What’s Holding Divorcees Back from Remarrying? Men vs. Women Insights

Men ranked ‘the greed of divorced women’ as the number one issue, with 36.3%.
Women ranked ‘the limitations of the remarriage market’ as the number one issue, with 35.2%.

A revelation has shown the factors that divorced men and women consider the biggest obstacles to remarriage.

 

From October 23rd to 28th, the remarriage-specialized website Only-U, in collaboration with the marriage information company Vienarae (CEO Dong-Kyu Son), conducted a survey asking 512 divorced men and women nationwide who hope to remarry, “What is the biggest obstacle to remarriage?”

As a result, 36.3% of male respondents cited ‘the excessive demands of divorced women’ as the biggest obstacle. In comparison, 35.2% of female respondents cited ‘the limitations of the remarriage market’ as the most significant barrier.

Following that, men pointed to ‘having drawbacks as a remarriage partner (26.2%)’, ‘limitations of the remarriage market (22.7%)’, and ‘prejudices related to remarriage (14.8%)’ in that order. Women responded with ‘prejudices related to remarriage (27.3%)’, ‘the excessive demands of divorced men (21.1%)’, and ‘having drawbacks as a remarriage partner (16.4%)’ in that order.

Dong-Kyu Son, CEO of Only-U, explained, “Men hoping to remarry often complain that divorced women are looking for a spouse who has not only financial capabilities but also attractive looks and a warm personality. Women, on the other hand, often lament that finding a trustworthy remarriage partner is harder than picking a star from the sky due to limited opportunities for meeting.”

Meanwhile, in a survey asking ‘What would make you feel that your remarriage has been successful?’, the highest % of men, 31.3%, responded with ‘financial contribution.’ This was followed by ‘satisfying marital relationship’ at 25.0%, ‘a lovingly prepared breakfast’ at 21.4%, and ‘consideration for biological children’ at 16.0%.

33.2% of women chose ‘generous provision of living expenses’ as the top answer, followed by ‘consideration for biological children (26.2%)’, ‘financial contribution (21.1%)’, and ‘satisfying marital relationship (15.2%)’.