Biggest Regret of Remarried Man: "My Assets Halved Due to Divorce"

Self-assessed as the 'Most Negative Factor in Remarriage'

Men who are 'dolsing (returned singles)' considering remarriage regret most the fact that their assets were halved due to divorce.

On the 11th, Only-U, a remarriage-specialized matchmaking company, conducted a survey jointly with the matchmaking company Bienarae targeting 518 dolsing men and women nationwide who wish to remarry (259 men and 259 women each) via email and the internet.

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In the survey, when asked "What is the factor in your past behavior that most negatively affects remarriage?" 41.3% of male respondents cited "assets halved due to divorce."

This was followed by "financial investment failure" (24.3%), "uncultured speech and behavior" (18.2%), and "neglect of self-care" (11.2%).

For women, "uncultured speech and behavior" ranked first at 32.8%, contrasting with men.

Next was "neglect of self-care" (26.6%), followed by "wasting time after divorce" (20.1%) and "financial investment failure" (14.3%).

Son Dong-gyu, CEO of Only-U, analyzed, "From the men's perspective, most think they accumulated the majority of the assets themselves, so the loss feels significant as nearly half of the assets are distributed to the ex-spouse upon divorce."

He added, "Women hoping to remarry tend to be relatively older, and often exhibit careless speech and behavior in daily life, so even when meeting a potential remarriage partner, rough language or slang may unexpectedly come out, disappointing the other party, which seems to make them cautious."

Average Remarriage Age: Men 51, Women 47

Meanwhile, according to the '2022 Marriage and Divorce Statistics' announced by Statistics Korea last month, the average remarriage age was 51.0 years for men and 46.8 years for women, rising by 0.4 and 0.3 years respectively compared to the previous year. This is the highest figure ever recorded.

The number of marriages was 191,700, down 0.4% (800 cases) from 192,500 in 2021.

This is the lowest number since related statistics began being compiled in 1970.

The number of divorces was 93,000, down 8.3% (8,000 cases) from the previous year. This marks the third consecutive year of decline since 2020.

Statistics Korea views the decrease in divorces as linked to the decline in the number of marriages.

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