A life as a married person may not be like in a fairy tale, but it is certain that you are happier than single people!
"Any way you look at the data, we see a pretty big and obvious advantage for married people in terms of how people rate their lives," said poll author Jonathan Rothwell, an economist at Gallup.
The study looked at 2.5 million US adults from 2009 to 2023, who were asked how they rated their current life, with zero being the worst possible rating and 10 being the highest. The researchers then asked the respondents what their level of happiness would be in the past five years. During the survey period, married people consistently reported higher levels of happiness than single people, ranging from 12% to 24% higher depending on the year, according to the data.
Education is a very influential factor in matters of happiness, but the data showed that married adults who did not attend high school value life more than unmarried adults with a college degree. "Elements such as race, age, gender and education matter. But marriage seems to matter more than those things when it comes to living your best life,” said Bradford Wilcox, professor and editor of this survey.
A change in the way you choose life partners
Perhaps the happiness associated with marriage has to do with what people expect from it. In recent years, a gradual shift from "romantic marriage" to "social marriage" has been noticed, which means that people are choosing their friends as life partners rather than passionate partners.
The concept of commitment means the experience of being connected to another person. At best, it means being connected to someone who is a stable and secure home base and who will be there for you in the face of any adversity or problem.
Do you have to get married to be happy?
Hard to say if marriage is the reason to be happier in life! People who want family stability and an acceptable career choose marriage, as this allows them to invest more in the labor market and career, especially in men, while women are more oriented towards family, home, children, etc.
Married or not, you can choose to get married if you are looking for happiness as a couple, as well as feeling fulfilled emotionally and familially.
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Source: CNN
