Maybe there's a perception even now that the man ought to be supporting the family, and that if he isn't, the woman would be better off without him -- and as you say, maybe this kicks in when there is a family, i.e. children involved, and when support, especially financially, seems needed and not forthcoming.
I know I have said on LJ to a male friend that dumping his girlfriend looked like a good plan to me -- I think what I actually posted was "And why are you still with this person again?", but that's a different thing.
Were the posters advising "get rid of the bum" male or female or both?
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Maybe there's a perception even now that the man ought to be supporting the family, and that if he isn't, the woman would be better off without him -- and as you say, maybe this kicks in when there is a family, i.e. children involved, and when support, especially financially, seems needed and not forthcoming.
I know I have said on LJ to a male friend that dumping his girlfriend looked like a good plan to me -- I think what I actually posted was "And why are you still with this person again?", but that's a different thing.
Were the posters advising "get rid of the bum" male or female or both?