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Women asking for divorce?

From my book, "10 Lessons for Men".

Statistics show more and more divorces are being initiated by wives instead of husbands.  This is a new but growing trend.  "Today Americans want not only a spouse who is reliable and reasonable, but also someone who is their best friend, and a great lover, and someone who pays the bills ...  but is also really fun,"  said Stanford sociologist Michael Rosenfeld in an article in the Washington Post (8/27/15).  

According to research that Rosenfeld presented at the American Sociological Association's annual meeting, women's heightened expectations can leave them feeling worse off in marriage than men.  In a survey of 2,262 adults in heterosexual partnerships over the course of five years, Rosenfeld found that 69% of divorces are initiated by women.  On the whole, women also reported less satisfaction with their marriages than men.  The reasons vary, but a common thread is wives being unhappy with their husbands' refusal to change.