I’m pretty old to think about remarriage, but I wouldn’t want to marry again even if I were younger. There’s something about marriage that seems to cause bad behavior. I would really be afraid to put myself in the position of sharing my space, my money, my emotions with someone. I wouldn’t mind a relationship, that would be great in fact, but marriage. Why? No way I want to take that chance.
In fact I believe the dropping divorce rate is due to the fact that there are fewer marriages, especially among young people. In fact I rent my basement and usually try to find a single mom with a kid around the age of my daughter so she has someone to play with. I’ve NEVER gotten a call from a single mom who’s been married. The woman living there now is living with her boyfriend who isn’t the father of either of her kids, both of whom have different fathers. She is not the least bit unusual from what I’ve observed of the younger generation of blue collar kids.
I think young people have been disillusioned by the divorces of their parents, i.e. my generation and they’ve opted for serial monogamy. Unfortunately their kids really suffer from the baby mama syndrome.