Interesting post, CTH. On the emotional level I'd always heard and read that men have the tougher time with divorce because our families and marriages are often our social life. We focus everything on that and don't tend to have as many close friends to confide in or spend time with as women do. So we turn to booze, get depressed etc. That may be why it's men who often end up doing violent acts towards their ex-spouses. It's pretty rare that you hear of a woman doing something violent towards her ex-husband. Anyway, it appears no one wins in these D situations. It's a huge, drastic adjustment that takes time and patience I guess...and lots of stamina.
