“I’ve observed the exact opposite of what you said. Older men do not like to be alone, and they tend to marry again if their spouse dies.”
I think there’s a difference between men who were married and those that never were. Men are creatures of habit. If they are accustomed to marriage they will seek it out even in older age if they lose a spouse. A man who was always single won’t because he’s accustomed to that. This is especially true of those who didn’t marry intentionally; seen it more than once.
With widowed older women, the drive to remarry is less most likely because they’ve had their children and have grandchildren. The imperative has been fulfilled in their case. This is quite different from the never married, childless woman, who is more likely to look at her life as a failure for not fulfilling that ever present biological imperative.
Yes, I agree with that. Men who stay single most of their lives will probably not seek out a wife in latter years and will die single.
God blesses both the single and the married life if it is lived for Him.
If this current trend to stay single is only for self-gratifying reasons, then those individuals will experience a much lonelier existence, however.