Don’t Blame Divorce on Money. Ask: Did the Husband Have a Job?
A Harvard study finds it’s more complicated than financial strain, zeros in on the guy’s employment status.
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Financial stress and fights over money can eat away at a marriage. But do they cause divorce? That’s a more complicated matter.
A Harvard University study suggests that neither financial strains nor women's increased ability to get out of an unhappy marriage, starting in the 1970s, is typically the main reason for a split.