What's so strange about it ?
Perhaps it's just me but most times I enjoy the company and support of the copilots I fly with. So I wouldn't consider it a bonus having to fly single pilot. And for the most part I don't consider a copilot "something to deal with". Bad weather, for example. Yes I do have to deal with that occasionally. Or a technical issue. Or sometimes difficult pax. But only very occasionally am I confronted with an F/O who I would consider difficult to get a along or work with.