I think it's more just a "guy thing" as opposed to a "character flaw." Just something guys tend to do more under stress, whereas women tend to seek out connectedness. Perhaps one reason we typically live longer, as reflected in this study!


M60
H52
D20
M14 yrs
OW-old gf from 1986
bomb-5/18/08
H filed for D-9/10/08
D final 4/24/09
xH remarried (not OW) 2012