right after divorce, as if it was physically possible for either party to gain in net worth upon divorce.

For me personally, my income has gone up since divorce, partially just from more experience and partially because I can focus on being a better worker. At the same time, my expenses have dropped tremendously, even taking child support payments into account.

As for my ex, I really have no clue and don’t care.

Ok. Then do it.

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