For Long-Term Health and Happiness, Marriage Still Matters

Re:For Long-Term Health and Happiness, Marriage Still Matters by xyzzy4747 on Sunday March 19, 2023 @05:56PM (#35224099)

I can't read the article because of the paywall. But I have to say, when I was single several years ago, my happiness was maybe a 4-5 on a scale of 1-10. I used to feel lonely all the time. Right now I'm married and expecting our first child, and I'd rate it a 7-8 (depending on my mood). Some of that is from being more financially secure though.

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Re:For Long-Term Health and Happiness, Marriage Still Matters by prawn on Sunday March 19, 2023 @08:33PM (#35225516)

I'd guess that in general, some financial security comes from a stable relationship: a shared living environment, efficiencies of scale with things like shopping/cooking, car ownership potentially, utilities from heating/cooling, common cause on other fronts.

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Re:For Long-Term Health and Happiness, Marriage Still Matters by dagw on Monday March 20, 2023 @08:25AM (#35230512)

Having kids have brought me more and happiness and more pain than anything else I have ever done. Using you scale, if I was 5-7 when single and 6-8 when married with no kids, having kids changed it to 2-10.

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