Sorry,but that’s a very one-sided anti male viewpoint. It is not a case of “predatory men who will gladly steal your years”…Instead of blaming the other side you should focus on YOUR responsibility in giving your consent to remaining in the relationship. Sure, there are manipulative men who will take advantage. And there are also many manipulative women who gladly take advantage of men ( such as gold diggers who will only date wealthy men and use them as a meal ticket). We have to take responsibility for our own lack of discernment, rather than childishly seeking to blame the other party for our lack of good judgment. It is ofcourse always sad when anyone gets hurt after a failed relationship which they hoped would one day lead to marriage, but blaming the other person ( in this case the man ) conveniently ignores one’s personal responsibility, and likely sets you up to repeat the same mistake later with someone new.