Swans mate for life and so did millions of Indians over the years even in the west you have older "still-in-love" couples. But, the times they are a changin' and today I have aunts holding onto the family heirlooms for their grand daughters instead of passing them on to daughters-in-law out of paranoia.

Don't get me wrong there's no tu-tu-main-main in their stories its just that they don't trust the present generation to stick it with each other for the long haul. Poof! a divorce and all that antique stuff could never be retreived. 

By the way have you noticed the respectable mourning periods are shrinking for the partners either divorced or widowed. I too was peeved when my smart lady Prof died after a fight with cancer. Her husband of several decades re-married within 6 months. 

He was no swan but a dog. Thinking of her legacy, the hours of gripping classes she gave us on literature still vivid in our minds - she atleast deserved a decent mourning of 1 year. 

Ok he was old and did not have 50 years left but he needn't have flaunted his new wife in front of us. He should not have looked so happy so quickly. 

She was a great person but looks like he was a snake! There's also this relative of mine who got hitched within 4 months of his wife's tragic death on the tracks! Dogs and snakes!!!

Could the remarrying ones have been miserably unhappy in their marriage? I hope that was the reason and that I could understand but I fear that's not reason here. Give the dying ones a year and the divorced ones at least 6 months and people like me will still have our swan songs!