Divorce can create perceived unfairness for men and women. Men often face higher alimony and child support payments, whi
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title: "Divorce can create perceived unfairness for men and women. Men often face higher alimony and child support payments, while mothers typically gain primary custody. Societal stigmas may lead men to feel"
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title: "Divorce can create perceived unfairness for men and women. Men often face higher alimony and child support payments, while mothers typically gain primary custody. Societal stigmas may lead men to feel"
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# Divorce can create perceived unfairness for men and women. Men often face higher alimony and child support payments, whi
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- **Topics:** mindset, ai
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## Summary
Here's the problem. Here's the problem with modern marriage from a man's perspective as far as I'm concerned. Most of the marriage is I know, okay? The man provides financially, he protects, right? He's also there to be part of the family dynamic, taking care of kids, doing the things that he can do...
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Here's the problem. Here's the problem with modern marriage from a man's perspective as far as I'm concerned. Most of the marriage is I know, okay? The man provides financially, he protects, right? He's also there to be part of the family dynamic, taking care of kids, doing the things that he can do. What is the woman bring? She brings love, affection, a little bit of sweetness at the end of the day, you know, sex, she brings, you know, taking care of kids. Okay, if you get divorced, every single thing on that side of the man equation, he can be compelled to do by the power of the state, and if he fails to do it, they can put him in jail. Nothing on that other side, the female side is enforceable at law. The court cannot order her to be nice to you, to fuck you, to be a wonderful mother to your children, she can't, they can't force that. So when you have a contract, we're only one side of it is enforceable with the power of the state, and the other side is not. My attitude is why don't we then just have a non-ass conversation about what we could both be afraid of and what value we want to attribute. But the court can't.
## Caption / Post Text
Divorce can create perceived unfairness for men and women. Men often face higher alimony and child support payments, while mothers typically gain primary custody. Societal stigmas may lead men to feel isolated, and they often have fewer support resources. Legal representation can also impact outcomes, contributing to feelings of disadvantage in custody and financial arrangements during divorce. What are you thoughts? #marriage #relationships
## Key Claims
- Here's the problem with modern marriage from a man's perspective as far as I'm concerned.
- Most of the marriage is I know, okay? The man provides financially, he protects, right? He's also there to be part of the family dynamic, taking care of kids, doing the things that he can do.
- What is the woman bring? She brings love, affection, a little bit of sweetness at the end of the day, you know, sex, she brings, you know, taking care of kids.
- Okay, if you get divorced, every single thing on that side of the man equation, he can be compelled to do by the power of the state, and if he fails to do it, they can put him in jail.
- Nothing on that other side, the female side is enforceable at law.
## Topic Application
- **mindset**: Mindset/psychology
- **ai**: AI/tech
## Caveats
## Related Sources (Idea-to-Idea)
- [[Love the story of the marriage box. By ~J. Allan Petersen]] — **[TENSION]**: The marriage box assumes mutual giving; the divorce note reveals legal asymmetry that can undermine reciprocal deposits.
- [[Relationships - Men women same]] — **[TENSION]**: The complementary-roles ideal vs. the legal enforceability gap — aspirational roles meet asymmetric contract enforcement.
- [[We are experts in teaching you how to CHOOSE!]] — **[EXTENDS]**: Choose wisely because marriage contracts are legally asymmetric — the divorce note is the cautionary case.
## Linkages
- [[Concept - Attitude Gap]] — attitude gap
- [[Concept - Money Scripts]] — money scripts and mindset
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