Touring ride vs 1-up?

The Wife has shot down the idea of getting a side by side, so thinking of trading in my wheeler for a 2 up. My question is how is the handling, will I still be able to power slide around corners or will it feel like driving a tank? Any other differences? Is it smoother trail riding like a sxs, meaning when I ride in side by sides you really don’t feel the bumps, but on my atv it seems to hit dips in the road pretty hard. How about maintenance, is it any different or easier to clutch them (get to the clutch anyway)? It is so much more for one vs a 1 up, just want to make sure it is worth it… Note where I ride it is legal for 1 passenger on a 1 up machine and realistically I ride alone about 70% of the time.

Thanks in advance for you advice..