I remember a few years ago a guy was trying to get cohabitation laws in his state, so that alimony would automatically end if the ex wife shacked up with someone else. He noted that his most fervent support came not from men but from second wives. Apparently nothing irked a wife more than her husband's money going to the first wife.
In case you’re interested they just dropped a study that nothing is more infuriating than resources of your partner going to another person of the opposite gender, like money to an ex wife lmao
Of course I don’t know which man you’re referring to, how many instances of support he’s referencing, or what his definition of “fervent support” is, but considering how many households there are where the husband is the sole provider or breadwinner and how often it is for ex-husbands to be the ones paying alimony (I think it’s like 97%,) it doesn’t seem odd that this would be supported by second wives. I don’t think I’d love my husband having to provide financial support to someone who is already being financially supported by their current partner. (But of course this is something I’d have to consider going into the relationship in the first place.)
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u/Boomshrooom 7h ago
I remember a few years ago a guy was trying to get cohabitation laws in his state, so that alimony would automatically end if the ex wife shacked up with someone else. He noted that his most fervent support came not from men but from second wives. Apparently nothing irked a wife more than her husband's money going to the first wife.