Never say never…but never! I’m currently married, but I’m completely against it. I really value freedom, and marriage has been very difficult for me. I’m slogging through it. But I sure as hell wouldn’t do it again.
Wow, this poll turned out a lot more lopsided than I thought it would! We’ve got what, only two yeses?
I don’t think I’d remarry either.
More from lack of opportunity, though–I’m an engineer in a all-male office; I don’t go to nightclubs and would feel massively out of place in one; I’m not into church; my hobbies are all primarily male. I met Mrs. R through an unprecedented set of circumstances, and I just can’t see that kind of fluke happening again.
Plus I’m rapidly getting past my pull date. 
Well, it is possible my answer might change if at the time I happened to find myself single a certain few Doper babes who responded above happened to be available.
Heh.
I wasn’t looking to get married in the first place. Therefore, I find it highly unlikely I’d be looking to get married again if I were to find myself unmarried again.
I’m not saying I’m totally opposed to the idea, but a fella’d have some convincing to do. I value my independence - I always have.
Tell me about it. If I ever should find myself back in the market, I’m definitely going to do some shopping around here! 
Almost certainly yes. I would be desperately lonely, especially after the kids graduate. And I like being married - companionship, regular nookie, someone to talk to when I want to - it’s all good.
Regards,
Shodan
I’m the female version of this. Except I might like a companion down the road…but not marriage or co-habitation.
True. But I think the reasons are different; some people think marriage is too much work (or some other permutation of the idea), whereas others don’t think they could ever find someone as nice again (or some version of that).
I love being married, and I don’t think it’s too much work; but I don’t want to be married to anyone else, and I don’t think I could find another husband to meet my preferences anyway.
Same here. I thought I was a bit unusual and felt a little oddly guilty for it.
At least amongst Dopers, I’m normal. 
Me too. My husband is the most sociable person I’ve ever met, and there’s no way he could live alone. Although he might end up living with another guy. I’m incredibly easy to get along with, and I think it’d be hard for him to find that again. He’s spoiled now.
I suspect that a secondary poll, which asked Dopers who had had a spouse die whether they ended up remarrying, would give a different result.
I don’t think so. I was married once, and in a long-term relationship that eroded due to some massive legal problems (his).
I don’t think I’d ever risk it again…but things change with time.
VCNJ~
No, probably not. I only got married to have kids and I have my two little lovelies now. People always told me that marriage would be a lot of work. That part is true. However, no one ever told me what I was supposed to be working for. Daily compromise starts to seem rather pointless when you realize that there are other options that don’t require much compromise at all.
I started a poll here a while back. It was shortly after I realized that if (about) 50% of marriages end in divorce, a lot of people must be unhappy but not get divorced. I asked Dopers what percentage of marriages they guessed were happy. The results ranged from less than 10% - 40%. Even the optomistic answer sounds bleak in that context.
I have never found it easy to believe people when they claim they have blissful marriages. I have fallen for that too many times when, 6 months later, one of them reveals an affair/drug problem/come out of the closet or worse. I am not saying that no one has a happy marriage, it is just that so many people lie or cover things up so well that the truth is rather shocking when you get to know the real stories.
I would just be happy if the entire bridal industry disappeared over night. Somehow a giant debutante party has gotten hipelessly intertwined with a legal and social committment ceremony. This serves as mass propoganda about the way these things should be approached.
Yep, I would. Got a pretty great marriage now, couldn’t see giving that all up. The companionship, the laughing, the sex. Hell, I’ve got the next one picked out, just in case.
However, I have 5 kids, the odds of anyone worthwhile and reasonably sane willing to take that baggage on are pretty nil. I might still be a catch, but my marketability has definitely gone down.
I remember reading once in relation to marriages after a spouses death, that the ones who want to get remarried had a great relationship, and are trying to duplicate it. I think that is where I am coming from.
I very well might. My wife really loves me, and I’m convinced she’s the only person who gets me entirely. She’s very intelligent, funny, and street smart. She’s irreplaceable.
But…Life can get a little lonely, and after a while of being alone, I can see myself marrying again. I didn’t really like being a single guy, and I don’t think my opinion of that state has changed.
Flat out answer is a strong NO!
While I believe in the concept of the sanctity of marriage, modern society does not.
I’d never say never, especially in light of the responses from Dopers here who would have thought they wouldn’t remarry, but then did.
I feel like I wouldn’t remarry because there’s something about being a part of a couple that made me better at being single. If I were to be single again, I mean. When I was single, I sometimes/often/always (depending on when you ask) felt like I was missing out on aspects of things because I wasn’t part of a couple. One of the ways I knew Mr. Del was The One was because he didn’t make me feel good about being a couple, he makes me feel good about being myself. If I were ever to become single again, I think I’d be a lot better at it than I was the first time around, and I’d enjoy and appreciate a lot of things about it that I didn’t focus on previously. It’s like a gift, that seems bizarre.
I have a hard time believing I would find someone who could compare with my wife. She is absolutely amazing and would be some very difficult shoes to fill. I’ve always told myself that I was always someone who didn’t “need” someone–that I could live life alone if I never found the right somebody. I still believe that, but I know the prospect of looking forward to growing old with her makes the possibility of actually growing old alone something that might change my attitude. Still, given my work routine, daily habits, circle of friends, I would have to actually meet somebody first, and that alone might make the re-marrying thing problematic.
Lump me in with the ‘no’ crowd. I’ve been married 29 years and we have had our difficulties - to say the very least. However, I couldn’t imagine having to get used to the idiosyncrasies of another adult person - nor he mine.