Re – marriage, Why Do Men Do It?

It has been speculated that men re – marry after divorces faster than women because they don’t have the type of support systems that are available to women. Emily V. Gordon, a therapist, recently stated “in my experience as a therapist and as a friend, it seems that the majority of the break – up resources available are for women and not men.”Hugo Schwyzer is a professor at Pasadena City College, involved with gender studies. His research indicates that women who are employed don’t want to go back into the same type of situations they just were able to extricate themselves from. These women feel there was an “unequal distribution of household chores” in their past failed relationship. Professor Schwyzer claims studies show “women are often a lot happier after divorce.” He states further that among men and women who are over the age of 45, 33.3% percent of men remarry, while only 25% percent of women remarry. Another theory is men, after divorcing, would rather marry a woman who doesn’t have children. This keeps life much simpler. Since in the large majority of cases, women end up with custody, it can make them a less attractive a marrying partner for single men. Contrary to this, fathers, who have visitation with their children and do not have physical custody, are more marketable.