It's common knowledge that the divorce rates are high. What is less commonly known is that women tend to want and initiate divorces. Approximately two-thirds of different-sex marriages end upon the wishes of the wife, a finding that has emerged in the U.S. and cross-culturally. Scholars have recognised this as a bit of a paradox: Culturally, single women tend to want to get married more than single men, but once married, women tend to be less satisfied in their relationships
