When a woman marries again it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs.

An epigram that flips expectations about remarriage. It claims a woman remarries because she disliked her first husband, while a man does so because he adored his first wife, then ends on a wordplay contrast: trying luck versus risking it.

Context reviewed 20 September 2026