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Husband wants divorce after my cancer diagnosis
There was also an AITA post where a guy abandons his wife at the hospital and wants to divorce her because she got cancer and thus could no longer have children. Though it looks like she dodged a bullet since he seems to have always saw her as a broodmare:
AITA for walking out of the hospital after hearing my wife’s diagnosis?
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Brother in law divorced his wife while she underwent stage 4 cancer treatment.
The sad thing is that these things aren't uncommon. Alot of men see women as fuckmaids and will toss them aside when they sick.
Thanks for the warning.
My dad was diagnosed with (and survived) cancer in recent years. My mom took care of everything around the house seamlessly and cheered him on during the worst of his illness. I think of her behavior as a reward for him being the willing breadwinner of their marriage for the past 35-plus years. He never put her through the 50/50 bullshit that most younger men expect nowadays, and he always helped her with household chores.
I tell my friends that if a man provides for his wife and keeps her well-rested and reasonably happy, then she will repay him tenfold when he needs to depend on her. I saw this scenario play out between my parents.
While my dad would never divorce my mom over a cancer diagnosis, he would/could not provide the level of emotional care my mom provided him. Most men just aren't capable in that way.