Why do men remarry/re-cohabitate?
I’m >10 years post divorce, have chosen to not look for another wife/partner, and don’t understand why other men do.
I believe in the sanctity of marriage and don’t think it’s constructive to just marry again as it would leave me in the vulnerable situation of hair-trigger divorce. Also my commitment truly was once in a lifetime (as it should be) so I really don’t think I could love someone as openly as I did before, and (arguably) nor should I. I can honestly say I am broken by divorce and the ex-wife’s false accusations throughout our children’s lives. It would not be right or healthy for me to bring that to a new marriage either.
I understand the drives; loneliness, companionship, sex, having kids etc. It’s just blindsiding to see how many men go back into the system, essentially endorsing it, and for me the above trumps all that.
So, why do men remarry/re-cohabitate?