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Does Marriage Equal Happiness?
« on: September 10, 2023, 02:12:31 pm »
September 10, 2023
Does Marriage Equal Happiness?
By Trevor Thomas

New research on marriage has drawn significant attention, leading to several widely read articles on the matter. Early last month, at UnHerd, in a piece entitled “The best predictor of happiness in America? Marriage” authors W. Bradford Wilcox and David Bass write:

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    Americans who are married with children are now leading happier and more prosperous lives, on average, than men and women who are single and childless.

    Is that statement surprising? In an age that prizes individualism, workism, and a host of other self-centric ‘isms’ above marriage and family, it may well be. But the reality is that nothing currently predicts happiness in life better than a good marriage.

The UnHerd authors base their conclusions on a study published in July out of the University of Chicago. Looking at “The Socio Political Demography of Happiness,” the research concluded, “Being married is the most important differentiator with a 30-percentage point happy-unhappy gap over the unmarried.”

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Re: Does Marriage Equal Happiness?
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2023, 11:50:30 pm »
Depends on who you marry, but if you choose wisely, absolutely yes.
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Re: Does Marriage Equal Happiness?
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2023, 11:57:08 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on September 10, 2023, 11:50:30 pm
Depends on who you marry, but if you choose wisely, absolutely yes.

Some People choose poorly....multiple times. 
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Re: Does Marriage Equal Happiness?
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2023, 12:01:15 am »
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Re: Does Marriage Equal Happiness?
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2023, 12:01:54 am »
Written by Paul Overstreet, this song is profoundly wise. I believe that those who have tapped into that wisdom and put it into practice are the ones whose marriages are strong.


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Re: Does Marriage Equal Happiness?
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2023, 01:08:37 am »
My wife is my better half, and she reminds me of it when needed. Love ya Babe for putting up with me all these years.
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Re: Does Marriage Equal Happiness?
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2023, 03:59:31 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on September 10, 2023, 11:57:08 pm
Some People choose poorly....multiple times.
Yep. Marry, divorce, seek same type on the rebound, lather, rinse, repeat.

They don't take time after a failure to sort out how they contributed, if they contributed, and to figure out what went wrong. If they can't own at least making a poor choice, and figuring out what was wrong about it enough to avoid doing so again, or what they may have done to make things not work, the next time is unlikely to be a success, too.

I'll just say this, if you can't be best friends and not just lovers, your chances diminish markedly.

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Re: Does Marriage Equal Happiness?
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2023, 02:36:12 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on September 11, 2023, 03:59:31 am
Yep. Marry, divorce, seek same type on the rebound, lather, rinse, repeat.

They don't take time after a failure to sort out how they contributed, if they contributed, and to figure out what went wrong. If they can't own at least making a poor choice, and figuring out what was wrong about it enough to avoid doing so again, or what they may have done to make things not work, the next time is unlikely to be a success, too.

I'll just say this, if you can't be best friends and not just lovers, your chances diminish markedly.



Your final sentence says it all.
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