This video answers the question: Are people who are married better off? We see research which further indicates that married individuals enjoy certain benefits over those who are unmarried. For example, better mental and physical health, increased happiness, and better economic position. A more detailed look into literature reveals conflicting findings around the association between marriage and happiness. We see a community of men (including the “Men Going Their Own Way” [MGTOW] community) and women who have decided marriage is not a good deal from a cost-benefit perspective. The relationship between marriage and happiness is actually quite complex and it underscores the importance of understand difference between correlation and causation. Hawkins, D. N., & Booth, A. (2005). Unhappily Ever After: Effects of Long-Term, Low-Quality Marriages on Well-Being. Social Forces, 84(1), 445–465.
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DePaulo, B. (2015). Marriage vs. single life: How science and the media got it so wrong.
Sarkisian, N., & Gerstel, N. (2016). Does singlehood isolate or integrate? Examining the link between marital status and ties to kin, friends, and neighbors. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 33, 361-384.
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