"Number One Chuseok Stress for Married Women? In-Law Visits" Responses from Divorced Women

Remarriage Specialist Matchmaking Company OnlyU Survey

Divorced women identified ‘meeting the in-laws’ as the biggest source of stress with their ex-spouse before the Chuseok holiday.

OnlyU, a remarriage-specialized matchmaking company, recently surveyed 520 divorced men and women nationwide who hope to remarry, asking, ‘What was the most stressful thing when spending Chuseok with your ex-spouse?’ As a result, 29.3% of women chose ‘meeting the in-laws.’

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The second most common stressor was ‘food preparation’ (24.3%), followed by ‘coordinating schedules with the husband’ (23.2%). The fourth was ‘financial burden’ (15.1%).

Divorced men reported ‘coordinating schedules with the wife’ (30.5%) as their biggest stress.

Next was ‘travel’ (23.9%) in second place, and ‘meeting the wife’s family’ (20.5%) in third. Financial burden (18.5%) ranked fourth, similar to divorced women.

Regarding the main cause of arguments during Chuseok, divorced women cited ‘time spent at each family’s home’ (33.2%), while men pointed to ‘whether to visit the spouse’s family’ (31.3%).

There was also a significant difference between divorced men and women on the ideal way to spend Chuseok after remarriage. Women preferred ‘each going their own way’ (36.3%), whereas men wanted ‘each visiting only their own parental home’ (31.3%).

CEO Son analyzed, “In modern society, families often live scattered apart, and awareness of traditional rites like Charye is fading, so it is necessary to improve and simplify these customs to fit current realities. In the past, women were forced to sacrifice during holidays like Chuseok, but as social attitudes have changed, women have begun to resist.”

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