November 2024 / VOL – 001
Get Married And Be Happy – New Study Reveals
If you want to be happy, get married.
Married people are healthier than singletons – both physically and mentally. According to the Nature Human Behavior Journal, singletons are more likely to develop depression symptoms than married couples.
The study was conducted among 106,556 members across 7 nations. These nations include Korea, China, Indonesia, the US, UK, Ireland and Mexico. As per the study, the depression rate among adults is 5 percent worldwide. The percentage is expected to reach 10 percent in the future.
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Widows |
69% chance of suffering from a major illness |
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Unmarried people |
79% chance of getting depressed |
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Divorced individuals |
99% chance of showing depression symptoms |
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According to a report published by Global Epidemiology, marriages help to reduce blood sugar levels and death rates by one third (especially among women). Married couples usually have better HBA1C reports than their unmarried counterparts. They enjoy better health conditions than unmarried people even if the marriage is not a happy one.
When you are married, you are a team. You and your spouse care for each other. That gives a huge emotional support. Plus you have better access to financial resources and a positive impact on each other.
The depression rate among single individuals in Western countries (U.S., UK, Ireland) is greater than in Eastern nations like Indonesia, China and Korea. However, divorced, single and widowed people have a greater tendency to consume alcohol in the eastern countries.
Married But Separated Equals Unhappiness
Individuals who are married but don’t stay under the same roof are likely to be sadder than couples who live together. This is according to a report released in 2019. It is the separation from their spouse that makes them sad.
One recent study conducted by Gallup between 2020 and 2023 among more than 2.5 million adults in the United States showed that married adults are more likely to report thriving in their lives by 20 percent than unmarried adults. Thus, marriage is associated with happiness, regardless of age, gender, race or education. A positive association may mean that marriage itself plays a key role in overall satisfaction and stability for many people.
A 2022 study by the Institute for Family Studies pointed out that married men, especially those with children, are far happier. About 35% of married fathers and 30% of married childless men described themselves as “very happy,” a rate significantly higher than that of unmarried men. From all this, it seems that marriage tends to promote greater life satisfaction, partly because of the support, stability and companionship it provides.
Other researchers indicate that while marriage increases well-being as a whole, individual preferences and cultural factors are also relevant. For instance, people who value independence might be happier being single, whereas others simply feel happier by being part of a committed couple.
In other words, even though married people generally seem to be happier than unmarried people, personal and cultural circumstances also play a role. Not everyone will find that marriage is a route to increased happiness.
The secret to a long lifespan is being single. This is the oldest living individual’s observation in New York. When you are single, you have zero responsibilities and less stress.
