A wife was bound to her husband for as long as he lived. There was no alternative. Men are no longer in control. Finding a mate takes work and most of the time the man has to take the lead. Men are still trying to figure out this added complication to their lives.
Women are in touch with themselves and want to be in touch with their mates.
Men can no longer treat a woman as a possession, like a suit that is no longer fashionable or an old set of golf clubs. In some ways, women are determined to make men suffer for their past transgressions. T he theory goes that men are attracted to youth and beauty, while women want a provider, a man who is rich, stable and ambitious. As the population continues to grow, a wide variety of prospective mates exist for both sexes. When a relationship doesn't seem to be working, it's easier to move on to the next potential companion rather than trying to fix things up with the current one.