@msgivings, I've always told other men that women can live without us men, but we can't be without women. The few times that I've gone through a breakup, I was body sick and felt like I was dying. As a middle aged man now, I'm sure it would be much easier. In my opinion, men don't want to lose the physical love. I stayed in relationships that weren't healthy but the women were giving me a lot of physical love.