Hi Pattnee - Yes, it is clear from many stories here that men can behave the same way...thus the use of "Walk Away Spouse" or WAS instead of just WAW. Perhaps the literature hasn't caught up because MWD specificallly talked about WAW, the John Gottman touches on it in his books, and my therapist and our former marital counselor talked to me about it specifically as a trend with women. Or, for men perhaps the walk away happens more via MLC. There is no, single right answer. I agree that divorce has become too easy and marriages too disposable. I love how MWD talks about kids being a great reason to fight for the marriage and not simply bail when times get rough. My W has social anxiety and is highly avoidant - it has made it SO tough because our problems are quite solvable (per the counselors) and she just can't seem to look inward too hard without wrecking her preferred image of herself. I hope you have a good day and am glad to know some of us are fighting the good fight to save marriages.
