I was chatting with a friend yesterday about her brother-in-law who is dating less than a year after his wife died of breast cancer. She said, “What is he thinking? If my husband died, I would never get remarried. Who needs that hassle?”

I can’t tell you how many times female friends have said the same thing. They would never get remarried, because they wouldn’t want to have to clean up after the guy and constantly compromise. They would have a house to themselves. Some even get a blissful look on their faces as they think of a life without the work and the drama.

If your spouse died, would you get remarried?

UPDATE: Some of the latest time use numbers from Pew.