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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One reason to remarry for some people is Social Security.  Maximum benefit is now over $63K per year.  Your ex spouse can collect that if you die.  How would you feel about your ex taking in $63K annually but “your person” receiving far less?

You need to be married for at least 1 year to be eligible.  And your ex spouse won’t be affected by whether you remarry.  Btw, the $63K is an inflation-adjusted lifetime annuity — worth close to $1MM depending on your age.[/quote]

Fair, but most of us by midlife have our own SS or a spouse's SS to draw on.  I am a woman, and I am rather cynical about why anyone would want to marry later in life - like, what are they trying to take from me?  My money? My house? They want me to be their caregiver? They want me to cook or clean for them?  I don't want to give or do those things.  I don't need a new partner to take me to a hospital, and frankly, many men would bail on me if I got sick anyway.  I'm not religious, and I have kids who love me, and I believe will be there for me in my final days, so I don't see any draw to remarriage.  I'm with OP on this one, though I wouldn't be mad at my partner for bringing it up.  It's fine if other people want it, but I would literally break up over it if it came to that. [/quote]

You  just never met anyone worthy to marry. My exH was a wh..re but he also was the smartest man I ever met (till now). We spent 20 years together and everything I know and can do is thanks to him. He helped me open a business, learn several sports, gave sex education. Regretfully even happy marriages have their expiration date and people do change. It doesn't mean that marriage is not worth it. [/quote]

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