Unfortunately, the process of gaining money in [a man’s] life usually meant alienating the wife in his life. Sometimes this leads to a legal divorce,… - Warren Farrell

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Unfortunately, the process of gaining money in [a man’s] life usually meant alienating the wife in his life. Sometimes this leads to a legal divorce, but more often to a psychological divorce. Which is why a survey of doctors’ wives reported in Medical/Mrs. Found the doctors’ wives harboring hostility that was ‘stunning to behold.’ Yet the wives remained married to the doctors. Why? More than anything else, the wives said, they wanted security from marriage… the men, then, were often prostitutes to an illusion of emotional security. At least their wives had the reality of economic security.

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About Warren Farrell

Warren Farrell (born June 26, 1943) is an American educator, activist and author of seven books on men's issues with women. He has served on the New York City Board of the National Organization for Women, and is a prominent voice in the Men's movement.

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Alternative Names: warren farrell Warren Thomas Farrell Dr. Warren Farrell
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