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Divorce and Homeless Men: A Study Between Its Relationship

Men are more likely than women to have health problems during and after a divorce. Some of the most common health problems are changes in weight, depression, anxiety, and trouble sleeping. Money and identity theft are also problems for men, which adds to their stress. This means that men often don’t get their fair share after a breakup.

Main causes of divorce

First, let us see some of the common reasons that couples end their marriages.

  1. Expectations and comparisons

When you look at someone else’s marriage, it’s important to remember that you’re only seeing the surface. You might’ve thought the couple was happy and in love, but little do you know that they might be getting a divorce by the end of the week. One problem that many married people have is that they make snap judgments and judge their marriage too harshly.

  1. Pent-up resentment

Don’t give in to the urge to fix it as soon as possible. When people find out they have a big problem in their marriage, they often think that the sooner they fix it, the better. not always that easy. Many marriage problems are things that have been going on for a long time and have feelings attached to them. They need to be acknowledged and dealt with carefully. But most of the time, we don’t think much about these small problems until they become big problems.

  1. Constant Conflicts

There will always be problems in your relationship. But it won’t help to say that your partner is selfish. Neither of you will think that the only way out of your disagreement is to do what you want, which is to get your wife to promise to be home when you get home from work. If you learn how to handle conflicts better from the start, you’ll find that they work themselves out.

  1. Blaming the other

It won’t help if you keep pinning small things on your partner. The most important thing to keep in mind is that blaming each other won’t save your marriage. Sure, there will be different levels of blame, and you may think that your partner is more to blame than you are, but no matter who is at fault, the solution is up to both of you. In the end, you both have something at stake in the relationship, so it’s up to both of you to fix it.

  1. Anger

Anger is a difficult to control and destructive emotion. It’s the thing that scares people the most. People are also the least prepared to deal with anger, especially when it comes to anger in relationships and marriages.

Anger is fine on its own, but it can lead to bad things if you deny it, hold on to it, or act on it. If you ignore your own anger, you will never learn how to recognise it, deal with it, and let it go.

Divorce, Men and homelessness

Divorce is hard for both people, but men usually have a harder time of it. Even for a short time, not having a place to live can be upsetting, especially if your family is breaking up.

After a divorce, men are likely to end up homeless due to the majority of divorces falling in favour of the women. This means that in addition to maybe losing out on his home and his family, a man may also have to make payments to their ex-spouse in order to keep up with the court regulations. This in turn could mean that they may end up with less than nothing and a debt over their heads.

This is often the case, even for men who are not at fault in the marriage. Humble men and men who consider their families agree to whatever clauses are proposed to them without even considering themselves. This again leaves them at a significant disadvantage since they do not have the means to keep up their end of the bargain.

All these circumstances often end with men becoming homeless, crashing on people’s couches, and then eventually ending up on the street. Studies show that homelessness is far more common in families that have broken up than in those who are still together. Hence, men who are homeless are more likely to be the result of a broken marriage.

How can homelessness be avoided?

  1. Save Your Marriage

The most basic way to avoid this scenario would be to avoid a divorce. As long as something still has a chance to be fixed, you should try to fix it. If you are able to resolve whatever conflict you have with your spouse, then your marriage is likely to be saved, and you may not fall victim to the statistics of homeless men.

  1. Don’t bite off more than you can chew

No matter how good-hearted or humble you are, it is important to know your limits. Accepting ridiculous proposals in haste will only cause you harm and misery. If you agree to terms you can’t deliver, you stand to lose out on everything and end up with nothing at all.

  1. Get back on your feet

Despite the toughness of a split, it is important to remember not to give up. The ones who hit rock bottom and stay there often end up with no hope and are fine with being homeless. But if you get up and pull yourself out of the mud, then you still have hope to rebuild your life.

Conclusion

It is clear that the more divorces there are, the more men end up homeless. But there are ways to avoid that, save your marriage, and find yourself a happily ever after. So read above, find out what your relationship is going through, and find out its consequences too. Make sure you do whatever you can to avoid being in the worst-case scenario, which is without a home and a family.

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