Divorced Men Are Twice As Likely To Remarry As Divorced Women

Divorced Men More Likely To Remarry

The Huffington Post UK   First Posted: 31/01/2012 11:25 Updated: 31/01/2012 11:25

Divorced men are twice as keen to remarry as divorced women and more likely to get over their failed marriage and complicated break-up, new research has found.

The study of 2,000 adults, conducted to mark the DVD release of Crazy, Stupid, Love, found that 47% of divorced men are eager to wed again compared to just 20% of previously married women.

This suggests that divorced men are much more open to finding love - and a new wife - the study claims.

A further 42% of divorced men admitted they were so keen to get back on the dating scene, they would pay a 'pick-up artist' to chaperone them on a date, providing chat-up line techniques and date coaching.

Women were a little more laid back about flying solo with less than one in five considering doing the same thing.

Divorced men (31%) revealed that they’d tried internet dating following their marriage break-up, compared to 19% of women.

"Dating is a complicated game for men and more so for those who are starting all over again, having been off the dating scene for a number of years," says professional dating expert Mini Lane, as reported by the Daily Mail.

"This is why men turn to 'gurus' to help them learn how to dress and flatter their physique, as well as develop their body language."

Georgina Chase, a family lawyer at Russell Jones and Walker, told The Huffington Post: "The results of this survey don’t surprise me. We have male clients one might term as regulars; we’ve just acted for one gentleman in his third divorce.

"My experience as a divorce lawyer is that women are a lot more cautious about remarrying once they have been divorced. Men, however, appear very keen post-divorce to find a new girlfriend and often that girlfriend wants the security of marriage and will push for it.

"The man, despite having gone through a divorce himself, just rolls over and gets married again."

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    "A UK court would regard this seven year marriage as being relatively short-lived and this would inform their conclusions regarding the division of marital assets," explains Amanda. "However, it has been suggested Heidi will file for divorce in California which is a community property state, meaning property, real or personal, wherever situated, acquired by a married person during the marriage while domiciled in the state is community property. Therefore the court will divide the community estate of the parties equally. "The couple have children together, so there will be maintenance to be considered. Californian law states that both parents of a minor child have an equal responsibility to support their child in the manner suitable to the child's circumstances. It's known that Heidi's career has been in the ascendency during the period of the marriage - reputably earning $12M last year - and thus she may be vulnerable financially. "California recognises the legal validity of prenuptial agreements however so if the couple drew up such an agreement then things might be very different."

  • Short Marriage: Kim Kardashian

    After being married a total of 72 days, reality TV star Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from her new husband, Kris Humphries. "This marriage took place under American family law and are therefore different to English family law, where the couple must be married for a minimum of one year before either side can petition for divorce. "Under English family law, Kim Kardashian could consider pursuing an annulment of the marriage, perhaps on the grounds of wilful non-consummation or one party not giving valid consent to a marriage because such consent was given under duress."

  • No Prenup: Katy Perry

    This is a very short marriage - around 14 months. It's known that Russell Brand filed for divorce in California but it is not known if the couple drew up a prenup. "However, many divorcing couples are influenced by factors other than financial considerations and a divorce lawyer must be sensitive to this when giving advice. Having myself recently returned from a holiday in America where Katy Perry is enormously popular, I imagine his lawyer may well be tempted to counsel him to proceed with caution regarding their joint assets."

  • Custody Of Children: Madonna

    When Madonna divorced her husband Guy Richie, she not only had to deal with a multimillion dollar divorce settlement (rumoured to be in the region of $76-92 million) but the custody of her and Guy's two sons Rocco, 11, and David Banda, 5, too. "When a married couple with children divorce, both parents have equal rights regarding parental responsibility," explains Amanda. "In the vast majority of cases, the couple will agree arrangements between them but if they can't do this, the case goes to court and the judge will decide which parent best meets the physical, emotional and education needs of the child or children (amongst a number of other considerations). "It was reported that Madonna wished to take their three children to live with her in America and Guy decided to agree to this arrangement, although there are numerous complex issues to be considered when one parent wishes to establish residency in a country where the other parent does not reside. In the past, the judiciary, particularly Lord Denning, generally took the position that the children would always be best residing with the mother. "Now the courts are now moving towards shared care arrangements, although a joint residence order does not necessarily mean the children will spend equal time with each parent. Having said that, David Norgrove, the government's legal advisor on family law, issued the long awaited <a href="http://www.justice.gov.uk/about/moj/independent-reviews/family-justice-review/" target="_hplink">Family Justice Review</a> which ruled against giving fathers shared or equal time with their children following a relationship breakdown. "Ultimately, the courts will always put the welfare of the child before the perceived "rights" of the parent."

