According to Bramwell Pratt, head af The Police Investigation Department, men and women run away for very different reasons though lack of communication is often the biggest motive. ‘The things that disturb a man's personality are obscure problems like being tied up in debt, or serious worries about work. Women usually leave for more obvious reasons, with fear at the root of everything. Men are more often prepared to give their marriage another try than women, but we are aware that, for most wives, it would be difficult to return after the way they've been treated.'