titan said:
That's just the point. He seems happier recently, perhaps because `escaping'.
When men are 25+, they want to settle down, have a wife at home to get ready sex, have kids etc etc. Then when the kids come, the wives neglect the husband and uses him like an ATM. Sex stops (wife is "too tired") and the nagging/grouchiness begins ("hormones"). When the kids leave to college and then for their own lives, you are left with nothing to look forward every day to except for a miserable complaining woman.
That is when mid-life crisis Phase 2 kicks in when men realize they are 60 and have maybe 20 years of life left. Why be miserable with a crazy menopausal shrew? Life is short, they reason. They are wealthy and good looking (esp if they are still slim and have hair). There are a lot of women who like that especially for someone famous and influential like Obama. At that point they care less about long term reputation (as they are going to die in some years anyway). So they go for that tail and divorce their wives.
The wives then become cat-ladies who post on social media about how happy they are being single and girl power and all that.
Cycle of life.