Not to denigrate the responses of the men here, but I am a divorced female and we also suffer from the effects of divorce. My ex-husband paid me half of the equity we had in our house, which came to only $13,000. Now the house has appreciated by at least $200,000, and he is the benefactor.
He lost interest in our 3 children while I have struggled to put them through college. He pays $2500 a year and I pay the rest. He says he can't afford more, but he owns two new cars and just put a two-car garage on the house for his new wife and step-daughter. He also bought them a new computer. By the way, he is a federal employee and now makes at least $120,000 a year.
Child support ended when the youngest turned 18 and there is no alimony because I am a nurse and it is easy for me to get a job that pays $50,000 a year.
I am not complaining, just illustrating that it works both ways. It is a matter of pride for me to put my children through college with only the pittance he pays.
In my opinion, the basic reason why our society is damaged is because we have turned our backs on God.
Oops, that should have been beneficiary, not benefactor.