Individuals who had been consistently married were happier at the end of life than consistent singles and those who had moved in and out of various relationships. n = 7,532

GiantOfTheSouthSky · 2020-07-09T23:25:58+00:00

We've sacrificed virtue in the march of "progress".

Red_Lancia_Stratos · 2020-07-09T22:23:11+00:00

Zero surprises there. It’s well known that long term thinking and goal setting is correlated to greater satisfaction and happiness.

ugluk1 · 2020-07-10T10:48:10+00:00

She gave you her virginity, you gave her your wallet. Now Chad takes all, for free.

klip11 · 2020-07-09T23:54:06+00:00

My grandparents would have been married for 64 years on July 4th of this year. But my granddad died on March 4th. My grandma married him a year after she graduated high school.

OberOst · 2020-07-09T22:39:02+00:00

Younger generations are saying no to marriage, so lower levels of happiness in the future.

FakeTrending · 2020-07-09T22:39:12+00:00

Wow, no shit

sadomasochrist · 2020-07-10T02:51:39+00:00

Invest in suicide booths, cats and alcohol.

Itneverbegancel · 2020-07-09T23:33:25+00:00

Would be funny to see IT saying it's not true

BitsAndBobs304 · 2020-07-10T00:10:16+00:00

That's stupid. It's the literal definition of survivorship bias. It's like making a study that finds out that people whose surgery was not botched are happier than the others

Njere · 2020-07-09T22:22:24+00:00

The results are discussed in the context of why marriage is linked to well-being across the lifespan.

JazzonBH · 2020-07-09T22:20:55+00:00

Keyword is "at the end of life". It does not say "throughout".