In my experience a widowed individual frequently will not marry a new partner for financial reasons of one sort or another. As previously mentioned loss of widow/retirement benefits due to their spouse's death is one. In some divorce situations a nonworking spouse can receive lifetime spousal support which they lose if they remarry. Another is the estate issue; whose children will get what. This can be HUGE!
Among older folks what does it matter if a couple is married or not?
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