“The remarriage partner must be better at ‘this’”… Single men ‘express affection’ and women focus on ‘home economics’

It was found that before remarriage, single women expect their husbands to take more responsibility for household finances, although the couple shares the household chores half and half.

Recently, remarriage information company Only-U and marriage information company Biennarae conducted a survey on ‘the division of roles between couples for each major task after remarriage’ targeting 536 single men and women (268 men and women each) who wish to remarry.

First, when divorced men and women were asked, 'What do you and your spouse want to share in your life after remarriage?', 30.6% of men answered 'family finances', while 32.1% of women answered 'housework'. Each accounted for the highest proportion.

Next, men responded with 'role as a hobby partner' (25.4%), 'housework' (22.0%), and 'expression of affection' (14.9%), while women responded with 'expression of affection' (27.6%) and 'hobby activity partner'. This was followed by ‘role’ (20.9%) and ‘raising children’ (12.7%).

In addition, when asked, ‘What should I contribute more to than my spouse after remarriage?’, more than half (55.2%) of male respondents ranked ‘family economy’, while 31.7% of women ranked ‘expressing affection’ first.

In second place, both men and women ranked ‘role as a hobby partner’ (18.3% of men, 26.5% of women).

Lastly, when asked 'What do you want your spouse to contribute more to than you after remarriage?' for men, 'expression of affection' (28.0%), 'housework' (24.7%), and 'rearing children' (23.1%) were ranked 1st to 3rd without much difference.

On the other hand, a whopping 57.8% of women answered ‘home economics’, which accounted for an overwhelming proportion, followed by ‘role as a hobby partner’ (18.3%) and ‘housework’ (10.5%).<\p>

Regarding the survey results, an official said, "If you remarry, you can succeed only if you take advantage of the lessons from the failure of your first marriage, make more sacrifices, and be more considerate and understanding of the other person." He advised, “A smooth remarriage life can be maintained only when a mature awareness of enjoying the benefits equally comes first.”