Who is more likely to leave a bad relationship and benefit from it? Guess

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women end more marriages than men (Braver, Whitley, and Ng 1994; Brinig and Allen 2000; Hewitt 2009; Hewitt, Western, and Baxter 2006; Kalmijn and Poortman 2006). Regardless of who is asked (him or her) and what measure is used (e.g., who wanted the divorce more, who filed the legal papers), women are the “dumpers” in about two-thirds of divorces (Braver, Whitley, and Ng 1994).

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women more likely to end, and anticipate the end, of relationships dating relationships (Helgeson 1994). By both her and his reports, women are more likely than men to end dating relationships; and regardless of who ends the relationship, women are more likely to have anticipated the breakup.

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Rubin, Peplau, and Hill (1981) find that men fall in love more readily than women, while women fall out of love more readily than men. Women much more cautious of a relationship (can confirm)

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Women also tend to be more aware of relationship problems (Helgeson 1994; Rubin, Peplau, and Hill 1981) and may have greater unwillingness to stay in an unsatisfactory union.

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Women more likey to give up on relationships despite strong emotional investment

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As a result, men are more likely than women to report that their partner is their main source of emotional support (McClintock 2014). (obvious gender role issue is obvious)

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Brinig and Allen (2000) argue that women are more likely to end marriages than men because divorce is more often in their best interest. (trol ol ol)

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Women more chilled and not assed about breakups and divorce, regardless of which partner initiated the split, they will bounce back quicker (Helgeson 1994).
Generally single women are happier than married/coupled women-ONS FTW (Helgeson 1994).

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In addition, women may also be more able to cope with rejection (Rubin, Peplau, and Hill 1981).