Science Reveals Top 5 Signs Your Husband is Thinking About Divorce

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Near Harvard - Divorce can be a challenging event in a woman's life, and it is important to be prepared in order to protect feelings and finances. Thankfully, a recently published research study performed by scientists near Harvard reveals the top five warning signs that a husband is considering ending his marriage.

A man, shown here playing PlayStation 5 in his pajamas on a Tuesday afternoon while planning to divorce his wife in the next few months

"A lot of people don't realize just how surprising divorce can be," lead researcher and former husband Lance King explained. "Women can think everything is going great for a really long time, even for years, while failing to pick up on subtle signs of an impending ending, like when he starts buying his own separate toothpaste for sensitive gums."

Research into human divorce has long been relegated to soft scientific disciplines, like psychology, sociology, anthropology, and astrology. According to King, he and his team wanted to focus only on precise measurements and strict, experimental replication. "Testable predictions, quantifiable data, and controlled experiments were an absolute must if we were going to develop predictive models with high degrees of replicability and explanatory success. So trust us when we say that a husband who starts ordering his own clothing online, or learns how to bake a sweet potato, already has one foot out of the door."

Not everyone agrees with the team's research philosophy. Some experts, like science historian Deborah Cobblestone, question both the accuracy and utility of dichotomizing science along these lines:

So-called hard sciences don't always have a greater degree of consensus, social sciences often employ mathematical models, and when have you ever seen a controlled experiment in astronomy or geology? Frankly, it's a stigmatizing metaphor that helps to foster an environment of unequal recognition and funding. Wait, my husband joined a Planet Fitness last year. Was that on the list?

Men are highly complex in both behavior and biology. King and his research team don't claim to have developed a foolproof means of predicting what they will watch on TV tonight, let alone when they will ask for a divorce, but they believe that they have at least provided a foundation to build on. "Ladies, you know your husband. You know his typical patterns and notice when he acts a bit differently than usual, like when he starts watching a show about gardening on Netflix that you haven't even heard of. Trust your instincts, be proactive, and consider reaching out to a reputable divorce attorney if there is any doubt in your mind."

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