Ryan Keating
Aug 9, 2017 · 1 min read

Will you feel as empowered if your husband leaves you? With your income gone, earning capacity gone stale, and a child to support, will you still be comfortable with your sacrifices and adjustments?

In separations, most women face disproportionate, prolonged economic consequences. I’m sure your relationship is positively magical — blueberries in the moon and all that — but you’ve taken up a position of financial dependence, and no amount of love-dovey language can hide the power imbalance inherent in your story.

    Ryan Keating

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    Master of Human Rights, Bachelor of Information Technology, Software Tester, Volunteer Developer, Aspiring Entrepreneur, New Father, Writer of Things