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Job loss is a primary catalyst for divorce - economic instability often triggers a breakdown in trust and identity, particularly for men who culturally define themselves as the family provider.
“There's a high correlation between men losing their job and the divorce rate because there's a significant hit to a man. As men being defined in many cultures as being the provider, the protector.”
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Marital failure is a gradual process that ends suddenly - similar to bankruptcy, most divorces are the result of small, accumulated indignities that eventually reach a breaking point.
“I think people get divorced the same way they go bankrupt, very slowly and then all at once.”
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Wealth offers no immunity to relationship issues - billionaires and working-class couples face identical underlying emotional struggles, proving that capital cannot fix a fundamental lack of security.
“I represent billionaires, and they have some of the same problems. There's just no, if $100 million isn't enough, 500 is not gonna be enough.”