A few years ago, one of our acquaintances went through a painful example of this. He met a woman who was constantly dealing with debt. Her financial problems were not limited to her alone. Her relatives were also struggling. Wanting to help the woman he loved, he gradually took on almost all of these problems himself.
At first, he helped her. Then he started helping her family. He used his own money, time, and energy to cover debts and solve issues that were never really his responsibility.
But he never received gratitude. In the end, the woman betrayed his trust, cheated on him, left him for another man, and left him alone with their child. After that experience, he consciously gave up on the idea of getting married again and focused on raising his son.
Stories like this happen more often than people like to admit.
And the more deeply a man invests in a relationship, the more painful it becomes when his loyalty, effort, and sacrifice are dismissed or betrayed.
That is why many decent men become much more cautious after being hurt in love or marriage. And that caution inevitably affects whether they are willing to try again.