![]() ![]() ![]() These men would procrastinate on suggestions in therapy, intentionally miss meetings, and refuse to negotiate during the separation process. The second type of abandoned husband was the passive-aggressive. All of them had a history of refusing to go to marriage therapy, which their wives had encouraged at an earlier time.Ģ. ![]() Many of these men were physically or emotionally abusive to their wives-often controlling and intimidating them through threats, denigration, coercive maneuvers, and empty promises. They were completely against separation and they were open and clear about their opinion. The predominant emotion of the overtly aggressive men was anger. The 5 types of men that women are divorcing emerged from their observations:ġ. In a book entitled, Men’s Changing Roles in the Family, the authors (Robert Lewis and Marvin Sussman) tell of several clinical observations that were made of “abandoned” (and shocked) husbands whose wives had initiated divorce, or whose wives were in the process of initiating divorce. Women initiate approximately 2/3 of divorces that occur after the age of 40. Thirty years ago this wasn’t the case, women would stay in a bad marriage but today women are more confident to take care of themselves, and thus, more “empowered” to leave a bad marriage. In fact, women initiate approximately 2/3 of divorces that occur after the age of 40. Current trends show that an increasing number of women are opting out of their marriages. ![]()
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