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Lotsofpeanutbutter2 t1_j9jp5au wrote

Reply to comment by cakeweefs in Women with satisfying relationships tend to have fewer chronic illnesses by BlitzOrion

Yes. It seems like that association likely works in both directions: women with chronic illness are also likely unable to dedicate much energy to relationships.

Unfortunately, perhaps a self reinforcing cycle.

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D-Juice t1_j9l09m0 wrote

Or women, specifically, are more likely to be abandoned by their partners when they get sick: Gender disparity in the rate of partner abandonment in patients with serious medical illness

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ferrdek t1_j9lg4i1 wrote

it says that divorce rate in the group of seriously ill doesn't differ from divorce rate in general population.

Also, it doesn't says explicitly it's a man who files for divorce. It's an assumption that in all cases sick spouse is abandoned by the healthy spouse

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bateka2 t1_j9jpygl wrote

Agreed; I was thinking chicken or egg.

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