Perhaps you think you and your wife are simply going through a rough patch. It happens, right? Your wife appears to have emotionally withdrawn from you, and no matter what you say or do, you are unable to reach her. Unfortunately, many husbands who also thought they just needed to weather this phase of their marriage are blindsided with divorce papers.
A wife who seems increasingly distant and does not respond to her husband in any way until she suddenly files for divorce is a phenomenon often referred to as “walkaway wife syndrome.” This syndrome is more common than you might think. Women are responsible for initiating as many as two-thirds of all divorces in the United States. While the reasons vary, some are tied to this very issue.