But good men suffer in divorce, too. They are one of the most silent of classes - men who deeply love and miss their kids, who are neglected in their roles as fathers, often becoming little more than glorified babysitters with a bankbook who did little to deserve their fate. The cavalry is at the ready, however, for divorcing women. Mountains of sage advice on turning divorce to their advantage line bookstore shelves and dot the cyber landscape. Do a search for articles on divorce from the husband's perspective.
Divorce can be agony on both sides.
The legal system has done much to make amends on behalf of divorced women's financial and emotional well-being. It's time for men to receive some tender loving care and justice, too. Ed Cheney is a freelance writer living in New York.