"Wife's illness more likely to lead to divorce than husband's"

I thought the last paragraph brought up an interesting point. I have met many women for whom facing a serious illness was the final push to get rid of an unhappy marriage:

"She also said that people who endure serious illnesses often take stock of their lives. In surveys, women generally express more dissatisfaction with their marriages than men do, and may be motivated by serious illness to do something about the union, especially if they have children to help provide care."

Sad to think it speaks volumes of men and commitment. Just remembering Ed Mcmahon (carson's side kick) and how he dumped his fiancee when he discovered she had breast cancer...never mind the age difference and .....i'll stop there..

I think it was Sophia Loren that was quoted saying something to the effect that marriages basically last due to women, which I read to mean...how much crap are women willing to put up with. Sigh.

I now it doesn't speak about all men and about all women, but you do the math...........

Even though I do agree with some aspects of the article and I am sure it is well intentioned data, that could be scary to read if you were newly diagnosed. For myself, yes my hubby was not the best caregiver in the world when I was recovering but my dx also scared the crap out of him that he could lose me and since then he treats me and each day together as more of a gift. So I dont think it is all negative. But like others have said, I have personally seen marriages end from a bc DX too but the majority of the ones I saw ended were initiated by the woman who decided life was too short to be living like they were.