"Would it have been better you think if he had remained single, or if he had ended up with a wife that was not as great as the one that left him?"
I think it wouldn't have been mentionned in the story then. Still a valid, if rethoric, question.
It made me feel good actually, some woman leaves him FOR DOING THE RIGHT THING . . . but then, eventually, why, he meets a great woman who is in many ways (including young and pretty) better than the other one. How wonderful! Good for him! Good for her!
I love it when someone who does the right thing is rewarded.
Would it have been better you think if he had remained single, or if he had ended up with a wife that was not as great as the one that left him?