When success requires supporting five people, as in Nick’s case, then the qualities it takes to succeed at work are in tension with the qualities it takes to succeed in love. Nick was becoming less lovable even as he yearned more for love. Brittany felt she had “lost” Nick. This feeling contributes to the reason women initiate 69 percent of divorces. From the woman’s perspective, she really isn’t filing for divorce from the man she married. She is filing for divorce from a different man.
