When my husband got back from his first solo cruise in September, he made a comment to me about how much sympathy he received from so many people for being alone.
When I went on my solo cruise, I didn't experience the same. Many just left me alone or ignored me. But I also got questioned for not having a man. One passenger as we walked off the ship in Bermuda called out to me "wandering this island all on your own, don't you have a man?"
It just struck me as example of how expectations differ based on your gender and how easily you are judged for things people do not understand. Overall, our society is far more judgmental of women and quicker to excuse bad behavior by men. As a result a divorced (or single) man often doesn't face the same reactions and negative perceptions as a divorced (or single) woman.
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