Too many men suffering in silence, national health report finds (Canada)

Re:Too many men suffering in silence, national health report... by Insanity on Monday November 09, 2026 @03:10PM (#50431226)

I went through a divorce in Canada, there is a thing called "amiable divorce/separation". Where both parties negotiate a fair divorce agreement rather than the standard "Pay continued support for X months/years + lump sum".

So there is some variability, and of course in my case it was a "happy path" scenario where both me and my ex-wife mutually wanted the divorce.

But by default you have to pay spousal support regardless of how well-off your partner is. The assumption is that women will be worse off after a divorce financially. Which is really not a contemporary point of view to make as a blanket statement.

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Re:Too many men suffering in silence, national health report... by apercu on Monday November 09, 2026 @04:11PM (#50432208)

You're not wrong.

But again, it seems weird when a male has to work 2 jobs in their 50's to send large monthly payments to a female that has a larger or equivalent net worth.

And it happens routinely. Of course, there are also a lot of men out there that just want to stiff their ex. But that doesn't mean my former example isn't happening.

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Re:Too many men suffering in silence, national health report... by neya on Monday November 09, 2026 @04:38PM (#50432605)

> The assumption is that women will be worse off after a divorce financially

And this was exactly what happened to my friends. The women who sought alimony actually earned much more. The financial burden was so tough that it turned a good hard working member of the society into almost a criminal (if you don't pay alimony, you can be even arrested for it in some countries).

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