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A recent study showed that people who believe such studies are not really bright.
BTW, this seems like a big forum. Is there a single person here who conducts such studies? I mean, i would just reaaaaly like to meet a person who gets paid to do such a useless job. Maybe someone got a friend of a friend who does that?
Well, I knew it already from previous studies. I didn't, however, know that single people die a whole decade earlier than married people.
May?
Dumping half of data because they purged divorced and widower/ed people?
There would be a large set of criteria for early/late death, other than being married.
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Originally Posted by JordanJP
It's because they have nobody to vent to/relieve stress with. Duh. If you think about it, you lose about a year and a half of life for every decade you're single. That sucks.
So, we're single.
Does that mean we don't have any friends or ways to relieve stress?
You're kidding, right?
Last edited by chielgirl; 02-21-2012 at 02:35 AM..
the married people that i know are almost always more stressed because they have familied to support and they have less opportunities because they're tied down.
not to mention all the fighting, resentments etc.
also by single do you mean not married.. or a hermit who lives in isolation?
My guess is home cooked meals play a big role. When we were single my wife and I both ate a much unhealthier diet than we do today. Some things just don't seem worth preparing for one person.
If the studies are accurate, it makes sense on some levels. Having a spouse means, at least theoretically, you have someone looking after you that has your best interests at heart, and will try to help you get medical care when you need it, eat better. Depression supposedly is common with many older single people who live alone. However, there are so many factors that have to do with longevity, I wouldn't put much stock in it. It could also be that people that had long term chronic illnesses, mental illness, addictions, or were handicapped were less likely to get married or stay married, and probably likely to have a shorter life span. Bottom line is that I doubt being married has much to do with longevity. I know several recent widows, and some of them are happier after their spouse died.
Lets face it, lots of people are unhappily married. In fact, I think that most people who are in long term marriages are unhappy. Spouse dies, leaves a nice big payment from their life insurance, stops running up medical bills, spouse is free to take trips, go out, buy some new furniture, less stress taking care of sick and dying spouse. That sounds like less stress, not more. I know quite a few widows, and I don't know but one or two who really miss the spouse.
It looks like the benefit to men is mostly the safer lifestyle, better diet and going to the doctor more often. The benefit to women looks mostly economic.
They also looked at the studies on how divorce lowers your life expectancy and found that was mostly due to economics and could be counteracted by improving your economic situation.
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This finding supports the argument that marriage length protects men's health by providing a lasting supportive environment that encourages reduced tobacco use and alcohol consumption, improved diet and exercise, and utilization of preventive care to detect and treat illnesses (4, 26, 32, 45, 46).
Women's hazard ratios were attenuated most by socioeconomic factors and less by behavioral and health factors. These findings support the argument that long marriages protect women's health by increasing financial stability, wealth, and the health-purchasing resources needed to access quality health care, pay for costly treatments, and afford prophylactic lifestyles (29, 31, 47).
A recent study showed that people who believe such studies are not really bright.
BTW, this seems like a big forum. Is there a single person here who conducts such studies? I mean, i would just reaaaaly like to meet a person who gets paid to do such a useless job. Maybe someone got a friend of a friend who does that?
you're kidding, right?
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