A happy marriage has long been believed to add to people’s wellbeing. Studies going back to the mid-nineteenth century concluded that married men and women lived on average longer, healthier lives than their unmarried or widowed counterparts. But does this still hold true? In times gone by, it could indeed be perilous to go through life all alone, especially for women. But that may not be as much the case today. While a number of subsequent studies confirmed what has become known as the “marriage-advantage,” there are others that warn about potential downsides as well.
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