MKD, we can't blame the double-standard on men. The fact is that too many women prefer to stay in bad situations with a man than to be on their own. Sure none of these decisions are easy to make, but until women take responsibility for making incredibly poor and irresponsible choices about their own lives, there will never be progress.
Too many women prefer the role of dependent, victim or martyr to the role of rebel, decision-maker, or independent trailblazer. And the rest of the women will create gossip and paranoia until the only "right" decision seems to be sacrificing your life to some pathetic loser out of guilt or emotional blackmail (with rhetoric about children and family honor and all that crap).
It's the 21st century. You choose not to stand up for yourself, then I have no sympathy.
I agree.