The men who leave their spouses when they have a life-threatening illness | Women | The Guardian

When relationships are hit by serious illness, it can bring existing gender inequalities shockingly to the surface

‘Once the chemotherapy started and he saw the decline in her health he was kind of like, ‘Oh shit,’ and tapped out.’ Illustration: Elena Scotti/The Guardian View image in fullscreen ‘Once the chemotherapy started and he saw the decline in her health he was kind of like, ‘Oh shit,’ and tapped out.’ Illustration: Elena Scotti/The Guardian Women This article is more than 6 years old The men who leave their spouses when they have a life-threatening illness This article is more than 6 years old When relationships are hit by serious illness, such as cancer, it can bring existing gender inequalities

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