Harvard study: Women more likely to divorce men who don't live up to the breadwinner stereotype

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32. It's an American and western thing

We live in an individualistic culture. Independence and self-reliance is now considered most important. In America, children are supposed to move out at 18, even if they don't have the finances to do it. In most other cultures, especially Asian cultures, it is very different. The complete opposite.

It didn't always be this way. It originated during the baby boom generation during a period of economic growth and when wages could pay the rent right out of high school. It became the foundation of the "American Dream" that is today becoming harder and harder to achieve.

It's a worse stigma for men than for women. For men, it is not a deal-breaker if the woman isn't living on her own. But most women would have a problem if the man isn't on his own. She wont respect him and wouldnt view him as being able to support a family. It's about the provider role. Women don't have the pressure to be a provider....men do, even today.