::Thursday, November 02, 2006::
KILLING HER SOFTLY
.. A study concludes that rural divorced women have more illnesses than normal immediately after divorcing. The implication of the study is that "there seems to be a link between the higher number of physical illnesses and the different stresses associated with divorce, including financial problems, demotions, layoffs and parenting problems." This appears counterintuitive to conventional wisdom of separating to escape the misery of married life, except that the operative word here is RURAL. I doubt it if urban women generally experience the same considering the myriad opportunities in both career and personal development that cities offer. Is it because rural women have less support in terms of personal and financial relationships that otherwise would help them mentally cope? Most likely. Plus the study added that divorced women, especially in rural areas, have poor job opportunities and fewer support systems.
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