>lived together happily for 9 years without getting married.
>created a family without getting married
>married in 2014
>he instantly becomes powerless in the relationship (at her mercy), which triggers her hypergamous instincts
>now a vulnerable male, he has become beneath her in social status (weak)
>quickly she' becomes dissatisfied with the relationship (can't be sexually attracted to powerless male)
>she cuts him off sexually, depriving him of affection
>marriage only lasts 2 years
>she files for divorce
>immediately sends child services to investigate Brad for abuse, not because he was abusive, but because the accusation of abuse will help her divorce
A man has only one defense against this form of attack. NEVER MARRY.
>ever
Men Going Their Own Way is a statement of self-ownership, where the modern man preserves and protects his own sovereignty above all else. In female parlance, the word commitment has come to mean "up until I'm no longer 100% satisfied with my partner", at which point a woman can generally end a marriage to her husband's detriment with very little negative consequence to herself and usually with some form of financial gain and increased agency.
It isn't that we are afraid of commitment, it's that the institution of marriage has become commitment incompatible.