To ask is there ever an acceptable reason to MN’ers for a man to leave a wife?

[SavoirFlair]

I’m fully prepared to get absolutely flamed for this thread, such is the understandable bias on here from us women.

But I’m wondering - once a man has children with a woman, and something fundamentally goes wrong after time (they don’t evolve together, they fall out of love, the sex ends with little chance of it coming back for one person, they argue to the point of destruction of a loving family environment)

…then is it ever acceptable to MN’ers if a man says “I’m sorry, I can’t do this” and leaves the family?

granted I get there is a crucial part missing here - the man has to have the intent to want to see his family and raise his children, have proper access, want to be a part of their lives and co-parent with respect and understanding .

However I’m often on threads on here where “LTB!” is sounded with regular frequency to the point it’s become cliche here. Does the same count for the “bastards” who have had enough? Can they ever leave?

Some notes for any of the obtuse folk on here who like to pick holes :

1. This is not a ‘reverse’ (ugh)
2. I am not a man
3. Cheating is always wrong. I’m talking about a man leaving without another partner lined up, when a relationship irrevocably breaks down
4. If this thread takes off and you’re the Daily Mail, I abhor your website which tears down women and encourages them to be catty about body types. Horrible ‘newspaper’

Most Women will reach a breaking point, there doesn't have to be anyone else involved for them to end their relationship.

Most Men will put up with whatever marital issues they have. Many should have left their marriages years before but many only jump ship when there's another potential relationship to go into.

Because of this they aren't seen in a favourable light when ending a marriage/ relationship.

I personally think that if more men left sooner, before anyone was on the scene. It would look a lot better on them than seemingly leaving for a new shag.

The difference is, as I am sure you well know, that the majority of the time when a man ends the relationship he leaves by himself. Quite often into someone's waiting arms.

Except sometimes finding the right person is what makes you realise that you’re with the utterly wrong one. That’s true for both sexes.

I don’t think it’s a sex issue. Anyone can leave if they want to.

Well my husband's ex decided she preferred women, specifically the one she'd been sleeping with for the previous two years, so what's a man to do?