It didn't take very long for this to turn into a women bashing thread, did it?
Nope.
As far as this article goes, I doubt that she is 'bereft of money' after 40 years of marriage. She not only gets half of the property, but a hefty alimony if she did not work for 40 years.
If her skunk ex left her for a younger woman, well, that implies that he must have some means......
You're right. It was better when it was just a man bashing thread.
You know those IBTZ posts?
There needs to be an IBWRE post .... Sadly, I missed it this time. :(
(1) Conservatives, in general, tend to be nice guys.
(2) Women, in general, tend to treat nice guys like $#!% in the dating/romance/marriage/divorce realm. Conservative and "Christian" women (with a few noble exceptions) seem to be little different in this regard.
(3) As a result, conservative circles tend to have a disproportionately large number of men who have been severely wounded by women, and/or have friends who have been.
What you all mistakenly call "woman bashing" is actually the result of this. Nevertheless, I can see how the apparent blindness of these guys to this woman's plight, could be disturbing. It would disturb me, too, if I didn't know where it was coming from. Let me state, for the record, that I think this Mr. Hekker, assuming the facts are as stated in the article, should simply be shot.
However, when, as a man, one lives in a cultural climate where all men are constantly, falsely accused of being like this, and where everyone from radio ministries to family court assumes and acts as if ALL relationship issues are the fault of men, it tends to blunt one's sympathy for the situation where it's actually true. The story of the boy who cried wolf comes to mind.