total convenience and flowers seven days milk:

There is a great big hole in that story, and the name of the hole is CHILDREN. Even if both partners have identical incomes during the marriage, the woman is much more likely to gain custody of any children. If she is the primary parent, she must continue to live in a home large enough for the whole family, even though her income is only half of what was available for housing before the divorce. In addition, she must provide food, clothing, and transportation for the children when they are with her. The husband's child support contribution will probably be assessed at 15% or less of his income -- if he actually pays it regularly, which fewer than 50% of divorced men do. Meanwhile, his expenses actually go down, since he no longer needs a large home and can keep all his earnings (outside the child support) for himself.

Women are paying a whole lot more than men to get divorced. Apparently it's worth it.