Why do so many men threaten suicide?

[HelenInHeels]

I'm not talking generally here or minimising the reality of male suicide for real.

I mean guys who threaten to kill themselves if their wife or partner goes through with dumping their sorry asses when they've been found out. I've seen it so many times on here. It makes a mockery of suicide victims and I hate it.

When women post on here who have been abandoned by their husbands and they admit they have threatened suicide in an attempt to win them back they are met with nothing but understanding and support

I've only seen that scenario in one thread and she most definitely did not receive only understanding and support re. the threats. Not at all.