I disagree with your summation. By far the majority of these posts are from we males who have either experienced similar fates or know of friends, relatives, and acquaintances who have gone through exactly the same situations themselves.
Of course. That's because this is a male bitching thread.
I tried to insert a bit of balance with my story of being a good wife and mother who stayed with her husband through his illness until he died five years ago leaving me with our four sons to raise, no house, no life insurance, no career..... and no regrets. I did the right thing.
Let's just ignore Valerie's personal anecdote - it doesn't fit the male victimology agenda.