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Study: Women Are Happier Without Marriage And Kids

From the time we’re little girls, society starts telling us we need to get married and have children when we grow up so we can live happily ever after. But new research says that’s just not true. According to a prominent expert in happiness, women who aren’t married and don’t have kids are actually the happiest of all.

Behavioral scientistPaul Dolanrecently spoke at the Hay festival in the U.K., telling crowds that the latest data shows those traditional symbols of success don’t always equal happiness. He explained that women with no spouse and no children actually live longer than their married child-raising peers.

Dolan summed up studies and broke it down in an easy to understand way, explaining that there’s some “good longitudinal data” following the same people over time, but he says, “I’m going to do a massive disservice to that science and just say: if you’re a man, you should probably get married; if you’re a woman, don’t bother.”

  • He referenced findings in his new book, “Happily Ever After,” and the American Time Use Survey, saying men benefit from marriage as they “calmed down” and end up making more money and living longer. But on the flip side, a married woman “… has to put up with that, and dies sooner than if she never married. The healthiest and happiest population subgroup are women who never married or had children,” says Dolan.

Source:Harper's Bazaar


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