What is a walk away wife?

What is a walk away wife?

Advertisement. Baber was what marital therapist Michele Weiner Davis calls a “walkaway wife.” Davis, who is based in Illinois, uses the phrase to describe women who give up on unsatisfying marriages to emotionally inept and hard-to-reach husbands.

Is it normal to think about another man when married?

What Thinking About Someone Else Means When You're Married. No, it doesn't mean you're a bad person. And no, it doesn't mean your marriage is over or that you have fallen out of love with your spouse. People in healthy and happy relationships can develop “crushes” on other people from time to time.

Why do wives leave their husbands they love?

They don't talk and emotionally connect with their husband like they used to. Many long-married women are driven to divorce because they no longer feel emotionally tied to their partners, Wilke said. “In fact, I'd say it's the number one reason women leave their marriages,” she said.