Rough estimates:
50% of marriages end in divorce
75% of divorces are initiated by women
From what I have seen, the husband ends up taking most of the blame from friends, family, the courts, even when there are two sides to the story
Over 80% of divorces result in the ex-husband paying “maintenance”, child support, or both
Men rarely get custody of children, even when they want it
Marriage has become too much of a financial and emotional risk for most men.
And ditto for some women - who lost to a shiftless husband.
Throughout this thread there's much talk of the "feminist movement" and how that has effected men. I have to agree that surely has not helped women attract men - certainly not me.
There's another theme throughout this thread that has done more damage than feminism - lack of traditional values. Being irreligious. In a word, Godlessness.
But unseen on this thread is another common complaint I've heard from many men - too little or no 'sex.'
I've been married most of my adult life - and most of that to a woman that would not keep the house clean, and she didn't work elsewhere either. I tolerated that for years, but the marriage ended when she left the marital bed for more than a year.
At age 70 I've remarried to a cute little gal of 75 that loves to make love. I marvel at the difference - and wonder if other men - and likely a lot of women too, have suffered from too little love making - and too little other constant manifestations of love from their spouse.
Divorce is rougher on men financially (usually) than it is on women. I lost - big. But, emotionally divorce hits women harder (strictly from what I have seen) - and it surely badly hurts young children, and instills in them a fear of marriage to some degree.
Bottom line - a good marriage takes hard work, and a belief that keeping that marriage alive and well takes total commitment to a loving relationship.