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Men and women who have returned to single life (dolsing) and hope to remarry appear to have different expectations regarding remarriage.

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On the 29th, marriage information companies Only-U and Bienarae conducted a survey from the 22nd to the 27th among 536 nationwide (twilight) remarriage hopeful dolsing men and women (268 men and 268 women each) via email and phone regarding 'the division of roles between spouses for major tasks after remarriage.'

For the first question, "What tasks would you like to share equally with your spouse after remarriage?" 30.6% of male respondents answered "household finances," while 32.1% of female respondents answered "housework," each representing the highest proportion. Next, men answered in order: ▲hobby activity partner role (25.4%) ▲housework (22.0%) ▲expressing affection (14.9%). Women answered in order: ▲expressing affection (27.6%) ▲hobby activity partner role (20.9%) ▲childcare (12.7%).

For the second question, "Which tasks do you think you should contribute more to than your spouse after remarriage?" more than half of the male respondents (55.2%) chose "household finances," while women most frequently answered "expressing affection" (31.7%). Both men and women selected "hobby activity partner role" as the second most common answer (men 18.3%, women 26.5%). Among men, ▲expressing affection (13.1%) ▲housework (7.8%) followed, while women chose ▲housework (20.2%) ▲childcare (17.5%).

Finally, for the question, "What tasks do you hope your spouse will contribute more to than you after remarriage?" men ranked ▲expressing affection (28.0%) ▲housework (24.7%) ▲childcare (23.1%) as their top three. Meanwhile, 57.8% of women answered "household finances." Other answers ranked 2nd to 4th for women included ▲hobby activity partner role (18.3%) ▲housework (10.5%) ▲expressing affection (7.9%).

An Only-U representative said, "There are some differences in the roles dolsing men and women expect from their partners after remarriage, which could lead to conflicts. The somewhat fortunate point is that men recognize expressing affection as their role after remarriage, which women also expect, and women recognize household finances as their role after remarriage, which men also expect."

Son Dong-gyu, CEO of Only-U, emphasized, "When remarrying, one must learn from the lessons of the first marriage failure and adopt an attitude of more sacrifice, consideration, and understanding toward the partner to succeed. Couples should share the tasks and responsibilities given to them, and a mature awareness that rights and benefits will be enjoyed fairly must precede to maintain a harmonious remarriage life."

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