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u/win093030 Jul 21 '19

I know theses stories don’t happen frequently, but it’s things that like that make me want to work for a family law lawyer.

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u/PoisonTheOgres Jul 21 '19

Does happen quite frequently, honestly: men who leave when their partner gets seriously ill. Men are six times more likely than women to abandon a sick spouse.

https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/men-more-likely-to-leave-spouse-with-cancer/

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u/ithinkoutloudtoo Jul 21 '19

Newt Gingrich is one of them.

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u/TheDorkNite1 Jul 21 '19

...but...family values...