re: #175 CuriousLurker

I realize that, I was just trying to make a point. As things stand, 100% of the burden is on the woman and 0% on men. Not only that, but the GOP would like to destroy whatever safety nets exist that might help women & children. Where does the men’s responsibility come in? I haven’t heard a peep about that.

That’s just it, a shotgun wedding doesn’t generally inspire a man to take responsibility. If anything, it just provokes anger and rebellion, anger at the “ball and chain” he’s now linked to and rebellion at the families that he feels robbed him of his freedom for their own convenience. It’s why no-fault divorce came about, because too many judges were getting uncomfortable with the reality that they were effectively allowing spouses to commit perjury in order to obtain divorces.