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The only person that can make you happy is yourself.
so much this. Happiness is something you create for yourself. It doesn't come in the form of money, a great job, a relationship, etc. It's also a choice. You can choose to be happy or not.
- According to a Canadian study of more than 11,000 people, lifelong single people reported better overall health than married people.
- In a study of over 30,000 Italians, lifelong singles had lower or no different rates of cancer compared to those currently married.
- An Australian study of more than 10,000 women in their 70s found that lifelong single women without children had the fewest diagnoses of major illnesses, the healthiest body mass index and were least likely to smoke, compared to married women, or woman who had been married in the past.
I don't necessarily agree or disagree whether single people are more happier than married or vice versa. Can a single person be happy? Yes. Can a married couple be happy? Yes. Can the reverse be true for both? Yes.
It is interesting the article mentions that single ladies might be healthier and happier compared to married couples. Does that include single men as well?
so much this. Happiness is something you create for yourself. It doesn't come in the form of money, a great job, a relationship, etc. It's also a choice. You can choose to be happy or not.
That's absolutely spot on.
Being either single or married has zero to do with any of it. There are contributing issues to either side of the table.
I don't necessarily agree or disagree whether single people are more happier than married or vice versa. Can a single person be happy? Yes. Can a married couple be happy? Yes. Can the reverse be true for both? Yes.
It is interesting the article mentions that single ladies might be healthier and happier compared to married couples. Does that include single men as well?
I have heard something along the lines of around a certain age, single men tend to be less healthy than single women. I have my own theories as to why that might be the case, including the tendency that women tend to have where we put our own health and well-being aside to care for our loved ones.
I don't necessarily agree or disagree whether single people are more happier than married or vice versa. Can a single person be happy? Yes. Can a married couple be happy? Yes. Can the reverse be true for both? Yes.
It is interesting the article mentions that single ladies might be healthier and happier compared to married couples. Does that include single men as well?
Two different, but overlapping groups.
Married people being happier than singles can be true at the same time that lifelong singles being happier than married people.
The same argument can be made for people in long term relationships that are not happy- death/sickness of partner, psychological abuse, financial abuse, codependency, drugs, disagreement, child rearing issues, infidelity and boredom.
Thank you Bluefrogs yes. I pity almost every married-with-kids man I know. All they do is worry about money/taxes, they call their wife the boss, they clearly have no attraction left for her, they talk about porn more than singles do, they have to get their wife's permission to do most anything and are clearly second in charge. They go from fit in their 30s to heart-attack risky and overweight by 45. If they get their health back together, they become happier around 60 as retirement approaches.
The key to finding happiness is you need to be doing, and be surrounded by, things that make you happy. 2016 was the worst year for my love life in recent memory. A couple of false starts and just not a lot of dating in general. That was the only downside to my 2016. I performed well enough to get a 6% raise at my employer, I closed on a house, I lost nearly 50 pounds and kept it off throughout the holidays, made a few more friends, got more involved with my alumni university, and BEST OF ALL, I focused more on my own happiness. Sure I had bouts of sadness when things didn't work out the way that I envisioned, but when it came to me controlling my own personal life, I think I went undefeated in 2016. Anything that I could control personally I succeeded in. I realized in 2016, just how much I had neglected myself over the years.
Thank you Bluefrogs yes. I pity almost every married-with-kids man I know. All they do is worry about money/taxes, they call their wife the boss, they clearly have no attraction left for her, they talk about porn more than singles do, they have to get their wife's permission to do most anything and are clearly second in charge. They go from fit in their 30s to heart-attack risky and overweight by 45. If they get their health back together, they become happier around 60 as retirement approaches.
Bad choice young men, bad choice.
Don't be a *****. And don't marry a beotch. Seriously.
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