  • Cheating: Tiger Woods

    After the golfer's shameful cheating past was revealed, his Swedish wife Elin Nordegren decided to divorce him under unreasonable grounds - as well as walking away with a rumoured $750 settlement. "If one half a couple is unfaithful, a divorce can be sought on the grounds of adultery or unreasonable behaviour," says Amanda. "The problem with the former is establishing proof that adultery has taken place. If, for example, Elin had said her husband had committed adultery with another woman in a particular hotel room, he could respond that yes, he was with the woman in the hotel room but sex did not take place. "In the absence of irrefutable proof - a baby, for example, or photographic evidence - Elin might then have chosen to divorce on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour but include the alleged liaison in the body of her petition as she would then not be required to prove the act. Finances are unrelated to divorce petitions citing adultery as the cause of the marital breakdown. "However, it has been argued successfully in some divorce cases that adulterous behaviour has lead to a decline in the fortunes in the marital pot of money, so to speak, leading to a different division of assets."

  • Custody Of Pets: Cheryl Cole

    When <i>Girls Aloud</i> star Cheryl Cole divorced her footballer husband Ashley Cole, it wasn't their multimillion pound Surrey home or flash cars that Cheryl wanted - but their shared Chihuahuas. Cheryl got full custody of their dogs Coco and Buster. "There is no law or legal guidance that deals with pets, although as an issue it comes up a lot," explains Amanda. "Essentially, if one half of the couple desperately wants to keep the family cat and the other half refuses to give the cat up, then in all probability there will have to be a trade-off in some other area of the divorce."

  • Division Of The Assets: Roman Abramovich

    When Billionaire Roman divorced his long-time wife Irina, he had to pay her $300 million in assets, plus his various homes and monetary assets. "Firstly, be absolutely up front about disclosure. Hiding assets or lying about income simply drags out the process. Secondly, consider trying mediation or collaboration. Most importantly, go into negotiations with the attitude that the division of assets must be fair. "Unfortunately, not many couples do so," says Amanda.

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06:07 PM on 02/01/2012
They may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM!
06:05 PM on 02/01/2012
Gluttons for punishment!
10:25 PM on 01/31/2012
Well if they say it it must be true. I am divorced and love being single, I have met a lot of divorced men who clearly have no idea about relationships or women who seem to think I should jump at the chance of making do with their ex wife's cast off. Not flatting or realistic. Perhaps instead of learning how to dress or smile they should go over why their previous marriage came to an end? I have also noticed that a lot of these guys have lost their business /house/savings to their ex and then look for a woman who doesnt mind that they have nothing to offer or, worse still, will look after them financially instead - dreamers and idiots
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John Alastair
08:46 PM on 02/01/2012
Don't be too judgmental. If YOU were the one who ran the risk of losing everything to your ex-husband, perhaps YOU would be the dreaming idiot.
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stape45
No brag, just fact.
10:08 PM on 01/31/2012
I am my wife's second husband (18 years and counting) and she will always be my only wife. Unlike her, I was fortunate enough to get it right the first time.
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stape45
No brag, just fact.
10:17 PM on 01/31/2012
Posted at 10:08 PM? Where? It's 5:08 PM Eastern. Wassup?
majbjb
Protecting sheeple from wolves, even if they don't
05:32 PM on 01/31/2012
Gluttons for punishment obviously.
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LiberalDemIda
You can't spell "Conservative" without Con.
03:01 PM on 01/31/2012
Once bitten, twice shy. Besides, women have read the study that women who are married get five years shaved off their lives while married men add an additional five years to theirs.
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realitycheck101a
The Matrix is an artificial construct...
09:05 PM on 01/31/2012
That's probably because women do most of the grunt work in a marriage: cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, tending to the children, etc. Like they say, " A man works from sun to sun. A woman's work is never done." And it's never "done" because it always has to be done again, and again. Add a job outside the home and you have a perfect recipe for *burn out.* And people wonder why the divorce rate is somewhere around 50%...
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Rita Khanna
Social liberal but fiscal conservative
01:12 PM on 01/31/2012
Man marries younger and plenty of girls are there (atleast he can see them)
Woman marries older and there are very few eligible singles at her age.
02:45 PM on 01/31/2012
I am 53 and the last guy I dated was 59 BUT he had the body of a 30 year old (better then most I would say) and the other two before him were 7 years younger then myself and the same age as myself. Older? At 53? Sorry I don't want someone using a walker lol I want someone that can keep up with me. I am on the go all the time, I work 80 hour weeks in my business and on the weekends when I am not working I ride my motorcycle and go to events. Alot of men I meet these days want to stay home and watch TV all the time, which is fine because I do enjoy a nite in making dinner and spending time together but I also enjoy my social life.