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That is very true. Cheer to a good person as you. I am sorry of hearing about the loss of your dad. But you were raised in a wonderful family. I wish that couples today would sacrifice more like your parents did. Marriage today is more for convenience. The woman doesn't see the person who whom he is. It is that she sees a cutie then is desperate to marry him because all of her friends are getting married and she doesn't want to stay lonely. Then if a bad situation arises, she divorces the guy in a heartbeat. If you come from a strong root that root will stem good for your future family generations. If the opposite with many today the root is bad it just stems out bad weeds.
Why is this thread about what women do or don't do?
If your question was worded the same way as your title, you'd be talking about husbands who bail, too.
Plenty of men leave sick wives. Plenty of men wouldn't hang around long in a high-earning dual income household if their wife got laid off and didn't find another job...and if you had a household where the mom brought home a high wage while dad stayed home with the kids, you don't know if he'd stay around if she got laid off and went a long time without a job. Money issues and health issues put stress on marriages. And it's not like women are less supportive than men. Every situation is different.
So, what's your agenda here?
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Why is this only about selfish women when the title is about couples?
You can't predict what an entire gender is going to do. That's silly. Will I personally be there for my husband for richer or poorer, through sickness and in health? Yup. Will he do the same for me? Yup. My mom took care of my father while he died of cancer. He died at home with her being his primary caregiver with help from nurses making home visits.
My mom's best friend just recently passed away. Her friend had been on dialysis for over 40 years after having kidney failure in her 20's. Her husband couldn't handle all of that in his 20's - so they divorced when she got really sick. He suffered from depression. They remained good friends and she never blamed him for leaving her. So - just because someone leaves - it doesn't mean that they are a horrible person. Some people just can't handle things - especially when they have their own issues and they are so young. Oh - and as you can see - he was a man - not a selfish woman.
I've seen both men and women leave there spouses over sickness. It really depends on the individuals in the marriage and what they can and can't take. People will call them a coward, people will call them stupid, people will outright hate the person for the choice they make, no matter what. When it comes to life-threatening illness, there is no right or wrong answer, rather what the healthy spouse can and can't deal with. If you ever watch/watched one of your parents die slowly from cancer or any other life-threatening illness, you'll know what I'm talking about because you know what a living hell it's like. If you haven't, you are fortunate, but shut your god damn mouth, that person's decision should not be judged.
My dad chose to stick with his wife to the very end. I would do the same.
I've seen both men and women leave there spouses over sickness. It really depends on the individuals in the marriage and what they can and can't take. People will call them a coward, people will call them stupid, people will outright hate the person for the choice they make, no matter what. When it comes to life-threatening illness, there is no right or wrong answer, rather what the healthy spouse can and can't deal with. If you ever watch/watched one of your parents die slowly from cancer or any other life-threatening illness, you'll know what I'm talking about because you know what a living hell it's like. If you haven't, you are fortunate, but shut your god damn mouth, that person's decision should not be judged.
My dad chose to stick with his wife to the very end. I would do the same.
This is true. Some people cannot handle things like terminal illnesses. Doesn't mean they don't love their spouses. None of us know for sure what we would do until we are put in that position.
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