Imagine a husband, a few years into marriage, telling his wife, "Honey, I'm just not feeling it...the whole work thing. It's not fulfilling. It's not gratifying. It's just not me. I want to renegotiate this marriage, pursue a new role...maybe just stay at home. We can apply for welfare. Or you could start working. But something needs to change--so I can be happy."

How would this announcement be received? What would this man's wife say, and what would the couple's friends and family say? "That's right, Jim--you pursue your dreams. Live your best life. I'm sure she'll understand." Of course not.

This would never fly, not anywhere. And yet, in reverse, this is what women are doing in increasing numbers throughout the US today.

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