Outside of arguments about the patriarchy - I do think that in general, more women than men put up with prolonged bad behavior on the part of their partners. Perhaps it has to do with more nurturing natures ( I imagine there are a lot more wives standing with husbands who are being treated for sex addiction, than there are husbands standing with wives). While some men will try to reconcile after a wife’s affair, not many will after repeated affairs on the part of their wife - although many women will continue to try to make it work with a husband who is a repeat cheater. Perhaps it has to do with differences in the dating market (it’s certainly easier for a 50 year old man to find a new wife than it is for a 50 year old woman to find a new husband) . Perhaps it has to do with being raised with fairytales. But I also suspect that some of it has to do with economic inequality.
I’ve noticed as a general trend (obviously with exceptions) that the more economically independent a woman is here, the better able she is to move on emotionally from her divorce.
