Short story: I'm on SSDI for untreatable ultra rapid cycling bipolar. Been in a verbally/emotionally abusive relationship/marriage for 21 years. My wife has a good federal pension, owns the house, a property in Florida and I signed a pre-nup before the marriage. Getting out of the marriage is the easy part, if I don't mind living in my van.

Just making a point that there are men, too, who can't work or don't have the financial resources to start their life over. Whether a woman or man in a bad marriage, it's enough to send you over the edge.