I think there is a lot of bitterness as MaxMax says when injustices and unbalances exist in the divorce and legal system. He is justified to make those points IMO as a women. This does not help understanding between men and women on the issues of marriage. Men are emotive and not objective when discussing these issues as a result of the unfair treatment in court. AND I have to admit to the type of women that exploit those loopholes
Actually I am in a minority of Freeper men in that I think that dividing marital property upon divorce is fine. A lot of men (Freeper and otherwise) look at marital property as 'ours' when times are good and 'mine' when times go bad.
That's silly, as I have said many times on FR. Once you get married, it all becomes 'ours.' If after 8 years my honey decides she would rather take naps with the UPS guy than me, well what can I say - I'd be mad, upset, angry, etc, but I'd still be standing.
In that case, or any case, each party gets 1/2 of the marital property, which is to say they get 100% of the portion they already owned, anyway. It's fair, if unseemly at times.
Men who are bitter about this have no sympathy from me. Seems to me like a small price to pay to get ride of someone (legally) who is distracting you and holding you back.